The Senate has directed to probe the alleged plot by 22 northern senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to sabotage the current government.
It would be recalled that a publication in a newspaper supposed that 22 northern senators of the ruling party, who participated in the vote of confidence on the Senate President and other leaders of the Senate, were planning to frustrate the present government of President Buhari.
However, Dino Melaye, who spoke for the group, said that it was unacceptable for anyone to conclude that those who supported the leadership of the senate were working against Buhari.
Senate on its part, has directed its Committee on Ethics and Privilege to investigate the accusations.
Coming under Order 15 of the Senate Standing Rules, the Senate leader, Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South), asked the newspaper’s attention to the fact that the leadership matter within the APC was part of Senate leadership and the two positions were those of the Senate President and his deputy.
He added that while every senator was qualified to seek for any position, only one candidate would always emerge winner.
He said: “The leadership issue in APC is part of the Senate leadership and the two positions there are specifically the Senate President and the deputy.
“Each and everyone here as a senator is qualified to be a Senate President by all standard but it’s unfortunate that out of the 109 of us, one has to be the Senate President and the other Deputy Senate President.
“It so happened that the Senate President in the name of Bukola Saraki by God’s grace happened to emerge so. I personally wanted to be the Senate President and I believe that any of us would not mind to be the Senate President.
“As for the Deputy Senate President, I contested against him to win and not to lose that election but it is God who gives power to whoever he wants anytime.”
It would be recalled that a publication in a newspaper supposed that 22 northern senators of the ruling party, who participated in the vote of confidence on the Senate President and other leaders of the Senate, were planning to frustrate the present government of President Buhari.
However, Dino Melaye, who spoke for the group, said that it was unacceptable for anyone to conclude that those who supported the leadership of the senate were working against Buhari.
Senate on its part, has directed its Committee on Ethics and Privilege to investigate the accusations.
Coming under Order 15 of the Senate Standing Rules, the Senate leader, Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South), asked the newspaper’s attention to the fact that the leadership matter within the APC was part of Senate leadership and the two positions were those of the Senate President and his deputy.
He added that while every senator was qualified to seek for any position, only one candidate would always emerge winner.
He said: “The leadership issue in APC is part of the Senate leadership and the two positions there are specifically the Senate President and the deputy.
“Each and everyone here as a senator is qualified to be a Senate President by all standard but it’s unfortunate that out of the 109 of us, one has to be the Senate President and the other Deputy Senate President.
“It so happened that the Senate President in the name of Bukola Saraki by God’s grace happened to emerge so. I personally wanted to be the Senate President and I believe that any of us would not mind to be the Senate President.
“As for the Deputy Senate President, I contested against him to win and not to lose that election but it is God who gives power to whoever he wants anytime.”
