Wednesday, 6 April 2016

Saraki May Resign Any Moment As Senators Mount Pressure


AHEAD of the expected judgment of the Code of 
Conduct Tribunal, following yesterday’s commence
ment of his trial over false assets declaration when
 he held sway as governor of Kwara State, Senate 
President, Bukola Saraki may throw in the towel by 
resigning from his position any movement from
 now......
 In other not to be humiliated while on the throne,
 some senators including those who had vowed to 
remain with him to the end of his trial at the 
anti-graft court, yesterday, asked the Senate 
President to consider the resignation option so 
as to save the Senate, as an institution. 

Vanguard gathered that the option was thrown 
to him at a special meeting held by a group of 
some loyal senators, who followed him to his 
Maitama residence, shortly after the end of 
yesterday’s trial at the court. But as Saraki is 
considering the option, senators of the ruling
 All Progressives Congress, APC, appeared to 
be at loggerhead with their counterparts in the
 opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 
over the Senate President’s successor. 


While the APC senators are insisting on producing
 Saraki’s successor, those of the PDP are favorably
 disposed to anointing one of their own, a 
development that has further polarized the Red 
Chamber. A senator of the PDP fold, who spoke to
Vanguard late yesterday, but on condition that his 
identity would not be mentioned, said Saraki was
 given the option of resigning basically to save the 
 institution of the legislature. ‘”I can confirm to you
 that at a special meeting held yesterday, we asked 
the Senate President to consider the option of 
resignation.

 “We believe that doing so would preserve the 
institution of the Senate, “he said, refusing to 
speak further. Asked whether the Senate President
 was considering the resignation option, the 
lawmaker said ‘” this was just thrown at him this 
evening. We believe that he would do the right thing.'”. 

Meanwhile, names of senators Abdullahi Adamu, representing Nasarawa West
 from the APC and 
Suleiman Adokwe of the PDP were being touted as 
possible replacements of the Senate President to 
press time.



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