The PDP factions in the two chambers of the National Assembly are
reportedly forming an alliance with some aggrieved APC members to
produce a speaker and a senate president
It has
emerged that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is planning to capitalise on
the failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to reach a consensus on the
zoning of key offices in the incoming administration.
Some APC
members, had, in a crucial meeting in Abuja on Thursday, April 23, disagreed on
the zoning of the Senate President seat to the North-Central and Deputy Senate
President to the North-East, as recommended by the party’s National Working
Committee.
Reports
say the PDP factions in the two chambers of the National Assembly are forming
an alliance with the aggrieved APC members to produce a speaker and a senate
president different from candidates approved by the APC.
At the
APC meeting, the office of the deputy speaker was reportedly zoned to the
South-South.
A member
of the alliance who spoke to Punch anonymously said the caucus will ensure that
holders of the offices are not choices of the APC leaders.
“Although
we are not disputing the fact that the APC should produce leaders of the National
Assembly, we will ensure that those who will emerge are people we prefer, not the
choices of the APC leaders.
“By
doing that, we will snatch the control of the National Assembly from them, just
as the APC controlled the House through Aminu Tambuwal,” the source said.
However,
the APC National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had in a statement
earlier this week dismissed the reports of disagreement in the party over
zoning of offices. He described the claims as ‘products of hyperactive rumour
mills’.
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