APC finally Recognises Saraki as Senate President
Opeyemi Oladunjoye
The All Progressives Congress has finally accepted the election of Senator Bukola Saraki as the President of the Senate and withdrawn all threats of taking constitutional and legal action against the decision.
The National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, speaking with State House correspondents on Friday shortly after joining members of the transition committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to present their report to the President at the Defence House, Abuja, said that the party has accepted that Saraki was duly elected by other senators.
Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, both of the APC, emerged as leaders of the National Assembly on Tuesday against the directives of the party which had earlier asked its members to vote for Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila.
When asked specifically whether the party would accept Saraki as the President of the Senate, he said, “Of course! He has been duly elected by his colleagues. We have a reality and we must live with it.”
He also spoke about Saraki’s aborted visit to the APC secretariat on Thursday.
“Nothing went wrong (on Saraki’s aborted visit), there were a lot of consultations and you can’t be in two places at the same time.
“So, it was not comfortable for us, but we have been talking. We don’t want to make a song and dance of it, everything is being put in proper perspective.
“It is not the first or second time we have passed through this kind of scenario and we came out strong. This may not even be the last time, we come out every time stronger and more determined.”
