TROUBLE! PDP Senators, Face-off With Jonathan Deepens

Category: Nigerian National News

According to the Nation, the face-off between the Peoples Democratic (PDP) Senators and President Goodluck Jonathan over the ward congress of the party deepened on Wednesday.

Apparently to express their anger, PDP Senators who are in the majority in the upper chamber, forced the adjournment of plenary till November 11.

The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) kicked against it and described the sudden adjournment as selfish and uncalled for.

Signs that the Senate might be adjourned as threatened by PDP Senators on Tuesday emerged early Wednesday when some of them were seen holding group meetings.

Senate President, David Mark, who presided over the day’s session, merely read a prepared address on his intention to intervene in the crisis rocking the House of Representatives.

After the short address, Mark informed the Senators that a crucial meeting of the PDP caucus in the Senate would take place immediately after the day’s plenary.

Thereafter he signaled to the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, to move for adjournment.
The Senate Leader promptly complied and moved that 12 items on the Order Paper be stood down till another legislative day.

The PDP Senators quickly move to Room 1 venue of the closed door meeting.
As the meeting was going on, information filtered that not much might be achieved by the lawmakers.

After the over one hour meeting, the Senators kept sealed lips, but Ndoma-Egba merely told reporters that the parley was a continuation of the one they held on Tuesday over the party’s ward congress.
He said, “I am sure that you are aware that the PDP caucus met yesterday (Tuesday) and today (Wednesday) on fundamental issues affecting democracy in Nigeria arising from the ward congress of our party last Saturday.

“The issue needed to be addressed very urgently by relevant PDP stakeholders in the interest of our democracy.”

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