APC orders Saraki to resign
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i have been consistent with that during the campaign i have been consistent since i was sworn in. i have made the points in my acceptance speech i have emphasised this when i met with the senate caucus and speech1 proud of still maintaining majority with 53 senators the all progressives congress apc caucus rose from a meeting with president muhammadu buhari on wednesday and ordered defecting senate president bukola saraki to resign1 oshiomhole told state house correspondents in abuja that the senate president should as a matter of honour leave the crown in the house that the crown belongs1 some senators elected on the platform of the apc led by the senate leader ahmed lawan were also at the meeting held with the president buhari at the presidential villa1 but whatever is the reason we can decamp from the party but we cant decamp from nigeria1 the only thing is that there are other consequential issues that every man or woman of honour who had taken such decisions would be expected to follow through1 i mean you should not collect a crown that belongs to a family and wear it on behalf of the family if for your personal reasons which he has enumerated that he has gone to another family. it is just a matter of honour to leave the crown in the house that the crown belongs to oshiomhole said1 he maintains that the ruling party still has the largest party in the senate1 as it stands even now apc is still the largest party in the senate we have 53 senators that is much more than pdp has or apga has1 the national chairman of apc mr. adams oshiomhole called for sarakis resignation when he emerged from a meeting with president muhammadu buhari1 i have emphasised this when i met with the house of representatives caucus that we are ready to do justice to anyone who is genuinely aggrieved and whose grievances are such that we can deal with them provided we enthrone justice fairness and all sides purge themselves of any arrogance1 to the best of my knowledge all senators house of reps members were happy the ones that are not negotiable there is nothing we can do about it1 oshiomhole also claimed that the defection is not surprising. according to him the defectors had previously given clear signs before now1 nobody in the apc will be surprised about the development in fact they have stayed a little bit longer than we thought1 last week the kwara has state governor was alluded to have said he was leaving but he didnt say when1 so we are not surprised at all1 saraki defected to the opposition peoples democratic party pdp on tuesday he party he and some of his supporters including five governors left in 20141 he said his return to the party after winning the senate presidents seat on the platform of apc according to him was to enjoy a greater sense of belonging and in the interest of a greater number of nigerians1 similar to what happened in 2014 saraki has left apc with governors of kwara sokoto and benue state for now also with his protg apc spokesperson bolaji abdullahi1