confirmation of a former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi
Amaechi, and 17 others because they did not want to
participate in illegality
Senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic
Party on Wednesday said they never supported emergence
of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki.
They said the luck Saraki had was that he was returned
unopposed as Senate president.
The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio,
made this known on Thursday.
Akpabio said the PDP caucus staged a walk-out during the
confirmation of a former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi
Amaechi, and 17 others because they did not want to
participate in illegality.
He added that the PDP senators decided not to participate in
what he described as a “charade confirmation” because they
have responsibilities to Nigerians.
According to him: “We never supported Saraki during the
election because he was returned unopposed.
“We staged a walk-out because we felt that there is total
breach in the law.
“You will notice that our colleagues never wanted to hear
our views.”
No comments:
Post a Comment