Dr Bukola Saraki
The
group of senators-elect who are canvassing for the emergence of Senator
Bukola Saraki as President of the Eighth Senate, on Sunday, insisted
that the Senator from Kwara State will contest the position on the floor
of the Senate tomorrow (today).
The group, in a statement by two members,
Dino Melaye and Ahmed Rufai-Sani, argued that the All Progressives
Congress primary election that produced Senator Ahmad Lawan as the
party’s consensus candidate was manipulated by the leaders.
The senators-elect noted with regret that
the leadership of the APC did not carry the Pro-Saraki’s group along
while the Lawan group was allegedly informed ahead of the meeting.
The group explained that they went to the
Independent Conference Centre, venue of the meeting, with just five
members to discuss the modalities for the conduct of the election.
“Such undemocratic process may resort to
rancorous and uncivilised situations which inhibits the rights of
individuals to vote for the candidate of their choice, as this process
will further divide us than unite members of our party.
“In conclusion, we the Senators-elect of
Like Minds wish to state categorically that we will participate only in
the Constitutional election scheduled for Tuesday June 9, 2015, in line
with the rules of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
The group vowed to address a news
conference today (on Sunday) with 65 senators-elect across the APC and
the Peoples Democratic Party, who had already endorsed Saraki’s
candidature for the post.
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