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Nigeria - Crisis is brewing among senators of the All Progressive Congress over sharing of offices of the Senate Leader; the Deputy Senate Leader; the Chief Whip and the Deputy Chief Whip, PUNCH reports.
Reports say an APC NWC meeting on Thursday failed to agree on the modalities for brokering peace among aggrieved members of the party.
According to an unnamed Senator, APC might “face another round of crisis bigger than that that resulted from Saraki’s emergence as Senate president," if the issue isn't quickly resolved.
“The Senate President, had after wide consultations, suggested how the officers to occupy these posts could be appointed. He suggested the allocation of the four principal offices to some of the geopolitical zones.
“But some leaders, who are still angry with his (Saraki) emergence, turned down his suggestion. Some of the influential leaders from the South-West are insisting that the party should fill the offices. This is in spite of the fact that the chairman of our party (John Odigie-Oyegun) and other members of the NWC are in support of allocating the principal offices to zones.
“The South-West leaders are even saying that allowing the party leadership to fill the offices, remained the only way to allow peace to reign in the Senate.”
Reports say an APC NWC meeting on Thursday failed to agree on the modalities for brokering peace among aggrieved members of the party.
According to an unnamed Senator, APC might “face another round of crisis bigger than that that resulted from Saraki’s emergence as Senate president," if the issue isn't quickly resolved.
“The Senate President, had after wide consultations, suggested how the officers to occupy these posts could be appointed. He suggested the allocation of the four principal offices to some of the geopolitical zones.
“But some leaders, who are still angry with his (Saraki) emergence, turned down his suggestion. Some of the influential leaders from the South-West are insisting that the party should fill the offices. This is in spite of the fact that the chairman of our party (John Odigie-Oyegun) and other members of the NWC are in support of allocating the principal offices to zones.
“The South-West leaders are even saying that allowing the party leadership to fill the offices, remained the only way to allow peace to reign in the Senate.”
