The Kwara State chapter of the All
Progressives Congress has berated its Lagos State counterpart for
demanding that Senate President Bukola Saraki be sanctioned for
anti-party activities.
The Publicity Secretary of Lagos APC,
Mr. Joe Igbokwe, had, on Tuesday, said that both Saraki and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, should be sanctioned for
treachery.
While the Lagos APC is loyal to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Kwara APC is loyal to Saraki.
Accordingly, the Kwara APC Publicity
Secretary, Sulyman Buhari, on Wednesday, described Lagos APC’s comment
as uninformed, insisting that Saraki and Dogara did not breach the
party’s constitution.
The statement read, “It is quite
unfortunate that the Lagos APC recommended disciplinary actions against
the Senate President and the Speaker without citing a provision of the
APC constitution that has been contravened by these distinguished
Nigerians and committed party leaders.
“We advise the spokesman for Lagos APC
to allow his comments to be guided by the law and constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria rather than by emotions and sentiments.”
The Kwara APC said it had information
that the spokesperson for the Lagos APC issued the statement based on
personal sentiments as this was not the official position of the APC in
Lagos.
The Kwara APC said the party must
support Saraki and Dogara so that President Muhammadu Buhari would be
able to deliver his promise of change.
The statement added, “And for the
information of Nigerians, the spokesman for Lagos APC is on his own as
we can authoritatively confirm that his sentiments and vituperation are
not reflective of the position of the Lagos APC on the inauguration of
the 8th National Assembly.
“The good news is that in Nigeria today,
the Senate President and the Speaker of House of Representatives are
members of our great party, the APC.
“It is expected that all leaders and
members of our party support both Saraki and Dogara to foster a cordial
relationship between the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration
and the National Assembly, rather than an inordinate attempt to cause
crises and instability.”
Source: Punchng
