mrkayusfit:
Am sure this animal is the sponsorer of the fake biafra agitations. May God punish him and Nnamdi kanu for those youths killed because of biafra that will never come

IT SEEMS DAT UR BRAIN IS UPSIDE DOWN.

Fools will always b Fools

Jombojombo:

Zombie personified, Ikeoha is going know where! Get that into your slavery skull

No worry,shebi the court will come back from recess shey? By the time you hear say the prosecution drops charges against the Senate President leaving only the dsp u go know say man pass man

apc members can only bark they think they have the numbers to remove ekweremadu is it his fault that they failed to call their members to order have they bothered to ask themselves who elected ekweremadu in the first place was it not their members in the Senate happy Sunday to my fellow nairalanders and I approve this post

mrkayusfit:
Am sure this animal is the sponsorer of the fake biafra agitations. May God punish him and Nnamdi kanu for those youths killed because of biafra that will never come

Alert, a zombie / wailing wailer in d building. It pains u but y?

APC Chiefs, is it because Ekweremadu is occupying the Deputy Senate President seat that Nigeria is wobbling and almost a failed state or because of your ineptitude and cluelessness?
How and where were you when he was ELECTED into that position? And now you want to remove him by all means. Shame. You can fool some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time but never all of the people all of the time .

dunkem21:


That's exactly what we are saying..

Ekweremadu goes down, Saraki goes, the Senate goes down..

APC won't sacrificing Saraki either.

bashydemy:
Am sure you don't know what the power that be can do, The party will put pressure on the President and Saraki and Ekweremadu will be removed by court cos of their forgery case.. APC is just being lenient with Ekweremadu cos of Saraki who happen to be an APC and the role he play during the electioneering but if Saraki insist on Ekweremadu, They are going down together.

Bros even if the entire APC members in the senate vote against Ekweremadu,they won't still have the nos to remove him.There is nothing like putting pressure on Saraki and Buhari as they both don't have the powers to sack the DSP

ivandragon:
removing the DSP is just a stepping stone to removing Saraki. if Saraki goes now, there is a 60-40 chance that Ekweremadu becomes SP, APC can't take that risk. but if they can remove the DSP & install a loyal SUF member, Sakari is a goner. however, the Senate won't also know peace.
Been that way, Tambuwal decamped to APC as a sitting Speaker & didn't lose his seat. so what's the hullabaloo about? in Benue, the speaker is an APC member in an assembly with PDP as majority (though slight).
rather than been petulant about Ekweremadu, they should have used it to showcase their democratic credentials & their ability to accommodate.

That is what I am saying. Democratic change should be part of the change agenda of this new regime but the APC is proving just as hopeless if not worse than the former governing PDP. Political godfatherism, do or die politicking, flawed elections, etc have intensified. The Legislature has not had it rougher that this past year since the OBJ era with drama every week. Dino and Madam just left the stage and here we are set for another episode.....and all produced and directed solely by the APC. What then will happen when the PDP eventually regroups and starts doing their job of making like unbearable for the APC.

Is this the democratic dividends that an average nigerians are expecting from this govt?

Jombojombo:

Zombie, Tambuwal nko?

Na you get strength to answer the zombie.

shamecurls:


His going in the year 2023. Thats a constant

with buhari there as President we can't share our oil with anyone. That's why Avengers are there to fight for us.

omenka:
There is simply no other way- one way or another, he simply has to be removed. This is Saraki's original sin besides the fact he's a recalcitrant crook (na Kwarans talk am no be me).

In battle, you don't sharpen the sword of your enemy, you try to blunt it as much as possible- that is a FACT people who get too emotional won't accept.

Sixteen good years, we never had a diluted NASS top most leadership- doing so is neither for the good of the party or the executive leadership.

Most of what you have stated might be true,but there is a first time for everything, national development and progress should not be halted or slowed as a result of party politics.They should move on already.

I thought APC has the majority why are they afraid of Ekweremadu SARAKI does not have a mind of his own They are just pushing him here and there.
He can never satisfy APC except he (SARAKI)leaves the post for Lawan. Abeg make them face their job. We are tired of their childishness

overdrive:
Ekweremmadu ain't going nowhere.that's All

Ekweremadu being the true son of his father and a true bold Igbo man has already said clearly that NO MAN I repeat NO MAN can remove him that supposedly include the dullard in chief, the cave dweller in Aso Rock.

overdrive:
Ekweremmadu ain't going nowhere.that's All

yes. They seemed to have forgoten about that oaf,tambouwal so soon,if they aint ok with ekweremadu,they and all their zombie,especially those sophisticated extra zombies blind disciples know the way to the lagoon..
Sai ekweremadu!

mrkayusfit:
Am sure this animal is the sponsorer of the fake biafra agitations. May God punish him and Nnamdi kanu for those youths killed because of biafra that will never come

E dey pain you this bad? Ekweremadu the destroyer of all APC evil plans is there to stay forever. Learn to live with it. He ain't going nowhere.

omenka:
There is simply no other way- one way or another, he simply has to be removed. This is Saraki's original sin besides the fact he's a recalcitrant crook (na Kwarans talk am no be me).

In battle, you don't sharpen the sword of your enemy, you try to blunt it as much as possible- that is a FACT people who get too emotional won't accept.

Sixteen good years, we never had a diluted NASS top most leadership- doing so is neither for the good of the party or the executive leadership.

SAI EKWEREMADU,CURRENT HYPERTENSION AND NIGHTMARE OF ALL ZOMBIES AND THE ZOMBIES PARTY

Saraki is not the senators that elected him as their DSP, so he alone cannot remove him in a democracy. APC is turning to Association of People Confounded.

Babzrockman:
There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress is insisting on the removal of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.

Sunday PUNCH reliably gathered on Saturday that although the APC was happy with the appointments, which the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, made in the committees of the upper chamber on Thursday, the party believed that for the peace process to complete, Ekweremadu must resign or be removed.

Saraki became the senate president in June last year against the wish of the APC, which supported the emergence of Senator Ahmed Lawan.

The former Kwara State governor emerged as the senate president with the support of the his loyalists under the aegis of Like-Mind Senators comprising members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the upper chamber and most of their colleagues in the APC.

It was reported last year that one of the conditions that the PDP gave to Saraki was to concede the deputy senate president seat to one of its members.

The senate president defied the APC when he ensured that his loyalists, except Senator Sola Adeyeye (Chief Whip) became the principal officers.

But on Thursday, Saraki began a peace move when he reshuffled senate panels and appointed his critics in the Senate Unity Forum as heads of “juicy committees.”

For example, the spokesman of the SUF, Senator Kabiru Marafa, became the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), while Senator Oluremi Tinubu was appointed the Chairperson of the Committee on the Environment.

A chief of the APC, who pleaded anonymity, confided in Sunday PUNCH on Saturday, that although Saraki’s action was a right step in the right direction, he should do more.

He said the APC was not comfortable with Ekweremadu as the deputy senate president and Saraki should look for a way of “getting him out.”

He said that besides being a PDP member, the deputy senate president had not hidden his disdain for the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

The party chieftain stated, “We are happy with what he (Saraki) did with the committees, but Ekweremadu cannot remain as the deputy senate president. When the PDP was in power, opposition parties did not produce the deputy senate president.”

Another APC leader who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “What Saraki has done is not enough. Ekweremadu must leave that position.”

When contacted to comment on the claim that the APC was insisting on Ekweremadu’s removal, the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said, “No comment.”

Repeated calls to the mobile telephone number of the party’s National Secretary, Mai Bala Buni, were neither picked nor returned, a response to a text message sent to him was being awaited as of the time of filing this report.

Our position has not changed —SUF member

But a member of the SUF, Senator Adesoji Akanbi, (Oyo South), told SUNDAY PUNCH that the aggrieved lawmakers would not back down on their agitation for the Senate leadership.

The senator explained that he, and other members of the SUF, despite being offered positions in the Senate, would continue to support the directive of the APC.

He added that he was sure members of the forum, who were recently offered positions, would not turn against the party.

Akanbi said, “We all know what the party wanted from day one. Initially, when the leadership of the Senate was to be formed, we all know where the party stood. Up till now, the party has not changed its position and will not.

“Those who have been offered positions have the choice to accept or not to accept. I am sure that it will not affect their loyalty to their party. The Kabir Marafa and Suleiman Hunkuyi that I know, are loyal to the party, just like any other members of the SUF which I belong.”

He said that the forum was formed by senators who believe in the APC and the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Akanbi said, “We from the South-West also believe in the leadership of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. If that (loyalty to the three) is a sin, we are prepared to commit it. If it is a sin to stand by those three – APC, Buhari and Tinubu – we will continue to be sinners.”

The senator also noted that the recent reshuffle of committee chairmanship was not a new thing in the legislature, regardless of which sides of the divide lawmakers belonged.

He added that those who were giving and taking positions should do so as representatives of the party and not as independent individuals.

Efforts to get Marafa and Suleiman Hunkuyi, who are both members of the SUF and beneficiaries of the new appointments, were not successful on Saturday as their telephone lines indicated that they had been switched off.

Marafa had on Friday said that the reshuffling of the committees was an initiative of the party.

But a senior aide to Saraki, who spoke to one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity, said those who were still not satisfied with the leadership of the Senate among members of the SUF, were speaking for themselves.

The aide also said that the APC currently lacked the popularity to unseat Ekweremadu in the current scheme of things.

The source said, “How does the APC even want to remove Ekweremadu when it takes the simple majority to elect the Deputy Senate President but it takes two-thirds of the entire legislators to remove him.

“Do they have the two-thirds? They don’t have it. As of today, the PDP senators are more in the position to do that than the APC senators.”

Appointments, part of reconciliation — Saraki

The Special Adviser to the Senate President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, who spoke to one of our correspondents on behalf of Saraki, confirmed that the new committee appointments were parts of the moves to bring senators closer together.

He said, “It cannot be the only thing. When you have 109 people representing large constituencies, continuously, you have to manage situations. It is like having 109 captains. Continuously, you have to discuss with and engage people; you have to make reconciliatory moves. That is what you have to do continuously if you want to get the job done.

“It (the appointment) is just one of the continuous moves that have to be made from time to time. Remember that Saraki met with (Sen. Oluremi) Tinubu for a long time; he also met with Dino (Melaye) over their issue. As the issues arise, you have to continue to engage them. It is a continuous effort.”

Meanwhile, senators of the Peoples Democratic Party have denied media reports that they were planning to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari.

In a a press statement at the weekend jointly signed by Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Senate Minority Whip, Senator Philip Aduda, and Senate Deputy Minority Whip, Senator Biodun Olujimi, the PDP Senators described the said impeachment plot as “false, baseless and unfounded.”

They said, “For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state categorically that the said impeachment plot is false, baseless and unfounded. The PDP Senate Caucus had neither discussed nor participated in any discussion or congregation on the issue of impeaching and/or serving notice of impeachment on President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. Hence, we advise Nigerians generally to be cautious in spinning and/or peddling rumours capable of heating up the polity.”

http://punchng.com/ekweremadu-must-go-apc-chiefs-insist/

Keep discussing Ekweremmadu, keep loosing ground!

Babzrockman:
There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress is insisting on the removal of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.

Sunday PUNCH reliably gathered on Saturday that although the APC was happy with the appointments, which the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, made in the committees of the upper chamber on Thursday, the party believed that for the peace process to complete, Ekweremadu must resign or be removed.

Saraki became the senate president in June last year against the wish of the APC, which supported the emergence of Senator Ahmed Lawan.

The former Kwara State governor emerged as the senate president with the support of the his loyalists under the aegis of Like-Mind Senators comprising members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the upper chamber and most of their colleagues in the APC.

It was reported last year that one of the conditions that the PDP gave to Saraki was to concede the deputy senate president seat to one of its members.

The senate president defied the APC when he ensured that his loyalists, except Senator Sola Adeyeye (Chief Whip) became the principal officers.

But on Thursday, Saraki began a peace move when he reshuffled senate panels and appointed his critics in the Senate Unity Forum as heads of “juicy committees.”

For example, the spokesman of the SUF, Senator Kabiru Marafa, became the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), while Senator Oluremi Tinubu was appointed the Chairperson of the Committee on the Environment.

A chief of the APC, who pleaded anonymity, confided in Sunday PUNCH on Saturday, that although Saraki’s action was a right step in the right direction, he should do more.

He said the APC was not comfortable with Ekweremadu as the deputy senate president and Saraki should look for a way of “getting him out.”

He said that besides being a PDP member, the deputy senate president had not hidden his disdain for the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

The party chieftain stated, “We are happy with what he (Saraki) did with the committees, but Ekweremadu cannot remain as the deputy senate president. When the PDP was in power, opposition parties did not produce the deputy senate president.”

Another APC leader who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “What Saraki has done is not enough. Ekweremadu must leave that position.”

When contacted to comment on the claim that the APC was insisting on Ekweremadu’s removal, the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said, “No comment.”

Repeated calls to the mobile telephone number of the party’s National Secretary, Mai Bala Buni, were neither picked nor returned, a response to a text message sent to him was being awaited as of the time of filing this report.

Our position has not changed —SUF member

But a member of the SUF, Senator Adesoji Akanbi, (Oyo South), told SUNDAY PUNCH that the aggrieved lawmakers would not back down on their agitation for the Senate leadership.

The senator explained that he, and other members of the SUF, despite being offered positions in the Senate, would continue to support the directive of the APC.

He added that he was sure members of the forum, who were recently offered positions, would not turn against the party.

Akanbi said, “We all know what the party wanted from day one. Initially, when the leadership of the Senate was to be formed, we all know where the party stood. Up till now, the party has not changed its position and will not.

“Those who have been offered positions have the choice to accept or not to accept. I am sure that it will not affect their loyalty to their party. The Kabir Marafa and Suleiman Hunkuyi that I know, are loyal to the party, just like any other members of the SUF which I belong.”

He said that the forum was formed by senators who believe in the APC and the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Akanbi said, “We from the South-West also believe in the leadership of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. If that (loyalty to the three) is a sin, we are prepared to commit it. If it is a sin to stand by those three – APC, Buhari and Tinubu – we will continue to be sinners.”

The senator also noted that the recent reshuffle of committee chairmanship was not a new thing in the legislature, regardless of which sides of the divide lawmakers belonged.

He added that those who were giving and taking positions should do so as representatives of the party and not as independent individuals.

Efforts to get Marafa and Suleiman Hunkuyi, who are both members of the SUF and beneficiaries of the new appointments, were not successful on Saturday as their telephone lines indicated that they had been switched off.

Marafa had on Friday said that the reshuffling of the committees was an initiative of the party.

But a senior aide to Saraki, who spoke to one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity, said those who were still not satisfied with the leadership of the Senate among members of the SUF, were speaking for themselves.

The aide also said that the APC currently lacked the popularity to unseat Ekweremadu in the current scheme of things.

The source said, “How does the APC even want to remove Ekweremadu when it takes the simple majority to elect the Deputy Senate President but it takes two-thirds of the entire legislators to remove him.

“Do they have the two-thirds? They don’t have it. As of today, the PDP senators are more in the position to do that than the APC senators.”

Appointments, part of reconciliation — Saraki

The Special Adviser to the Senate President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, who spoke to one of our correspondents on behalf of Saraki, confirmed that the new committee appointments were parts of the moves to bring senators closer together.

He said, “It cannot be the only thing. When you have 109 people representing large constituencies, continuously, you have to manage situations. It is like having 109 captains. Continuously, you have to discuss with and engage people; you have to make reconciliatory moves. That is what you have to do continuously if you want to get the job done.

“It (the appointment) is just one of the continuous moves that have to be made from time to time. Remember that Saraki met with (Sen. Oluremi) Tinubu for a long time; he also met with Dino (Melaye) over their issue. As the issues arise, you have to continue to engage them. It is a continuous effort.”

Meanwhile, senators of the Peoples Democratic Party have denied media reports that they were planning to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari.

In a a press statement at the weekend jointly signed by Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Senate Minority Whip, Senator Philip Aduda, and Senate Deputy Minority Whip, Senator Biodun Olujimi, the PDP Senators described the said impeachment plot as “false, baseless and unfounded.”

They said, “For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state categorically that the said impeachment plot is false, baseless and unfounded. The PDP Senate Caucus had neither discussed nor participated in any discussion or congregation on the issue of impeaching and/or serving notice of impeachment on President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. Hence, we advise Nigerians generally to be cautious in spinning and/or peddling rumours capable of heating up the polity.”

http://punchng.com/ekweremadu-must-go-apc-chiefs-insist/

I support, Ekweremadu must gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Even if is 3 days left to finish the tenure.
you can not snick into heaven thru back door.

omenka:
There is simply no other way- one way or another, he simply has to be removed. This is Saraki's original sin besides the fact he's a recalcitrant crook (na Kwarans talk am no be me).

In battle, you don't sharpen the sword of your enemy, you try to blunt it as much as possible- that is a FACT people who get too emotional won't accept.

Sixteen good years, we never had a diluted NASS top most leadership- doing so is neither for the good of the party or the executive leadership.

Some of you, you especially, always hide behind 'this is a faceless forum' to spew gibberish. It's even more annoying when you try to come off as someone who actually means well for Nigeria.

Which battle? Will the 'battle' result into better standard of living for Nigerians? Will it ameliorate the deep, deep suffering most people are currently experiencing?

No wonder people call you Zombie-in-Chief!

This government appears to have no plan whatsoever, and yet, what people like you are jerking off with is the news that the DSP is to be removed.

Nigeria must divide, useless apc una won comot igbo pple for everytin nigerria my foot. Biafra must come

APC is so funny and fvcked up

Ekeremadu has come to stay and nobody can removed him, even Oyegun cant. Apc just have to, learn to live with it.

Bolustic:
Ekweremadu and PDP trying to reap from where they didn't sow.

To those calling for the heads of the APC leaders, can they mention at any time in the history of this 16 years democracy when PDP had allowed the opposition to occupy the position of a CHIEF WHIP in both chambers let alone Deputy Senate President?

So PDP now knows how it feels to be out of power completely.

Unfortunately, the Igbos don't even have anything meaningful to show for Ekweremadu's occupation of the DSP for the 9th year running, I thought as the head of the Constitutional ammendment committee, he could have pressured the Senate on the need for the 6th state in the SE bit no!!!

I guess that the removal of Ekweremadu is the magic wand that would turn the economy around as well as create that eldorado that the zombies were promised during the campaigns. I guess the removal of Ekweremadu will restore the exchange rate to below 200 naira to a dollar which Buhari inherited as well as reduce inflation to single digit which was what Buhari inherited. It is now clear to Nigerians that the APC government are nothing other than a bunch of jokers with little or no interest in focusing on the business of moving Nigeria forward. They are only interested in chasing after shadows and fighting against imaginary enemies.

mrkayusfit:
Am sure this animal is the sponsorer of the fake biafra agitations. May God punish him and Nnamdi kanu for those youths killed because of biafra that will never come

why are so in love with biafra pple, they said they don't want u in their life and u are there saying they are not going anywhere.... Listen very well, as long as this 'one nigeria' remains a scam, biafra is pulling out... so stop being lazy, learn how to work hard so that u can survive without biafra in ur midst....

Ikeoha will remain the nightmare of APC chieftains untill 2019 when PDP will take over.

mrkayusfit:
Am sure this animal is the sponsorer of the fake biafra agitations. May God punish him and Nnamdi kanu for those youths killed because of biafra that will never come

small boy

Bolustic:
Ekweremadu and PDP trying to reap from where they didn't sow.

Pls explain this ur statement! Reaping where they did not sow? Is it because apc has d majority? Or because apc won d presidency?
I dnt understand!

bittertruthz:


I support, Ekweremadu must gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Even if is 3 days left to finish the tenure.
you can not snick into heaven thru back door.

Which back door? He was elected in na live on national tv.

There is no pathway to remove Ekweremadu, the maths does not exist

The senators should focus on what's important