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Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by HzRF(m): 10:15am On May 23, 2015 |
Tension is mounting among the All Progressives Congress senators over alleged plans by the leadership of the party to conduct a primary election on Saturday (today) to produce candidates who will contest leadership positions in the 8th Senate. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the party had packaged a two-day retreat for all the APC senators-elect at a private hotel in the Apo District, Abuja, to create avenues for interactions between them and their leaders. But some of the ranking senators confided in our correspondent on Friday that the event would also be used to conduct an open electoral process where the participants are expected to vote for their preferred candidate for the post of Senate President and Deputy Senate President. A senator from the North-Central, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told our correspondent that the development was creating tension among his colleagues who believed that the strategy might be used to produce candidates of some certain leaders. He said, “The fears of some APC senators-elect is that the proposed primary election could be manipulated by some party leaders who are bent on getting their own choice emerge as the party’s candidates for the position of the senate president and the deputy senate president respectively. “A situation whereby the party leaders, especially those who contributed to the electoral victory of some senators would supervise the election that would produce candidates for the senate leadership positions could not be transparent. “Senators are expected to produce their own leaders and should not be manipulated to do so by those who are not senators. Such situation would never achieve legislative independence and this might lead to protest votes on the day of inauguration.” However, a two-term governor of Yobe State, who is currently a ranking senator, Bukar Abba Ibrahim, described the planned retreat as a welcome development because it would create room for dialogue between the senators-elect and the party leaders. He said, “The retreat will be a very good one. That will be most welcome. There is the need for us to have a retreat and in the process, sit down and through a process, decide who the most suitable candidate for the job is and we vote for him.” Meanwhile, senators who are aspiring to lead the 8th Senate have changed their tactics from concentrating their campaign strategy on their colleagues instead of going after chieftains of the party, believed to have overwhelming influence on their representatives in the upper legislative chamber. The four ranking senators who are mobilising support from their colleagues in the red chamber and among the senators-elect are Bukola Saraki, Kwara Central; George Akume, Benue North; Ahmad Lawan, Yobe North; and Ali Ndume, Borno South. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the decision of the party leadership to cancel the zoning of the office of Senate President and House of Representatives Speaker had forced the aspirants to brace up for the new challenge. Already, the aspirants had relocated to a popular hotel in Abuja where they hold regular consultations with their returning colleagues as well as senators -elect from the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party. A ranking senator, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told our correspondent that the aspirants had been picking the hotel bills of members of the incoming 8th Senate immediately after their one-week induction programme organised by the National Institute for Legislative Studies. The National Assembly, in collaboration with the NILS, according to the senator, were responsible for the hotel expenses of the newly elected members of the National Assembly for the one-week programme before the aspirants took over the bills. http://www.punchng.com/news/senate-presidency-tension-as-apc-plans-primary-for-aspirants/ |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by tp10: 10:16am On May 23, 2015 |
no tension.................it is called internal democracy. 4 Likes |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by Tolexander: 10:28am On May 23, 2015 |
tp10:not even internal democracy, it is called entropy. 1 Like |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by nerodenero: 10:30am On May 23, 2015 |
At all levels, it's all about their interests alone and that interest is what affect the masses negatively or positively. Unfortunately, the masses have no say in this one. 6 Likes |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by Jorussia(m): 10:32am On May 23, 2015 |
.This is the best that d leadership can do,so as to avert any form of rebellion that may arise from Zoning the office. 3 Likes |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by Panshow(m): 11:04am On May 23, 2015 |
These guys are selfish. Where's Thunder when you need him?. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by SaiBuharii: 11:11am On May 23, 2015 |
Nothing wrong in this. It's called internal democracy. 8 Likes |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by uwa1(m): 11:11am On May 23, 2015 |
They shld enjoy the show while it last. Holding power is like a dream come true for them. 4 Likes |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by damiloladuke: 11:12am On May 23, 2015 |
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Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by UnknownT: 11:13am On May 23, 2015 |
To me that is uncalled for. What if after the election, Tambuwal case now plays out in the Senate House? This is confusion and not any internal democracy 2 Likes |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by martin1772(m): 11:13am On May 23, 2015 |
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Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by umarc19: 11:14am On May 23, 2015 |
That's a better idea, atleast some flat heads will not come here and start shouting of being marginalized... |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by Nairalandar: 11:14am On May 23, 2015 |
Survival of the fittest....!!! |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by Spaxon(f): 11:14am On May 23, 2015 |
and how's that my business |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by tiamiyukunle69(m): 11:14am On May 23, 2015 |
Why the tension |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by Pavore9: 11:14am On May 23, 2015 |
So no imposition, that is a good development. |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by Bonapart(m): 11:15am On May 23, 2015 |
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Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by scholes0(m): 11:15am On May 23, 2015 |
I see Bukola Saraki rallying the most support. |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by mentorandfriend(m): 11:15am On May 23, 2015 |
APC, teaching PDP internal democracy since time immemorial. 4 Likes |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by Spaxon(f): 11:16am On May 23, 2015 |
APC palava |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by umarc19: 11:16am On May 23, 2015 |
uwa1: Spaxon: martin1772: UnknownT: lomomikajo: Wat did I see? damiloladuke: uwa1: Use your number six for once, it's God given gift and you won't be charged for using it. |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by drtwist(m): 11:16am On May 23, 2015 |
can't imagine a country fill with too many selfish people . |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by Ikegift4real(m): 11:16am On May 23, 2015 |
Lolz .. Wat a country. |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by ultrazone(m): 11:17am On May 23, 2015 |
qqq |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by Nobody: 11:18am On May 23, 2015 |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by Spaxon(f): 11:18am On May 23, 2015 |
umarc19:haha make we no book space again? |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by aare07(m): 11:19am On May 23, 2015 |
Saraki Bukola 4 Senate president |
Re: Senate Presidency: Tension As APC Plans Primary For Aspirants by baralatie(m): 11:19am On May 23, 2015 |
so it means that the HOA don't have autonomy!
wonderful! |
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