The night before the election, 47 PDP Senators had gathered at the Apo Legislative Quarters’ residence of the immediate past Senate President David Mark to present to him three options. Option one: Exploit the division within the rank of the APC by sponsoring Mark to contest for the office of Senate President. The argument was that by the Senate rule, all that a winner needed was a simple majority and since neither of the two APC contenders (Ahmed Lawan and Bukola Saraki) would likely step down for the other, Mark would get more votes. The reasoning was that once that happened, Mark could take the gavel. The only thing the APC could do in such situation would be to go to court. But Mark declined the offer. Option two: Conduct a mock poll among themselves (the PDP Senators in attendance) on who between the two APC candidates, (Ahmed Lawan and Bukola Saraki) they should back but with the proviso that PDP would produce the Deputy Senate President. That was something they were not prepared to negotiate. Option three: Nominate another Senator in APC and give him their block vote in what would amount to divide and rule. 
By Monday night, at the end of what was the third PDP meeting in Mark’s house, it was the second option that was adopted. But with 32 of the 49 PDP Senators coming from the South-east and South-south, there was a strong argument at the meeting that Lawan, most favoured by Mark, holds extreme views when it comes to the issue of North and South. “He is, in fact, seen as a northern irredentist. From the PIB debate to confirmation of appointments to state of emergency and insurgency debates, Lawan employs hurtful, arrogant, and clearly divisive dictions”, said a returning Senator from the South-east. That gave Saraki a huge advantage.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/saraki-dogara-and-apcs-naivety-/211669/
Cc lalasticlala,
This is a summary of former Presidential Spokesman Olusegun Adeniyi's Colum in This day today, full article in the link above

The duo of SE/SS have now become the game changers.

At the right time, Nigeria will have to beg this duo to remain with them

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Stupidity is when the Presidential spokesman comes on National tv (Channelstv Sunrise) to tell a bewildered Nation how his illiterate master tried to use the powers of State to prevent the inauguration of the National Assembly by using Police and DSS to block the gate . . and then calls out the clerk of the same National Assembly, who is a civil servant by-the-way, of not being "loyal" to a dictator-elect.

However, in what is perhaps a clear pointer that there are testy days ahead, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, yesterday accused both the Clerk of the National Assembly and Saraki of snubbing President Buhari’s request that the time of the inauguration be shifted forward in order for the meeting with the APC lawmakers to hold.

I do remember how Lawan stoutly opposed the 10% host communities fund clause in the PIB out of hate for the Niger Delta, Shame on the bigot, loving this SS/SE collaboration, Goodluck Jonathan effectively united both regions

Trailblazer1:
The duo of SE/SS have now become the game changers.
At the right time, Nigeria will have to beg this duo to remain with them

Lol. Quiet true.

More like the king makers

Trailblazer1:
The duo of SE/SS have now become the game changers.

At the right time, Nigeria will have to beg this duo to remain with them

And that is a fact!

Trailblazer1:
The duo of SE/SS have now become the game changers.

At the right time, Nigeria will have to beg this duo to remain with them

GEJ's defeat was a blessing in disguise, it brought the realisation that this country is a farce and an artificial contraption

This is real politics... fire for fire

Did they say that Lawan is a northern dentist

I would hav love it if PDP had sponsored some1 else to contest against Saraki n Lawan. its all gud shall

dunkem21:
Did they say that Lawan is a northern dentist

Means he is a bigot

yang:
Stupidity is when the Presidential spokesman comes on National tv (Channelstv Sunrise) to tell a bewildered Nation how his illiterate master tried to use the powers of State to prevent the inauguration of the National Assembly by using Police and DSS to block the gate . . and then calls out the clerk of the same National Assembly, who is a civil servant by-the-way, of not being "loyal" to a dictator-elect.

your father who is 'brainy' where is he?


Moan and cry till thee kingdom comes.

With all the recent manifestations of the rebirth of Biafra and all other events that will further ensue by 2019 Nigeria will only have two option vis-a-viz Igbo presidency or Biafra

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