The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that there is a plot to arrest lawmakers-elect who are against the preferred candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as leaders of the 10th assembly.
June 10, 2023 8:06 PMThe Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that there is a plot to arrest lawmakers-elect opposing the preferred candidates of the All Progressives Congress as leaders of the 10th assembly.The ruling APC had nominated Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, and Jibrin Barau, a lawmaker from Kano, as senate president and deputy senate president respectively.
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said members of the national assembly should be allowed to elect their leaders freely, warning against any form of intimidation. “The national assembly is the symbol of the sovereignty of the people in a democracy. The people exercise such sovereignty through choices made by their representatives on the floor of the national assembly.
He also called on the members-elect to note that Nigerians reposed their trust in them to uphold the independence of the legislative arm of government in electing their leadership.
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