Saraki, Ekweremadu Must Resign – Akpabio Insists

The truce that was reached by senators upon resumption, to  work in unison for the interest of the country, seems to have been threatened yesterday.

The immediate past Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio has called on the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, to resign as presiding officers.

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According to Akpabio, the leadership of the Senate must be restructured in a way that the majority can have their way while the minority will have their say.

Addressing journalists yesterday in Abuja, Akpabio said: “I did not just move like that. I was a Minority Leader in the Senate. I resigned my position in order to show that  I meant business. Let others who also have positions in the Senate who wish to also cross carpet from one political party to another also resign their positions and take a cue from what Godswill Akpabio did.’’

Naija News reports that Akpabio’s outburst follows a confrontation between himself and Senate President Bukola Saraki during plenary yesterday when he (Akpabio) was denied the opportunity to speak from a seat not assigned to him.