There were indications
on Friday that members of the Senate Unity Forum had started wooing senators
loyal to the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki.
Saturday Punch reliably gathered that the move was part of fresh efforts
to change the leadership of the Senate.
The group comprises
senators, who were opposed to the emergence of Saraki as senate president.
It was learnt that the
SUF members, who contacted the pro-Saraki senators, hinged their argument on
the ongoing trial of the Senate President at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
It was gathered that
the group might have succeeded in securing the support of 12 pro-Saraki
senators, mainly the Peoples Democratic Party members.
Investigations showed
that the anti-Saraki group sought the support of the senate president’s
loyalists because it had become obvious that the senate president could not be
removed without the support of some senators that were sympathetic to him.
At the inauguration of
the Senate on June 6, 57 out of 109 senators were reported to have voted for
Saraki.
However, members of the
SUF, who were supporting Senator Ahmed Lawan were at a meeting with the party
leaders when the election was held.
Investigations revealed
that some of the senators who supported Lawan’s bid had allegedly met with some
All Progressives Congress leaders on the need to remove Saraki...
-Punch
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