Members
of the People Democratic Party in the senate say they have suspended their
support for the All Progressives Congress government of President Muhammadu
Buhari, because of the administration’s “belligerent attitude”.
The
PDP Senate caucus said this on Wednesday.
“The
PDP caucus wish to reiterate that we will no longer support APC government
until they cease the belligerent attitude towards PDP members,” said the
opposition lawmakers in a communique.
The
speech was signed by the minority leader, Godswill Akpabio; deputy minority
leader, Emmanuel Bwacha; minority whip, Phillip Aduda, and his deputy, Abiodun
Olujimi.
Their
position came as a response to the alleged plot to remove the senate president,
Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.
“The
deployment of state instrument of coercion to intimidate an independent arm of
government like the legislature is now a major threat to the survival of our
democracy,” read the communique.
They
also based their decision on the “glaring witch hunt of perceived opposition
elements” which they considered “invitation to anarchy”.
“The
war on corruption should not be selective, must be fought with sincerity and
not politics that is being played now. We therefore condemn in strong terms the
sentiments displayed in fighting corruption e.g freezing account of the Ekiti
State Governor is clearly a political witch hunt,” the group said.
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