Senate Tussle: APC Insists on Ike Ekweremadu's Removal

The ruling party, the All  Progressive Congress(APC) has said that the deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu will have to resign his position, that a minority party(PDP) cannot hold such a sensitive position in the house. This was made Known on Monday by anonymous APC leader who said “a senator from a minority party take over the duties statutorily assigned for the majority party". The APC leader is quoted as saying;

“As deputy senate leader, Ekweremadu is automatically the Chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment. This is a sensitive position that, statutorily, should not be held by the minority.
“Ekweremadu and his PDP co-travellers will hamper the policies of the Buhari government. By the virtue of Senate rules, a member of the minority is not supposed to be the deputy senate leader; so, he is occupying the post illegally.
“We know the body language of some of these elements to anti-corruption. Nigerians know the stance of Buhari on corruption and insecurity. These elements occupying positions in the National Assembly must be removed. Otherwise, this administration is dead on arrival.”

He also said the President was in support of the candidacy of Senator Ahmed Lawan for the senate presidency and had told Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to support APC’s candidates for the principal posts.
The National Executive Committee meeting of the APC will now hold on Friday.