Defections: You’ve case to answer, APC tells Saraki

Defections: You’ve case to answer,
APC tells Saraki
Defections: You’ve case to answer, APC tells Saraki
NEWS DIGEST – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the
All Progressives congress (APC) has accused Senate President
Bukola Saraki of breaching Article 21 of the party’s constitution.
The News Digest recalls that Mr Saraki had earlier announced that
he was leaving the APC for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
However, in its resolution signed by its National Secretary, Mai
Mala Buni, the APC asked Mr Saraki to respond to a query within
48 hours explaining why disciplinary actions should not be taken
against him.
“The National Working Committee of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) has queried the senate President, Bukola Saraki,
asking him to respond within 48 hours why disciplinary action
ought not to be taken against him for breaching article 21 of the
constitution of the party,” the party stated in the communique
shared by Simon Ebegbuleman, aide to the APC National
Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.
Some of the allegations the party raised against Mr Saraki is that
he “encouraged and facilitated by providing an enabling
environment for the defection of some senators who are
members of the APC to the other opposition parties.
“That you have deliberately refused to screen nominees for
appointments submitted by Mr President who are members of
the party from being confirmed by the senate. This has caused
untold embarrassment and ridicule to the party and the
government.
That you have organised a public rally in your state where
members of the party urged you to decamp to PDP. That as a
follow up to the above the Kwara state governor who is known to
be your staunch supporter had made public pronouncements
suggesting that he will decamp from the party as an indicator to
your formal defection.
“That you used the office of the senate President to cause
avoidable delays in the budgetary process and passage of the
appropriation act into law thereby frustrating the implementation
of the party’s manifesto and programs and frustrating the APC
led Federal Government in the actualization of the campaign
promises of the party.
“Converting the guest house of the senate president to meeting
points and presiding over anti-APC activities in the guest house
and encouraging defection of senators from the party and
presiding over such meetings and compiling a list of the said
defectors including some without out their consent.
“Procuring joint letter of decampees from the APC and reading
same on the floor of the senate including some who did not
accede to defecting thereby causing embarrassment to the party.
In spite of the efforts to address grievances to reconcile
aggrieved members, you worked against the process and
encouraged the formation of an association which sought to
impersonate and pass off the name of the party.”
The NWC asked the senate president to respond to the
allegations or face sanctions.