Adopt APC decision, governors tell senators

overnors elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have urged Senators and House of Representatives members of the party to always abide by the wish party.
Tension has been brewing in the Senate over filling of the remaining four key leadership positions of the 8th Senate.

While the party is said to be backing Senator Ahmad Lawan from North-East as the Senate Majority Leader, Senator George Akume from North-Central as the Deputy Majority Leader, Senator Olusola Adeyeye from South-West as the Senate Chief Whip and Senator Abu Ibrahim from North-West as the Deputy Chief Whip, some APC senators have been opposing the arrangement.
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, were elected against the wish of the party.
Governors of sixteen out of the 22 states controlled by the APC, attended a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over the issue among others at the State House Abuja from Tuesday night till the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the governors insisted on the supremacy of the party’s position, stressing that they have never gone against the wish of the party as governors.
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole said: “Basically what we are saying is that the senators should adopt the position of the party. We were all elected on the platform of the party. We are not just a collection of individuals. We are a political party and when the party has spoken we must listen.
“Otherwise if it was a game of individuals like golf then individuals can go their ways. I think it is very clear at this point that the party has the responsibility to keep the system going.
“So we as progressive governors we have listened to the president and we have discussed extensively and we are clear that the party’s position should be supported by the senators. This is the way it should be and we should start on a note of working closely,” he said.
Oshiomhole added: “We as governors, we listen to the party and we expect our senators to also listen to the party.
“We are going to call them and tell them this is it and explain our reasons. We can’t continue to allow individuals to…it is about party supremacy, ” he said
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