MASS PROTESTS IN KWARA AGAINST BUKOLA SARAKI: The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki might not find things easy in his once political empire in Kwara State, his former allies in the former party, PDP before he decamped to APC in 2014 are up in arms against him.
The mass protests rally was staged on Thursday morning against their own one time hero and mentor, Bukola Saraki across the State capital, Ilorin to show their displeasure.
The PDP stalwarts in the state defected in anger from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC.
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PDP stalwarts in Kwara State, that defected this morning to APC along with the chairman
1) Oyedepo Iyiola Akogun-PDP chairman, kwara state.
2) Isa Bio Ibrahim-former minister for transport
3) Senator Mohammed Ahmed-Former senator
4) Senator Simon Ajibola- former senator and 2015 PDP Governorship candidate
5)Mohammed Bolaji-Former speaker of kwara state house of assembly.
6) Jafar Bio Ibrahim- former assembly and commissioner for Agriculture
7) Moshood Mustapha-immediate past Saraki’s S.A on special duties
� Lukman Mustapha- Governorship candidate under PDP
9) Senator Makanjuola Ajadi- Former senator and S.A to Good luck Jonathan.
10) Ganiyu Cook Olododo-Former SSG to Saraki
11) Joel Ogundeji-Former deputy Governor to Bukola Saraki
The mass protests in Kwara was staged by aggrieved youths and mostly PDP and APC leaders supported by those who feel neglected in the state. A counter mass protests is expected from Senator Bukola Saraki’s camp before end of this week.
In another development, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some senators on Wednesday in Abuja met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja.
Speaking to State House correspondents after the closed door meeting, Senate leader Ahmad Lawan called for the reconvening of the National Assembly to ensure speedy passage of the supplementary budget submitted by President Buhari.
According to him, it is necessary for the national assembly to reconvene so as to look into the various requests made by the president as he begins his 10 working days’ vacation on Aug. 3.
He disclosed that President Buhari had already written to the national assembly informing it of his intention to embark on the 10-day vacation.
“Yes, the President is going on a 10-day leave and he did the right thing, he has written to the National Assembly, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of the Representatives.
“As the President leaves for his vacation I believe that we are supposed to be very responsible as legislature. Those issues that are so important to this country that we haven’t dealt with we should be able to come together, come back and deal with them.
“Here I have in mind the consideration of the budget of INEC for the 2019 election, that is the request of Mr President to approve some virement on the 2018 budget.
“I believe that we are going to do a lot of justice to the people of this country to work hard to pass those requests.â€
He reassured that APC as a party would continue to consult, unite and solidify the nation.
He reiterated that the APC remained the majority party in the senate with 53 members and challenged the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reel out the names of their senators to justify their claims of having the majority.
Lawan said: “The APC remains the majority in the Senate, we have 53 senators, we reeled out the names and the states. Though the other side are claiming they 60, 70 but they have never given a name,
“It is left for you to make your judgement. In fact, I am using this medium to challenge the names of the PDP senators, we have published ours and among the 53 none has come out to deny that he is APC.
“Let them publish their own, they remain 48 senators in PDP, and by the grace of God, when the by-elections in Bauchi and Kaduna will hold, we will get two senators and that will boost our number.’’
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The senate leader called on his colleagues in the Senate and House of Representatives to come back and consider the requests of Mr President for the virement and supplementary budget for INEC for the 2019 elections.
The APC Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiohmo
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