APC Wants To Regain Control Over National Assembly

The governing party All Progressive Congress (APC) has launched new moves to takeover Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, Daily Times reports.

The fresh offensive is to allow the ruling party make up for the loss it suffered in the legislative arm against to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which saw APC aspirants losing in the bid National Assembly leadership despite having majority lawmakers.

A caucus of the party’s officials, led by APC’s National Chairman John Odigie-Oyegun after the meeting on June 11, Thursday resolved to regain the leadership of both legislative chambers.

The chieftains of the party want to ensure that Gbajabiamila becomes as House Leader.

While it is not certain who among the APC Senators the party will present to run the Senate’s leadership position, indications are widespread that the leadership was already in touch with President Muhammadu Buhari on the mattet.

The angriest in the APC on the development in the National Assembly is that ofSenator Bola Tinubu, considered to have been the source of strength of Senator Ahmed Lawan and Gbajabiamila, both of whom lost out their bid in the legislative arm of administration.

Senator Bukola Saraki who was endorsed by the opposition became the Senate President

while the PDP’s member Ike Ekweremadu emerged Deputy Senate President.

Also, Yakubu Dogara who was supported by the PDP trounced APC’s preferred candidate for House Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila.