Dogara Plots Mass Defection To PDP - Gbajabiamila Tells Buhari

Posted by Odinaka on Fri 03rd Jul, 2015 - tori.ng

Members of the Femi Gbajabiamila-led faction of the APC in the House of Representatives were in Aso Rock on Wednesday night to meet President Muhammadu Buhari.

In demand that President Muhammadu Buhari breaks his silence on the lingering National Assembly crisis, members of the Femi Gbajabiamila-led faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives were in Aso Rock on Wednesday night to meet with the president.

In an hour closed-door parley with 29 other aggrieved colleagues, Gbajabiamila raised the alarm that the recalcitrant members are indeed plotting to defect to the rival Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They urged the President to call the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara to order, especially over his refusal to heed party directives, which led to the commotion in the House, soon after its June 9 inauguration.

The group recalled that Buhari and APC state governors had severally admonished the House members to abide by the party’s decision, but that Dogara and 38 other APC lawmakers continue to collude with the PDP to disobey the President, bringing the APC and its government to ridicule before Nigerians. The group told Buhari:

“The conduct of the 39 APC members colluding with the PDP is tantamount to affront, ultimately targeted at polarising our party so as to give room for many of them to decamp to the PDP.

It is therefore imperative for Mr. President to take a stand and save the integrity of the party, by calling to order, the 39 members, which inciude the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, to respect, honour and obey our party leaders and their directives.

We, as loyal party members, shall continue to abide by the party constitution, respect and honour our party leaders and their directives. We strongly appeal to you to direct the Speaker to return to our fold and be truly elected Speaker on APC platform.

He should be directed to announce the other four party Principal Officers positions as directed by the party as it has always been the convention.”

Gbajabiamila later told newsmen that the President’s response to their demands was reassuring expressing enthusiasm that the party’s will would prevail in its effort to resolve the crisis.