Fresh reports emerging have indicated that the ruling All Progressives Congress has started looking for replacement for the embattled Senate president, Bukola Saraki.
Senate president, Bukola Saraki
Indications have emerged that the All Progressives Congress may have wrapped up plans to replace the beleaguered Senate president, Bukola Saraki, who is currently facing trial before Code of Conduct Tribunal over false assets declaration.
The Senate President appeared before the tribunal on Tuesday, September 22, where 13-count charge was read to him. He pleaded not guilty to all the counts.
However, according to National Mirror, the ruling party is considering former minority leader in the 7th Senate and former governor of Benue state, senator George Akume and the wife to the national leader of the party, senator Remi Tinubu as likely replacement for Saraki.
Also being considered are two ranking senators from the South-West zone.
National Mirror reports that Saraki might be asked to resign his position on moral grounds in order to have ample time to concentrate on his trial. It was also gathered that if Saraki refused to obliged, he might be impeached.
According to multiple sources, the new arrangement has favoured the South-West zone as the search might likely be limited to the zone. This new deal has shu out South-East and South-South from reckoning as there is no APC senators from these zones.
A northern group opposed to Saraki, Northern Ethnic Nationalities Unity Congress has advised the Senate President to turn in his resignation following his arraignment.