PDP Senators' Walk Out During Amaechi's Screening Was Democracy in Action - APC (Video)

Posted by Odinaka on Fri 30th Oct, 2015 - tori.ng

In the course of the heated debate over Amaechi's confirmation, senators of the Peoples Democratic Party walked out of the senate chamber, see video of how it happened.

That moment when PDP senators walked out

In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described the decision of the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stage a walk out over the confirmation of former Governor, Chibuike Amaechi as minister, as democracy in action.

"The cohesion and unity exhibited by the APC Senators on Thursday have shown that our legislators are ready to work with the executive and the party to ensure that the the agenda of the party is implemented for the benefit of all Nigerians.

"We commend all our members and leaders in the Senate and indeed the leadership of the APC for this show of unity.

"It is part of democracy that while the minority can have their say, the majority will have their way. Therefore, the decision of the PDP Senators to walk out is nothing but democracy in action," the party said.

It can be recalled that in the course of the heated debate over Amaechi’s confirmation, senators of the PDP, walked out of the senate chamber, below is a video of how it happened.

Video: How PDP staged a walkout to protest Amaechi’s ministerial confirmationIn the course of the heated debate over Amaechi’s confirmation, senators of the Peoples Democratic Party walked out of the senate chamber, see video of how it happened.
Posted by Vanguard News on Thursday, October 29, 2015