Buhari To The Rescue As New Senate Leadership Crisis Threatens APC's Unity

Following the lingering crisis in the All Progressives Congress, President Muhammadu Buhari has invited Senator Ahmed Lawan’s Unity Forum, which is contesting the election of Senator Bukola Saraki as Senate President , for a meeting today.Friday,June 12.

 

A source privy to the meeting said it is all to save the party from being factionalised. The meeting is expected to resolve the crisis, which intensified on Thursday, June 11

 

The APC leadership had said the new senate leadership has breached its rules in electing Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu.

 

It was learnt that instead of using division as contained in Rule 3 (1) (e)(i, ii, iii) and (f), the Senate opted for an Open Secret Ballot system, which is strange to the chamber.