APC Bows, Recognizes Saraki, Dogara As Senate President, Speaker
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday said it had recorgnised that
the election of Sen Abubakar Saraki as the Senate president was
legitimate.
The National Chairman of APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, gave the
indication while fielding questions from State House correspondents in
Abuja.
Odigie-Oyegun said that the election was one of the challenges the party
had to face but added that it would wriggle out of it and the party had
accepted him as the Senate President.
“Of course, he has been duly elected by his colleagues. End of Story.
“We have a reality, and we must live with it.’’
The chairman said that was not the end of the party as some people had
insinuated.
“No! It is not the first or second time we have passed through and we came
out stronger.
“This may not even be the last time, we come out every time stronger and
more determined.’’
Odigie-Oyegun said that what happened to the APC was within the APC family
and that the officials were taking steps to address it within the family.
“People say they are going to court which is their right; but as a party
we are taking a look at everything and I assure you we are coming out
stronger,’’ he said.
He said there was no ill feelings that the Senate President shunned a
meeting with the party and the executives were not interested in “making a
song and dance of it’’.