DOGARA, LASUN MISS APC NEC MEETING AS OSHIOMHOLE RECOGNISES LAWAL AS ACTING SENATE PRESIDENT
DOGARA,
LASUN MISS APC NEC MEETING AS OSHIOMHOLE RECOGNISES LAWAL AS ACTING SENATE
PRESIDENT
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and his
Deputy, Yusuf Lasun, were absent at the 6th National Executive Council, NEC,
meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC, currently going on at the
party’s secretariat in Abuja.
National Chairman of the ruling party, Adams Oshiomhole, informed
the NEC members that Dogara and Lasun sent in letters apologising for their
inability to make it to the meeting.
Before the meeting went into a closed-door session, Oshiomhole
stated that Senator Ahmed Lawan, who is the Senate Majority Leader, will act as
the Senate President. Senate President Bukola Saraki had weeks ago defected
from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
He stated this while observing protocols, saying, “Senate
President, well in the absence of the Senate President, the Senate Leader,
Senator Ahmed Lawal can stand in.”
The former Labour leader also gave account of his stewardship in
the last two months in office.
He said under his leadership, the party recorded victories at the
Ekiti gubernatorial election, including the bye-elections that took place in
Bauchi and Katsina.
Oshiomhole however appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to show
more commitment in addressing genuine grievances that may have spurred some
members of the party to defect.
