National Chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole has said Senate President
Bukola’s Saraki’s continued stay in office is unacceptable to the party.
The
APC national chairman also said it would be strange if the ruling party
is experiencing “graveyard peace,” against the backdrop of recent
events in APC.
Oshiomhole said these when he appeared on Arise
Television, yesterday and added that the APC is prone to controversies
because it is a large party.
Last week, the party chairman was
detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) and grilled for nine
hours after some governors alleged that he received bribes during the
party’s primary elections across the country.
In his reaction,
Oshiomhole said although the aggrieved members were allowed to grumble
but the party has moved on and has put in place internal procedures for
reconciliation.
“We have finished our primaries and we have
submitted names to INEC and there are internal procedures for
reconciliation and we are working on them.
“We are a large
governing party and it will only be strange if we are having graveyard
peace. People are allowed to grumble and grumbling is allowed. We should
move on and find solutions.”
Asked whether the party still has plans to remove Saraki, he replied: “I think it’s about morality.
“We
just had an election in the US. The democrats won more members in the
congress. Without much ado, the leadership of the House changed. This
question didn’t have to arise. Saraki belongs to a minority party; as it
stands, today, in the senate.
“The truth about democracy is that it’s a game of numbers. It’s unacceptable that minority provides leadership over majority.”
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