Saraki, Others To be Sanctioned After due process – APC

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday, reiterated the party’s resolve to sanction erring party members.
The party had described the conduct of some party members in Tuesday’s inauguration of the National Assembly as treacherous and highest level of in-discipline.
The party said the process that led to Sen. Bukola Saraki and Rep. Yakubu Dogara emerging as President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively against the stand of the party was totally unacceptable.
Lai Mohammed who said the sanction will come after due process in an emergency meeting of the National Working Committee of the party and some senators in a statement in Abuja said
‘’The party has not changed its position on the matter. Sanctions must follow due process,’’ Mohammed said.

He said the reason the lawmakers were at the party secretariat was to confer with the party leaders. ‘’They came to confer with the party leadership, that’s all I am allowed to say.
“They are our senators; they came to confer on the crisis in the National Assembly. We will let you know the way forward,’’ he said.
Commenting on the absence of Saraki at the meeting, Mohammed said: ‘’I am not aware, probably, if you wait you will see him.’’

The party chieftain said APC was not aware that the Lawan group had gone to court.
‘’I think the party made its expression clear on the matter, that it is unhappy with the outcome of the election and I think we won’t say anything beyond that.
‘’What the senators will do is within the capability and rights of the senators. I am not aware they have gone to court,’’ he said.

Investigations indicated that the Senate President intended to visit the party leaders but retraced his steps when he learnt of the presence of the group that came to visit.