“We will defend the mandate of Ekweremadu with every drop of energy we have,” - PDP Senator

A senator representing Edo Central senatorial district in the eighth National Assembly, Senator Clifford Ordia has said that no amount of gang up by leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) can overturn the emergence of Dr. Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as Senate President and deputy, respectively.
The PDP lawmaker made the remarks in Abuja yesterday, following a statement credited to former Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and other aggrieved interest groups that the emergence of the two leaders was faulty.
Ordia, who played a major role in the emergence of Saraki and Ekweremadu, warn “We will defend the mandate of Ekweremadu with every drop of energy we have,”
Ordia said:

“I do not know why they are bickering and complaining. Senators Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu got a pan-Nigerian mandate. APC and PDP senators voted for them. Their emergence is divine and we must accept it like that.
“These two senators are cerebral politicians and they understand the workings of the National Assembly. I have no doubt about their ability to deliver and stabilise the Senate. Their emergence is not about APC or PDP. It is about a shift from the past.
“What Saraki and Ekweremadu need right now is the support of every Nigerian in order to succeed. It is a waste of time, calling for their removal. That will never happen. Instead of wasting precious time, why can’t aggrieved senators just drop their pride and accept their emergence?”
“We have finished the elections. At this time, political parties should allow their elected representatives begin work and deliver on their campaign promises. We have a lot of things to do and the time is short.
“We have the Boko Haram menace, dwindling revenue, high rate of crime, poor state of the economy, unemployment among our teaming graduates and a host of other problems. We must hit the ground running,” the Edo lawmaker added.