BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the allegation of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) over planned attack on the leadership of the National Assembly as a last-ditch attempt to prevent the federal legislature from reconvening and continue minority rule.
The CUPP had alleged that the APC-led administration plans to “attack” the National Assembly leadership as well as employ abuse of court processes and use of security agents to destabilize the leadership of the two chambers of the National Assembly among other allegations.
A statement by the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mr. Yekini Nabena said such crude practices are rejected templates of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which the Coalition represents and definitely alien to the progressive APC-led administration.
Nabena further said; “Again, we consider these new rounds of falsehood by the sponsored “Coalition” as a last-ditch attempt by the outgoing and minority National Assembly leadership of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki; his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu and Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara to prevent the reconvening of the National Assembly and continue a minority-rule in an APC-dominated federal legislature.
“We are in a democracy and are governed by laws. A few cannot hold the legislative arm of government to ransom through their selfish political games.
“The National Assembly must be reconvened immediately to attend to crucial and pending legislative business. The majority must be allowed to lead.”
