PDP Probes Senators, Reps For Voting Lawan, Gbaja

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is launching an investigation into the role played by its members in the election of the leadership of the National Assembly.

PDP had adopted Senator Ali Ndume and Hon. Umar Bago as President of the Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives respectively, and directed its members in the National Assembly to vote accordingly.
However, the Senators and Reps elected on the platform of the PDP defied the opposition party and voted for other candidates.

In the contest, Senator Ahmad Lawan, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC’s) preferred candidate for Senate Presidency, polled a total of 79 votes to beat his only challenger, Ndume, who scored 28 votes.
In a similar circumstance, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central), also floored Ike Ekweramadu, in the election of the Deputy Senate President.

Omo-Agege, whom many did not give a chance in the race, defeated Ekweramadu, the immediate past Deputy Senate President, by 68 votes to 37 votes.

The same scenario played out in the House of Representatives where Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila floored PDP’s choice and APC member-elect, Umar Bago.
Gbajabiamila secured 281 votes to Bago’s 76 in the House where PDP has 135 members.

The implication was that many PDP lawmakers defied the opposition to cast their votes for their preferred candidates.

In the race for Senate Presidency, PDP’s candidate and APC senator – Ali Ndume – did not garner the entire 44 votes of the PDP senators. Even with Ekweremadu on the ballot, the numbers still fell short of PDP’s population.

Consequently, the National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, at the PDP’s 86th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting yesterday, described the election as a bazaar, adding that the positions went to the highest bidder.

He expressed displeasure at what it called the embarrassing roles played by some PDP members in the National Assembly during the election.

Secondus reminded the members in the National Assembly that party loyalty demands that they stick to the party at any given situation.

“When personal interest clash with party interest, personal should drown into that of the party, that’s what real Democrats are expected to do,” he added.

According to the National Chairman, the level of corruption that preceded the emergence of the National Assembly leadership was capable of undermining the desired robust legislative activities.

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