President Muhammadu Buhari has been warned against handing over the National Assembly to the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
A cross section of Senators-elect, said the recommendation by the APC that the Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe) be considered for the Senate presidency was a plot to hand over the parliament to Tinubu. They also said the touting of the House leader, Femi Gbajabiamila as Speaker was in the same direction.
The National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole had during a dinner for Senators-elect at the Villa on Monday, announced Lawan as the preferred candidate of the party for the Senate presidency. It is being speculated that the party had also endorsed Gbajabiamila for the speaker position.
One of the lawmakers-elect, said since Tinubu had produced the Vice President in the person of Yemi Osinbajo and Oshiomhole, other contributors to the victory of the party, should also be rewarded.
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” Lawan and Gbajabiamila are the candidates of Asiwaju. If they have thier ways, it means Tinubu has extended his hold to the parliament. Already, he has the Vice President and the National chairman. What else is left for others ?” He said anonymously.
He added that: ” People are just keeping quiet because of their respect for Buhari who believes that it’s pay back time for Tinubu. It’s shouldn’t be so, at all because other people contributed and they should be rewarded, accordingly.”
Another lawmaker from the North, said the quest by Tinubu to conquer the National Assembly was simply to lay the foundation for his 2023 presidential ambition.
” He deliberately brought his colloquium to Abuja, as against Lagos, his usual venue because he wants to conquer the country. He feels that it’s time for him to do so.
” He has pocketed Lagos and he is leaving no stone unturned to pocket the country. Some of us are of the view that neutral candidates should be considered for the National Assembly leadership and not those whose allegiance will be for Tinubu and not the country,” he said.
