See LIST: 10 APC Senators Pledge Support For Ekweremadu As Senate President

Ten senators from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have reportedly concluded a deal with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to support its candidate for the Senate Presidency if Senator Bukola Saraki is forced to resign, DailyTrust reports.

According to DailyTrust, the APC senators who signed the deal include:

two senators from Kwara,

one from Kogi,

three from Niger,

one from Adamawa,

one from Sokoto and

two senators from Bauchi State.

“The 10 assured PDP senators that if Saraki is forced out, they will stand by them to elect Ekweremadu “no matter what their party does to persuade them”, an impeccable political sources told DailyTrust over the weekend.


Code of Conduct Tribunal’s chairman Justice Danladi Umar last week accelerated hearing in Senate President, Bukola Saraki's trial and he could lose his exalted position if he is convicted of the charges brought against him by the Federal Government.


Source: Dailytrust