Adams Oshiomhole, National
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said all 16 senators that
decamped from the party, alongside former Senate President, Bukola Saraki have
been punished.
The APC National Chairman said
this while speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting with
President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Oshiomhole said: “But of course,
we also know that there was an election in Kogi but that is a matter for
another day when we present the governor re-elected.
“But we do realize that all the
16 senators who decamped along with Senator Bukola Saraki from APC to PDP, hard
as they have tried to come back, the Nigerian people in their respective
constituencies, have insisted on punishing them for being disloyal and refusing
to monetize their mandates.
“I think the only one that is
still struggling now is Dino Melaye but as you can see from the result so car,
Senator Smart Adeyemi is leading by over 20,000 votes even though INEC insists
we must have a re-run for the remaining areas, we are confident that there is
no way he can make up for 20,000 vote deficit.
“I think the lesson for us to be
learnt as a party is rather clear, that when politicians go to the polls to
collect mandate on a particular political platform and then they dumped the
party for another party, the electorate will always be waiting for them.
“Over time, we are likely to see
people out of fear for the electorate, not monetizing their mandate after they
are elected.
“But overall, we are grateful to
Almighty God for making this election successful, we appreciate the people of
Bayelsa State who have reposed confidence in our party and on our candidate.”
Lawmakers such as Dino Melaye
(Kogi West) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano Central), Lanre Tejuoso (Ogun Central),
Shaaba Lafiagi (Kwara North), Banabas Gemade (Benue North East) dumped the APC
for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in July, 2018
Others include; Rafiu Ibrahim
(Kwara South), and Shitu Ubali (Jigawa North-East), Danbaba Ibrahim (Sokoto
South), Usman Nafada (Gombe North), Nasif Nafada (Bauchi North), Isah Misau
(Bauchi Central) and Suleman Hunkuyi (Kaduna North).
Senator Muritala Nyako (Adamawa
Central) and Monsurat Sumonu (Oyo Central) defected from the APC to the African
Democratic Congress (ADC), the political party adopted by the Coalition for
Nigeria Movement (CNM) launched by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo.
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