Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), says the leadership of the party did not make sufficient
consultations before picking those who will lead the 10th national assembly.
The party had chosen Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of
Niger Delta affairs, and Jibrin Barau, senator representing Kano north, as
president of the senate and deputy.
Tajudeen Abbas, a Zaria lawmaker, and Benjamin Kalu were
chosen as speaker and deputy.
The decision elicited protest from party members who claim they were not consulted.
Speaking in Abuja on Thursday after receiving a protest
letter from Uzor Orji Kalu, senate whip; Abdulaziz Yari, senator-elect; and
Sani Mohammed, senator representing Niger east, Adamu said the party found
itself in a situation after the elections that prevented it from consulting
widely.
The chairman said the party is reviewing the nominations to
see if the decision could be reversed.
“There was no sufficient or adequate consultations with
those who are contesting and it is a simple principle of democracy that you get
views and opinions – but the circumstances that we found ourselves in after the
elections frustrated our desire,” he said.
“We must as democrats
open up. We will go back to the drawing board. We owe our party that duty to
take a look whether what was done can be changed; what was done needs some
changes or reviews.
“So, hold the fire until the last word is heard from us. We
are the custodians of the party as NWC but we are not acting alone. The voice
of the president-elect is an essential voice. We must accommodate him, the best
we can. I will not compromise on that.”
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