JUST IN: Senator accuses colleague of plotting to remove Saraki

Abdullahi Adamu, who was recently removed as chairman of the
Northern Senators Forum, is making moves to remove the Senate
President, Bukola Saraki, the senator representing Ebonyi Central,
Obinna Ogba, has alleged.

Mr. Ogba (Ebonyi-PDP) on Thursday tendered “evidences” he
claimed were phone conversations between Mr. Adamu and some other
people on alleged plans to remove Mr. Saraki and other members of
the senate leadership.

Coming under Order 43 of the senate standing order, Mr. Ogba
urged the senate to investigate the matter.

“I rise this morning to bring to the notice of the senate that
there is a plan by some pople in this senate, maybe under the
leadership of my distinguished colleague, particularly Senator
Abdullahi Adamu. Mr. President, you remember in January,
distinguished Senator Misau made a comment here that there was a
plan to remove the Senate President and in fact the leadership.

“Now, I have reliable information that some people are already
planning to destabilise the Senate, including the Senate leadership
by organising demonstration of which money is already exchanging
hands. I believe that all of us are all leaders in this in this
country and everybody who sees something that will destabilise the
country or the senate or even the democracy should avoid it. As we
are here, if there is any going on, you have the opportunity to
raise, not to go outside the chambers to start planning civil
resistance; market women to come for demonstration against the
leadership of the senate.

“Mr. President, I want this Senate to investigate this matter
properly, I have evidence to show what I’m saying. There is a
telephone conversation going on which any other person can also
print it out, between senator Abdullahi Adamu and some other
people.

“When senator Misau raised it in January we didn’t take it as
anything, I am saying this, we must stand up to look into
this.”

Mr. Ogba, after his presentation, proceeded to tender what he
called ‘documentary evidences’ against Mr. Adamu.

The Senate resolved to refer the matter to the committee on
petitions to report back in two weeks.

Ike Ekweremadu, who presided, pleaded with anyone planning to
destabilise the country to desist from doing so.

“The difference between military, autocratic regime and any
other oppressive regime is the parliament. Once we remove the
parliament, there is going to be problem. In whatever we do, we
must continue to preserve the sanctity of the parliament. I want to
appeal again that anyone planning to destabilise this country is
not doing us any good,” he said.

In January, While speaking on the appointment of the Director
General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, Isa
Misau, Bauchi-APC accused a minister of leading a plot to remove
the senate president.

“When we were on holiday, so many people were going behind that
they should try and remove the senate president. And it was a
minister that was spearheading that thing. What is the reason, they
said that the senate president would leave APC that they should
create problems for him (Saraki). What kind of country is this?
Everything is about religion, about tribe,” he said

Abdullahi Adamu, who was recently removed as chairman of the
Northern Senators Forum, is making moves to remove the Senate
President, Bukola Saraki, the senator representing Ebonyi Central,
Obinna Ogba, has alleged.

Mr. Ogba (Ebonyi-PDP) on Thursday tendered “evidences” he
claimed were phone conversations between Mr. Adamu and some other
people on alleged plans to remove Mr. Saraki and other members of
the senate leadership.

Coming under Order 43 of the senate standing order, Mr. Ogba
urged the senate to investigate the matter.

“I rise this morning to bring to the notice of the senate that
there is a plan by some pople in this senate, maybe under the
leadership of my distinguished colleague, particularly Senator
Abdullahi Adamu. Mr. President, you remember in January,
distinguished Senator Misau made a comment here that there was a
plan to remove the Senate President and in fact the leadership.

“Now, I have reliable information that some people are already
planning to destabilise the Senate, including the Senate leadership
by organising demonstration of which money is already exchanging
hands. I believe that all of us are all leaders in this in this
country and everybody who sees something that will destabilise the
country or the senate or even the democracy should avoid it. As we
are here, if there is any going on, you have the opportunity to
raise, not to go outside the chambers to start planning civil
resistance; market women to come for demonstration against the
leadership of the senate.

“Mr. President, I want this Senate to investigate this matter
properly, I have evidence to show what I’m saying. There is a
telephone conversation going on which any other person can also
print it out, between senator Abdullahi Adamu and some other
people.

“When senator Misau raised it in January we didn’t take it as
anything, I am saying this, we must stand up to look into
this.”

Mr. Ogba, after his presentation, proceeded to tender what he
called ‘documentary evidences’ against Mr. Adamu.

The Senate resolved to refer the matter to the committee on
petitions to report back in two weeks.

Ike Ekweremadu, who presided, pleaded with anyone planning to
destabilise the country to desist from doing so.

“The difference between military, autocratic regime and any
other oppressive regime is the parliament. Once we remove the
parliament, there is going to be problem. In whatever we do, we
must continue to preserve the sanctity of the parliament. I want to
appeal again that anyone planning to destabilise this country is
not doing us any good,” he said.

In January, While speaking on the appointment of the Director
General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, Isa
Misau, Bauchi-APC accused a minister of leading a plot to remove
the senate president.

“When we were on holiday, so many people were going behind that
they should try and remove the senate president. And it was a
minister that was spearheading that thing. What is the reason, they
said that the senate president would leave APC that they should
create problems for him (Saraki). What kind of country is this?
Everything is about religion, about tribe,” he said