We are waiting for APC’s instruction to impeach Dogara – Lawmaker

Peter Akpatason, representing Akoko-Edo in the House of
Representatives, says loyal members of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in the house will carry out the party’s instruction
on Speaker Yakubu Dogara.

Akpatason spoke to journalists in Benin on Wednesday, against
the backdrop of the recent defection of the speaker to the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).

He said that when the house reconvened, “the needful” would be
done regarding the leadership of both chambers of the National
Assembly.

The lawmaker however emphasised that whatever that would be done
to address the issue, would be according the law of land.

According to the former NUPENG President, it is an aberration
for a member of another political party to continue to be speaker
of the house of the representatives.

“We, as party loyalists, will carry out any instruction we get
from the party. We will study the situation when we get back.
Whatever the situation is will be what we will react to.

“We cannot be happy to have a speaker that belongs to another
party. It is an aberration and has to be treated as such,” he
said.

Speaking on the ongoing APC primaries, Akpatason, who is seeking
a return ticket to the House of Representatives, said his
constituent were in support of his third term bid.

According him, the postponement of the party’s primaries for the
NASS would make the aspirants to lose money.

He said that any money already given out for “logistics” would
not be returned when elections were postponed.

The lawmaker also warned the APC leadership against manipulation
of the party’s primaries.

Akpatason noted that direct primaries was not prone to
manipulation like the indirect primaries in which delegates could
be bribed.

According to him, whoever is planning to manipulate the
primaries does not love the party hence the need to watch out for
moles.

“Such a person wants the APC to lose in the main election. If
this election is manipulated, chances of the APC winning the
general elections will be slim.

“In a situation where you sit down and select people based on
sentiments and not on individual popularity and ability to win
elections, people will have other options,” he added.