The Senator representing Edo South Senatorial district, Pharmacist Matthew Urhoghide has affirmed that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be taught a bitter lesson in the ongoing drama surrounding Bukola Saraki’s political career.
Urhoghide, who spoke with newsmen in his office in Abuja yesterday, said with the current configuration of the Red Chamber, the PDP stands a better chance of producing Saraki’s replacement.
He alleged that the APC was naive by allowing the CCT trial “drag on for too long without any intervention.”
“I see this thing as a misplaced priority. I see it as something strange in our political history.
“It is a slight on the National Assembly. It is a pity that 109 Senators are not allowed to make their own free choices. What is going on in the court is just drama.
“We in the PDP will support him till the end. Since he became the Senate president, Saraki has been able to dignify the Senate.
“The turning point has been made. We must be able to choose our presiding officers without anybody interfering. Anybody thinking that they will have a chance of making a replacement choice when they remove Saraki is joking.”
Explaining the current configuration and how PDP may likely produce the next Senate President, Urhoghide said: “The PDP will decide who will be the president.”
At present, PDP has 46 seats while the APC leads with 57 members. Six seats are still up for grabs.
He continued that: “Anybody they are thinking of will not succeed. The number has not waned. Saraki is getting more support from Nigerians.
“The APC must not be unmindful of the fact that when we made Saraki Senate President, the PDP had the chance of producing the president. But, the APC is pushing its luck too far.”
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