Senators elected under the platform of minority political parties have cautioned against alleged moves by forces to foist a compromised leadership on them.
The Senators, in a statement jointly signed by eight of them, vowed to resist any attempt to destabilize the minority parties in the senate.
The senator noted that no senators had been selected for minority leadership position in the senate as the selection would take place at a later date.
Those who signed the statement are Senator Mohammed Adamu Aliero, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Senator Abdul Ningi, Senator Patrick Abba Moro, Senator Onyebuchi Francis Ezenwa, Senator Sumaila Kawu, OFR and Senator Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah
The senators said that they would select their leadership after necessary consultations without any interference from those they described as anti democratic forces.
While they restated their commitment to work with the Senate leadership and the executive to deliver good governance to Nigerians, they stressed that attempts to impose a leadership on them would he resisted.
The full statement:
ONGOING ATTEMPT TO DESTABILISE THE MINORITY PARTIES IN THE SENATE WOULD BE RESISTED.
It has come to the notice of the Minority Political Parties in the Senate of an attempt by forces inside and outside the Senate to divide the Minority Parties and foist a pliant and compromised leadership on them.
We have pledged to work constructively with the new Senate leadership and the Executive branch to deliver good governance to the Nigerian people. We consequently hereby advise and caution that they should not aid any group inside or outside the Senate to divide and destabilise the minority parties and the Senate institution.
Senators of the minority Parties would meet when the Senate reconvenes and, in consultation with our respective political parties, would select its leaders without undue interference from anti democratic forces within or outside the Senate.
For the avoidance of doubt, no Senator has yet been endorsed or selected for any Minority position as this would await due process as agreed by all Minority Parties in their last meeting.
Attempt to foist a one party dictatorship would be resisted and would fail.
We call on all members of the Minority Political Parties to work together in unity to defend the democratic institution of the Senate and Nigeria.
SIGNED:
Senator Mohammed Adamu Aliero, CON
Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, CON
Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, CFR
Senator Abdul Ningi, CON
Senator Patrick Abba Moro
Senator Onyebuchi Francis Ezenwa
Senator Sumaila Kawu, OFR
Senator Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah
