A showdown between lawmakers of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party was averted yesterday by the Senate President on the floor of the Senate, as the crisis in the ruling party spilled into plenary, while lawmakers were eulogizing the late governor of Ondo state Olusegun Agagu.
Events at plenary clearly showed that the political crises in the ruling PDP is gradually creeping into the Senate.
It all started, when Senator Boluwaji Kunlere moved a motion on the demise of the former governor of Ondo state, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, as lawmakers poured eulogies on the late former governor, but while Senator Danjuma Goje rose to also pay his respects, his opening words caused a stir in the chamber, as referred to himself as belonging to the new PDP.
Senator Goje’s remarks were not taken lightly as another lawmaker Senator Smart Adeyemi from Kogi challenged him and that increased tension on the floor of the upper house.
Normalcy finally returned when the Senate President, Senator Mark called for order to return to the house in the midst of the escalating tension.
There has been several moves since the walk out by the G7 governors from the PDP special national convention to resolve the impasse between the aggrieved members who have now floated the ‘New PDP’ led by Abubakar Baraje and the Tukur–led leadership of the party, but what may go down the ‘make or mar’ reconciliation meeting has been fixed for October 7th by the president and leader of the ruling party, president Goodluck Jonathan.
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