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Battle for National Assembly leadership: APC caucus frets, hopes to stop Saraki, Dogara
As the battle for the control of the National Assembly rages between the federal lawmakers of the ruling All Progressives Congress and their Peoples Democratic Party counterparts, officers of the caucuses of the parties have disagreed on the possibility of the removal of the presiding officers of the chambers.
While the APC members contended that they did not require two-thirds majority to remove Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, the elated PDP legislators argued that their APC counterparts would find it difficult to effect a leadership change in the National Assembly if the presiding officers dump APC for the PDP as anticipated.
The Peoples Democratic Party Caucus in the House of Representatives said any attempt by All Progressives Congress members to intimidate or remove the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, will be stoutly resisted.
The PDP members, in separate interviews with SUNDAY PUNCH, said without a comfortable control of the House, the APC would remain powerless, despite having the majority.
The PUNCH, July 29, 2018
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