Panicked Saraki Meets Osinbajo As Presidency Uncovers Senate’s Plot To Unseat President
Investigation conducted by our correspondent revealed that the Senate
President’s meeting with the Acting President was based on “some
developments that occurred in the Senate during the week, including the
suspension of consideration of further nominations by the Executive in
protest against the retention of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, and the
consequent threats of impeachment by some Senators.
A source stated: "The Senate President met with the Acting President. He really came alone and without the stuff of his office to underscore his sense of duty regarding rapprochement between the Executive and the National Assembly.
"Saraki set aside the opportunity to disclose a couple of things to the Acting President, however the discussions verged on the elucidation of a couple of doubts, particularly the talk that he was intending to wind up noticeably the Acting President or inciting the Senate against the Presidency.
“He also took time to explain why the Senate wanted its resolutions respected in line with the principle of separation of powers.
“Above all, the session was actually frank.”
Findings made by our correspondent also showed that Thursday’s meeting between Osinbajo and Saraki was preceded by a visit the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress ( APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, paid the Acting President on Wednesday night.
Before his visit to Osinbajo, Odigie-Oyegun was said to have reached out to the Senate leadership, asking them to prevail on warring senators to tread softly so as not to plunge the nation into unnecessary crisis.
A government source said: “The APC National Chairman came at a time the Acting President was about to have a meeting with a select group of government officials. He was asked to join the meeting, which bordered on the battle line drawn by the Senate.
“During the session, the APC National Chairman said he had interacted with Saraki and advised the Senate leadership and Senators to ‘lie low’ and avoid anything capable that was capable of plunging the nation into crisis.
“Oyegun also said the APC could not understand why the party in power would be in opposition against itself.
“No one can say if Oyegun’s intervention was responsible for the visit of the Senate President to Osinbajo.”
A source stated: "The Senate President met with the Acting President. He really came alone and without the stuff of his office to underscore his sense of duty regarding rapprochement between the Executive and the National Assembly.
"Saraki set aside the opportunity to disclose a couple of things to the Acting President, however the discussions verged on the elucidation of a couple of doubts, particularly the talk that he was intending to wind up noticeably the Acting President or inciting the Senate against the Presidency.
“He also took time to explain why the Senate wanted its resolutions respected in line with the principle of separation of powers.
“Above all, the session was actually frank.”
Findings made by our correspondent also showed that Thursday’s meeting between Osinbajo and Saraki was preceded by a visit the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress ( APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, paid the Acting President on Wednesday night.
Before his visit to Osinbajo, Odigie-Oyegun was said to have reached out to the Senate leadership, asking them to prevail on warring senators to tread softly so as not to plunge the nation into unnecessary crisis.
A government source said: “The APC National Chairman came at a time the Acting President was about to have a meeting with a select group of government officials. He was asked to join the meeting, which bordered on the battle line drawn by the Senate.
“During the session, the APC National Chairman said he had interacted with Saraki and advised the Senate leadership and Senators to ‘lie low’ and avoid anything capable that was capable of plunging the nation into crisis.
“Oyegun also said the APC could not understand why the party in power would be in opposition against itself.
“No one can say if Oyegun’s intervention was responsible for the visit of the Senate President to Osinbajo.”
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