NASS: Saraki, Dogara must be sanctioned, insists APC

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday reiterated the party’s resolve to sanction erring party members.
Mohammed made the statement in Abuja after an emergency meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party and some senators.
The party had described the conduct of some party members in Tuesday’s inauguration of the National Assembly as treacherous and the highest level of indiscipline
The party said the process that led to Senator Bukola Saraki and Hon. Yakubu Dogara emerging as President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively against the stand of the party was totally unacceptable.
According to Mohammed, the sanction will come after due process.
”The party has not changed its position on the matter. Sanctions must follow due process,’’ Mohammed said.
He said the reason the lawmakers were at the party secretariat was to confer with the party leaders.
”They came to confer with the party leadership. That’s all I am allowed to say. They are our senators; they came to confer on the crisis in the National Assembly. We will let you know the way forward,” he said.
Commenting on the absence of Saraki at the meeting, Mohammed said: ”I am not aware, probably if you wait you will see him.’’
The party chieftain said APC was not aware that the Lawan group had gone to court.
”I think the party made its expression clear on the matter, that it is unhappy with the outcome of the election and I think we won’t say anything beyond that. What the senators will do is within the capability and rights of the senators. I am not aware they have gone to court,” he said.
The Senate President intended to visit the party leaders but retraced his steps when he learnt of the presence of the group that came to visit.