APC Offering Saraki Safe Landing At The Code of Conduct Only If He Agrees To Allow Lawal & Akume Lead The Senate

A fresh proposition has been placed before Senate President Bukola Saraki that could pave the way for a soft landing if he will toe the party line.

With the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki set to resume today at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

THISDAY Newspaper is reporting that a deal is being brokered by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), among whom is the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogora, the Senate President is being offered a “political solution” to his trial for false declaration of assets at the tribunal.

Should he accept it, this may pave the way for the emergence of Senator Ahmad Lawan as the new Senate leader and Senator George Akume as his deputy.

The proposal had been made to Saraki as the only condition for a political solution to his ordeal at the tribunal according to a Senator whose name was not identified in the report..

The senator said that while the deputy majority leader, Ibn Na’Allah, had agreed to step down provided he is given a Grade A committee of his choice to chair, majority leader, Ali Ndume, has rejected the proposal.

Dogara and Saraki held a marathon meeting over the proposal at the new wing of the Senate yesterday evening.

Senate President has been under pressure to communicate to his allies in the Senate including Ndume, Na’Allah, and the deputy majority whip, Senator Francis Alimikhena, on the need to toe the party line with respect to the composition of principal offices in the upper chamber.

In this regard, Saraki was said to have communicated to the trio of Ndume, Na’Allah and Alimikhena of the insistence of the party that they should vacate their offices.

It was also learnt that Lawan has been intimated of Saraki’s readiness to announce him as the new Senate leader.