After emerging Senate President in murky circumstances, Bukola Saraki has reportedly began to reach out to his colleagues and the leadership of the All Peoples Congress, that are averse to his victory as the head of the National Assembly.

Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, who is loyal to Saraki, revealed to Punch Newspapers, on Sunday, June 14, that the APC leadership chose to go easy on the matter and the person’s involved, so as to prevent any form of rebellion or defection within its ranks.

Ibrahim said, “We are currently meeting with our colleagues in the Senate. Apart from the fact that the Senate President has been meeting with those who are aggrieved , we, members of the Like Minds Senators are also engaging them on one-on-one basis.

“We are also meeting with our party leadership and I think the peace moves are achieving good result. It is in the interest of everybody that we have a united Senate.”

However, the spokesperson of the SUF, Senator Kabiru Marafa, revealed that the group’s demands includes; the immediate resignation of Ekweremadu and the investigation of the Clerk of the National Assembly, Salisu Maikasuwa, for the part he played in the June 9 Senate inauguration.

Members of the Senate Unity Forum who are loyal to the preferred candidate of the APC, Senator Lawan, have reportedly confirmed that Saraki and some of his supporters have reached out to them.

A senator from one of the South-West states said he had a personal discussion with Saraki over the matter, saying: “It is true that the Like Minds Senators have been talking with us to support the leadership of Saraki but we told them that we are not having any personal issues with the Senate president and his deputy, Ekweremadu.

“We are upholding the sanctity of our political party and its leadership. We have told them our conditions for mutual relationship and cooperation. It is left for them to take appropriate action.”

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