A Senator of the Peoples Democratic Party, Clifford Odia, has declared that members of his party in the upper chamber will protect the leadership of Senate till the end of the 8th National Assembly.

Odia, who represents Edo Central Senatorial District, has warned the leadership of the APC, against dabbling in the affairs of the National Assembly.

While speaking to journalists in Abuja, he said that no attempt by the APC leadership to remove the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, will succeed in the Assembly.

“We will defend the mandate of Ekweremadu with every drop of energy we have. I do not know why they are bickering and complaining. Senators Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu got a pan-Nigerian mandate. APC and PDP senators voted for them. Their emergence is divine and we must accept it like that.

“These two senators are cerebral politicians and they understand the workings of the National Assembly. I have no doubt about their ability to deliver and stabilise the Senate. Their emergence is not about APC or PDP. It is about a shift from the past.

“What Senators Saraki and Ekweremadu need right now is the support of every Nigerian in order to succeed. It is a waste of time, calling for their removal. That will never happen. Instead of wasting precious time, why can’t aggrieved senators just drop their pride and accept their emergence?’’

Kolapo Olapoju