Lawmakers in the Upper House on Tuesday passed a vote of
confidence on Senate Bukola Saraki, Deputy President Ike Ekweremadu and all
other principal officers.
This was sequel to a motion moved by Senator David Umoru
(APC-Niger), and signed by 82 senators; 48 from PDP and 35 from APC.
Umoru said that the legislature remained the mainstay of any
nation’s democracy
``The Senate notes with dismay, the attempt and continued
interference in its internal affairs by detractors and media propaganda against
senators, the Senate and its leadership.
``Considering the ongoing unwarranted embarrassment and
aspersions being cast on the Senate and its leadership, the Senate is
determined not to allow itself to be distracted.”
He added that the Senate would not succumb to cheap blackmail by
any individual or group in the course of carrying out its constitutional
responsibilities.
In his contribution, Senator Ahmed Sani (APC-Zamfara) said that the
senators were elected by Nigerians and that no one could choose for them who
should lead them.
He stressed that no one outside the Senate could initiate any
action that would destabilise the Upper Chamber, urging all those nursing such
intension to desist.
Raising a point of order, Senator Babajide Omowurare (APC-Osun)
asked that his name be removed from the list of signatories as he was not a
party to the vote of confidence.
Senator Kabir Marafa
(APC-Zamfara) relying on Order 53(5) and 53(8), insisted that the Senate should
not have mentioned a matter pending in court.
He was ruled out of order when he moved a motion to counter the
earlier motion. (NAN)
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