by Oluwole
Josiah
The
Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the Senate has resolved to wade into the
prolonged confrontation between President Goodluck Jonathan and Rivers State
Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
It
will also mediate in the conflict between Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill
Akpabio, and Senator Aloysius Etok.
Leader of the Senate, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, said the PDP caucus in the Senate had set up two committees to attend to the issues affecting the two states.
Leader of the Senate, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, said the PDP caucus in the Senate had set up two committees to attend to the issues affecting the two states.
He
briefed the press on Tuesday at the end of what he described as a routine
meeting of the parties caucus in the Senate.
The
meeting was attended by the President of the Senate, David Mark, and his
deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.
Ndoma-Egba
said, “The PDP Senate caucus just finished its meeting. You know that our
caucus meetings are routine meetings. The Senate President was here in person.
The Deputy Senate President was here in person.
“The
entire leadership of the PDP in the Senate was here and we looked essentially
at the challenges our party is facing in some states.
“We
looked especially at the situation in Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State. We
looked at the relationship between the governor and our colleague, Senator
Aloysius Etok.
“It
was decided that there was a need for the Senate PDP caucus to intervene with a
view to see how we can return the two states to cordiality and normalcy and to
that effect we have set up two committees to engage the dramatis personae in
the two states.”
The
Senate Leader, however, did not name the committees, but said the committees
would start work immediately.
There
had been a subtle battle between the President and Amaechi in connection with
the chairmanship of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, which is currently receiving
extensive media coverage.
Akpabio,
on the other hand, is at daggers-drawn with Etok over his representation in the
Senate, as the governor has declared his intention to replace the senator in
the National Assembly in 2015.
Ndoma-Egba
further explained that the caucus was also concerned about the clamour for the
increase in the representation of members of the National Assembly in the
National Executive Committee of the PDP.
He
said, “Yes, there has been the clamour at the National Assembly for increased
membership of its members in NEC. That has been ongoing as you are fully aware.
And we are still pressing that we want a greater representation of the National
Assembly in the National Executive Committee of the PDP.”
Culled
from PUNCH
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