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Nice Drama! Karma in play – APC Members Massive Defection From APC to PDP

” APC Members Massive Defection From APC to PDP “
What a World?
What a political Drama?
What an insane political Structure?
Is Karma in Play? Payback? or Planned Agenda?
But in Nigeria, Any event is a Platform of Money; Nollywood Movie industry Sees Business
So we should expect movie titled “The Return of Senators”, “The Senators Diary”, “APC DABS PDP”, and so on.
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Well, to cut all long story short… The Eagle has landed…how?
It’s no longer known that APC (All People’s Congress) sits at the HIGHER helm of power with Strong counterfeits known as PDP (People’s Democratic party) coupled with OGA-AT-THE-TOP President Mohammed Buhari is currently undergoing downturn.
A lot of Nigerians still believes it’s a political plot or just a breaking news content from bloggers and publishers but the below post content will convince you.
- APC Senators defection to PDP
- Senate President’s Accusation to the IGP Ibrahim-Kpotun Idris
- President Muhammadu Buhari‘s Reaction to the news and many more
A gale of defection on Tuesday hit the National Assembly with 37 members of the House of Representatives and 14 senators leaving the All Progressives Congress.
But President Muhammadu Buhari while reacting to the defection from the APC in the National Assembly said it would not impact negatively on the party.
Buhari said this in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu Shehu quoted the President as urging members of the APC not to despair over the development which he described as a “seasonal occurrence.”
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Check The president’s Twitter’s feed
President @MBuhari’s Statement on today’s @nassnigeria defections from @OfficialAPCNg: https://t.co/xL3NQZmJf5#AsoVillaToday pic.twitter.com/6XOk7XvFzL
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) July 24, 2018
Actually this rave of dismissal bursted out on 25th of July, 2018 – while on 24th, the president received some of those defected members – and the president was happy to receive them.
Check this post
Last night at the State House President @MBuhari met with Jigawa State Governor, Abubakar Badaru, Senator Rabiu Kwankwanso and APC Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. pic.twitter.com/YuuwQv5hXP
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) July 24, 2018

The President Shaking Hands with APC Compatriot Adams Oshiomole – APC Members Massive Defection From APC to PDP

The President With the Defected APC Member – Kwakwaso – APC Members Massive Defection From APC to PDP

Cross section of the THEN-APC Members – APC Members Massive Defection From APC to PDP
While Nigerians play too much … as we try to get facts. We came across some funny posts from top social media accounts.
See post below… (Nigerians play too much)
Courtesy: CorrectBae
Senator Bukola’s Social Media rants
This plot aimed at compelling me and my associates to stay in a party where members are criminalised without just cause, where injustice is perpetrated at the highest level and where there is no respect for constitutionalism is an exercise in futility and it will fail.
— Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) July 23, 2018
Senator Bukola Saraki vs Inspector general of police
I have been reliably informed that the police invitation was planned by the IG as a ploy to stop an alleged plan by some Senators and House of Representatives members from defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
— Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) July 23, 2018
It was also said that if I was detained between Tuesday and Wednesday, that will abort the so-called defection plan.
— Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) July 23, 2018
Nice Drama! Karma in play – APC Members Massive Defection From APC to PDP
He then wished the lawmakers who left the party well in their future endeavours.
The statement read, “President Buhari assured members of the APC of his total support and urged party faithful not to despair but to see the defections as a seasonal occurrence that happens on election eve.
“He expressed confidence that no harm or injury will be done to the party and its aspirations by the movements. President Buhari wished all the defected members the best in their future undertakings.”
Buhari also expressed his total commitment to the values of democracy, freedom of choice as well as total willingness to work with all members of the National Assembly, irrespective of their political party, for the benefit of the nation.
He noted that none of the defecting federal lawmakers had any specific grievances against him or his government.
NPBS had earlier reported that SARS Reportedly blocked the convoy of Senate president Bukola Saraki on Tuesday morning, July 24 – Read it here and also Governor Ortom Finally Dumps APC for PDP which makes the the total figure of defection complete.
APC pulled out a stunt by omitting The Senate’s President’s Name from membership list.
The Full Gist here
Members of the APC caucus held an emergency meeting shortly after the plenary. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, lasted over two hours.
Rising from the meeting, the caucus, led by the Majority Leader, told journalists that the APC still maintained the majority in the Senate.
The caucus also provided a list of its members, with Saraki’s name conspicuously missing on it. The list also included names of lawmakers who had yet to declare their defection on the floor of the Senate.
Lawan however argued that the declaration could be made in the Senate or in the party. He said the APC senators were 52; PDP, 50; ADC, three; APGA, two; and vacant seats, two.
Lawan said, “The essence of this press briefing is to tell you that even though some of our colleagues have left, the APC remains the majority party in the Senate. The APC still controls the Senate in terms of numbers. In addition, we are still expecting some of our colleagues in the PDP – the original PDP – who have expressed their desire and willingness to move to the APC. And to our colleagues that have left, we are still optimistic that many of them, or all of them, will have a change of heart.”
Asked why Saraki’s name was omitted, Lawan said, “Well…let us be on the safe side. Until someone says he has consciously defected, that person remains (a member of) APC. In fact, that takes our number to 53 and reduces the number of the PDP to 49.”
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