… Senators are united behind Mark – Abaribe Ahead of the resumption of plenary on Tuesday , some of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) Senators who lost their primary elections met on Monday in Abuja. One of the aggrieved senators who was part of the meeting told our correspondent that the parley was “ a continuation of a series of strategic meetings we have been holding before and after our primary elections . ” However , the Chairman , Senate Committee on Information , Media and Public Affairs , Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe , dismissed allegation of plot to remove the Senate President , David Mark , as unfounded and misleading. The meeting was held in a high brow hotel in the Apo area of Federal Capital Territory ( FCT ) Abuja. The aggrieved Senator noted that the meeting became necessary ‘ for us to articulate and formulate some critical issues bothering on the primary elections . ” He insisted that “the fact that the primaries in most instances were hugely flawed is not in doubt . ” He added , “ The fact that our interest was not protected even after we were made to believe that there was automatic ticket for most of us , is also not in doubt . “ It is also true that the Senate leadership failed to do the needful at the Presidency and the PDP headquarters to create a level playing field for us . “ We cannot pretend that all is well . We cannot also pretend that we are happy the way and manner most of us have been left in the cold to fend for ourselves . ” Vowing that “ we will not just leave things the way they are going” the aggrieved senators added that “we needed to meet to talk to ourselves ahead of our resumption. ” Asked whether the alleged plot to remove the Senate leadership was also discussed at the meeting , he noted that “ nothing is ruled out , everything is on the table but we wait and see as things unfold . ” He noted that “ may be because most of us have been too pro -leadership , always avoiding issues that may rock the boat , we have been taken for granted. ”
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:36:29 +0000
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