CUPP Allegations: Last-ditch attempt to prevent NASS reconvening, continue minority rule – APC
By Bashir Adefaka
“Again, we consider these new rounds of falsehood by the sponsored “Coalition” as a last-ditch attempt by the outgoing and minority National Assembly leadership of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki; his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu and Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara to prevent the reconvening of the National Assembly and continue a minority-rule in an APC-dominated federal legislature.”
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has been accused of plotting to prevent the reconvening of the National Assembly to enable its members who are in the minority and yet holding on to powers of the legislature continue to rule.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) made this accusation in a statement by its Acting National Publicity Yekini Nabena in Abuja, on Tuesday.
The CUPP had alleged that the APC-led administration was planning to attack leadership of the legislative chambers and carry out abuse of court processes among other serious allegations it laid against the ruling Party.
But the APC put off the allegation as only connected with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as, according to it, “Such crude practices are rejected templates of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which the so-called “Coalition” represents and definitely alien to the progressive APC-led administration.”
Describing the CUPP’s allegation as merely a falsehood sponsored by the minority PDP represented by the coalition, the Party insisted that it was not possible that a few working only for their “selfish political games” cannot be allowed to hold the legislative arm of government to ransom.
The APC’s statement read: “A statement by a so-called “Coalition of United Political Parties” has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration plans to “attack” the National Assembly leadership, abuse court processes, among other allegations.
“Such crude practices are rejected templates of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which the so-called “Coalition” represents and definitely alien to the progressive APC-led administration.
“Again, we consider these new rounds of falsehood by the sponsored “Coalition” as a last-ditch attempt by the outgoing and minority National Assembly leadership of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki; his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu and Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara to prevent the reconvening of the National Assembly and continue a minority-rule in an APC-dominated federal legislature.
“We are in a democracy and are governed by laws. A few cannot hold the legislative arm of government to ransom through their selfish political games. The National Assembly must be reconvened immediately to attend to crucial and pending legislative business. The majority must be allowed to lead.”
