The crisis in the Nigerian Senate would be completely nip in the bud as soon as the leadership allows members of the All Progressive Congress, APC, to occupy juicy office, Senator Kabiru Marafa representing Zamfara Central has said. Marafa known for his outspokenness is apparently not comfortable that most high offices were occupied by members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as was the case when APC was in that status. He dismissed the speculations that the principal officers were being targeted for punishment of any kind, saying that the right things should be done. Speaking with State House Correspondent after a private visit to President Mohammadu Buhari at the presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday, Marafa who had just been nominated as the Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources while answering question on whether peace has returned said that the forgery case proffered against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekwerenmadu could be withdrawn if the party leadership gives such a directive. He said: “Yes, as long as the party comes in and the will of the party is respected. We are not at loggerhead with anybody. It is not like we hate somebody. The current Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has been one of my very close friends and senior in the 7th assembly. What you saw happened is what I will describe as loyalty to the party. The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recognizes only the party, it doesn’t recognize any individual. “We didn’t go to court because we didn’t like the faces of those that emerged, but this is the will of our party. During the 7th assembly, we accorded the ruling party at that time the utmost cooperation and we knew the committees that we were given that time. But now, we are in power it is our own time and we should be accorded all the necessary cooperation. We should be seen to respect the party. If the party says withdraw the case, we will go on to withdraw the case.” Speaking o
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