But the plot failed as Saraki found his way to the legislative chamber. And 15 senators from the APC have defected to the PDP and other opposition parties.
Police fails on bid to stop Saraki presiding over the senate on Tuesday
Officers of the Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday failed in an attempt to arrest Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and stop him from presiding over the Senate Chambers on Tuesday.
Information spilled that a good number of senators from the ruling party All Progressive Congress (APC) would defect to the opposition parties, mainly the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Discover Africa News learnt that the Police, acting on the instruction of the Presidency wanted to use all means to stop the Chairman of the National Assembly from presiding over the Senate on the day of defections.
But the plot failed as Saraki found his way to the legislative chamber. And 15 senators from the APC have defected to the PDP and other opposition parties.
There was also rumours that the APC plotted Saraki’s impeachment on Tuesday.
Saraki enjoys qualified parliamentary privilege within the precincts of the parliament.
The Senate president was sent a late invitation on Monday to report at the Guzape Station in Abuja by 8 am on Tuesday. The invitation was in connection with the Offa robbery attack in which 33 persons were killed.
Saraki is also rumoured to have concluded his defection plans from APC sometime this week, a move that would leave the leadership of the Senate in the hands of the PDP.
The senators that defected include Barnabas Gemade(Benue), Shaaba Lafiaji(Kwara), Rafiu Ibrahim(Kwara), Abdulazeez Nyako(Adamawa), Monsurat Sunmonu(Oyo) and Usman Nafada(Gombe).
Others were Senators Suleiman Hunkuyi, Ibrahim Danbaba, Ubale Shittu, Isah Misau, Suleiman Nazif, Rafiu Ibrahim.
The plenary was later adjourned until September 25. Since the inception of the Muhammadu Buhari administration in 2015, the Presidency has viewed Saraki as a political enemy and the fox has been smarting away.
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