Jonathan Administration: Minister Cornered As Much As $6bn – Oshiomhole

Governors of Edo and Kebbi State, Adams Oshiomole and Atiku Bagudu have stated that the government of  the All Progressives Congress, APC was not bent on removal of the deputy senate president, Senator Ike Ekwerenmadu of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and that a  former minister in the last PDP administration cornered as much as $6billion.

The governors said that finding a lasting solution to the imbroglio in the National Assembly arising from the election of its leadership was paramount to the party and the APC governors.

They said that president Muhammadu Buhari was ready to run an all-inclusive government

with PDP federal lawmakers on board.

Both governors spoke yesterday during their visit to the presidential villa, Abuja.

Speaking first to the State House Correspondents, Gov. Oshiomole said their mission to the villa was to give a report of their meeting with APC Senators to President Buhari.

Oshiomhole added that it was important to recognize some APC lawmakers who were away during the National Assembly leadership election.

He said: “We went there basically to speak about the issue in the National Assembly. The Progressive Governors’ Forum, PGF, asked both of us to try and engage the APC caucus in the senate on behalf of the forum.

“And the whole idea is that having had some challenges in the House and these are nothing new to you. You are familiar with the situation that has produced a senate president of APC and a deputy senate president from PDP and of course the fact that many APC Senators were not present when the elections were held and that they now have what they called quota- a technical issue about whether they formed a quorum or not.

“But whatever position you take, the truth of the matter is that majority of APC Senators were in a location at the invitation of the party waiting for party briefing when elections were held in the senate and that has produced an upset.