11 Defecting Senators Are In For A Shocker

The 11 senators who recently defected from the Peoples, Democratic Party (PDP) to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) may be in for a shocker this week.

 

It emerged over the weekend that the senate leadership is planning to declare their seat vacant should they insist on moving to the APC., a threat which the senators are not taking lightly.

 

A top PDP senator who pleaded anonymity said that there are two cases in court, one from the PDP asking that should its members leave the party before their term expires in 2015,their seats should be deemed vacant while the other is from the defecting senators, asking that the status quo ante be maintained and that nothing should happen to their seats.

 

He said nothing can be done until both cases are dealt with.

The APC senators have resolved to make the chamber uncomfortable for the PDP-controlled Senate while a meeting has been scheduled for this evening in Abuja.
Meanwhile, Senate may go into an executive session on resumption tomorrow. The chamber will be expecting to hear the outcome of the assignment given to Mark on the “legal advice” which cannot be relayed in an open session.
Thereafter, the chamber is expected to host the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar, who will brief senators on the protracted crisis in Rivers State and the role played by his men