THE South East caucus of the ruling All Progressives Congress has vowed to work with the party to facilitate the removal of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu from office to enable the party gain foothold in the south east and boost the party's chances in future elections in the region.
They are of the opinion that while Ekweremadu remains the Deputy Senate President APC will never do well in the south east and therefore join forces to facilitate his removal.
A leading party member from the zone, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution said, “We are not ignorant, we know that the new Senator from our zone, being a green horn and the only one, cannot unseat Ekweremadu.
A leading party member from the zone, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution said, “We are not ignorant, we know that the new Senator from our zone, being a green horn and the only one, cannot unseat Ekweremadu.
“We will be willing to trade him in for a grade (A) ministry and a choice committee.
“Ekweremadu’s continued stay as the Deputy Senate President may hamper the growth of the APC in our zone.”
When contacted, the party’s National Vice-Chairman in charge of the South-East, Emma Eneukwu, said he was at a zonal meeting and was not in a position to take questions.
However, a chieftain of the party and member of the South-East caucus, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, said, “To be honest we candidly advise Ekweremadu to step down for our brother, Sen. Ben Uwajumogu.
“His first excuse for usurping the APC’s slot was to represent Ndigbo. Now that Ndigbo has secured a Senate seat, good conscience and equity demands his voluntary exist.”
Okechukwu, who is now the Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, in response to a question on why he was pushing the ethnic card, said, “He (Ekweremadu) is the one who boasted with the ethnic card. Honour dictates his exist simple and short.”
Also a member of the Senate APC caucus, Senator Adesoji Akanbi (Oyo-South), who is also a member of the anti-Saraki Senate Unity Forum, said the party was weighing its options on how to handle the Ekweremadu issue.
He told one of our correspondents, “The leadership of the APC will decide on who replaces Ekweremadu only after the party has succeeded in sacking him. But I think (the Majority Leader of the Senate) Senator Ali Ndume is qualified to replace Ekweremadu.
“The party will come up with several options and at that point in time, the replacement will surely come from the party. Nobody will move against the party. The party will liaise with us and we will all agree.”
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