The People’s Democratic Party Caucus in the House of Representatives has urged the government of Nigeria to address the security challenges facing the country within P
They made the call while briefing the media after its caucus meeting in Abuja.
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Kingsley Chinda, said that the caucus would sensitise Nigerians to take their security into their hand, if security is not normalised.
They declared that the one life, one minute silence security situation in Nigeria was no longer acceptable.
Resolution of crisis
After hours of closed door meeting at the National Assembly, the caucus announced the resolution of the crisis, saying that they remain united.
“We have just concluded the third meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party Caucus in the 10th Assembly and we have resolved firstly to tell all of us and the world that the PDP caucus in the house of representatives remain united, indivisible, committed and out to perform her duty as the watchdog on behalf of the Nigerian people.
“In the same vein we x-rayed the security situation in our country and we resolved that we can no longer take this situation where Nigeria is today almost tagged as one life, one minute silence.
“The government is therefore called upon to immediately take steps to ensure that the security situation in the country is normalized and the caucus have also given three-months ultimatum for government to normalize the security situation in our country.
“After three-months the caucus will take further steps to sensitize and mobilize Nigerians to perhaps take their security into their hands.
“The house of representatives caucus also agreed to call on all party caucuses, the board of trustees, national executive committee and the national working committee of the party to embark on reconciliatory measures with the view to resolve all litigations that are pending and that has hindered the party in anyway whatsoever from having a substantive national Chairman.
“We call on our leaders, leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party to continue to demonstrate unconditional loyalty to the party and ensure that the party is moved to abide or place where she enjoyed the position of the largest party in Africa and to take back the Aso Villa which is actually supposed to be our birth right. And so for us, we are going back as we resume the session to commence a strong, verile and purpose driven opposition to give the people a voice in the parliament,” Mr Chinda read.
He said that the PDP caucus in the House of Representatives remains united, indivisible, committed and out to perform her duty as the watchdog on behalf of the Nigerian people.
The PDP caucus also called on the leadership of the Nigerian Senate to restore its suspended member, Senator Abdul Ningi.
“For us, we are going back as we resume the session to commence a strong, virile and purpose driven opposition to give the people a voice in the parliament. We also called on the Senate Leadership to please take steps to recall our colleague and senior brother, a veteran politician, a parliamentarian per excellence, Abdul Ningi.” He said.
The meeting was convened by the
Leader of the Caucus and House Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Kingsley Chinda.
Recall that last week, a group of 60 PDP federal lawmakers threatened to quit the party if the doctored list of Caretaker Committees in Rivers and 10 other states which was filled with members and loyalist of the All Progressive Congress (APC) was not nullified.
Lateefah Ibrahim
