The 22 All Progressives Congress Senators who were accused of working against the interests of President Muhammadu Buhari have denied such allegations.
The senators were among the 81 senators who passed a vote of confidence on the Senate leadership led by Senator Bukola Saraki on Tuesday.
Addressing journalists in the National Assembly, the Chairman Senate ad-hoc Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Dino Melaye, described any report of that nature as baseless and unfounded.
“I want to say without fear or favour, without interference with the job of (Committee on) Ethics and Privileges where they said complains have been referred to, that it is wicked, it is satanic, it is unacceptable for anybody to infer, talk less of ascertain or alluding to the fact that those who endorsed the leadership of Senator Bukola Saraki in the Senate and other principal officers are against Mr President,” he said.
He maintained that the members and leadership of the 8th Senate were committed to moving the nation forward by ensuring the success of President Buhari’s programmes and policies.
It will be recalled that the Senate had directed its Committee on Ethics and Privilege to investigate alleged plot by 22 Northern Senators to sabotage President Muhammadu Buhari.
This followed a publication in one of the nation’s newspapers alleging that 22 northern senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who took part in the vote of confidence on the Senate President and other leaders of the Senate, were plotting to frustrate the present administration.
The alleged report reads: “Twenty-two northern senators elected on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform have been identified as teaming up with the opposition to work against President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling party.
“The senators allegedly teamed up with 46 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators in the Red Chamber to pass a confidence vote in the leadership of the Senate under Dr. Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu, a PDP senator.
“Thirty-five APC senators were among the 81 who purportedly endorsed the vote of confidence in the principal officers of the Senate.”
The report added that 22 out of the senators were from the North and were consequently accused of working against the party on which platform they were elected into the National Assembly.