Senator Matthew Urhoghide representing Edo South Senatorial district, has promised that the ruling party, All Progressive Congress, will be taught a bitter lesson as the trial of the Senate President by the Code of Conduct Bureau continues.
Speaking to newsmen in his office yesterday in Abuja, Urhoghide said the current structure of the Red Chamber provides a favourable platform for the PDP to present a suitable replacement for the Senate President.
He continued that the APC was naive in allowing the Code of Conduct Tribunal drag the case involving the Senate President for too long without any intervention.
“I see this thing as a misplaced priority. I see it as something strange in our political history.
“It is a slight on the National Assembly. It is a pity that 109 Senators are not allowed to make their own free choices. What is going on in the court is just drama.
“We in the PDP will support him till the end. Since he became the Senate president, Saraki has been able to dignify the Senate.
“The turning point has been made. We must be able to choose our presiding officers without anybody interfering. Anybody thinking that they will have a chance of making a replacement choice when they remove Saraki is joking.”
Explaining the possible moves of the Peoples Democratic Party in providing a successor based on the favourable nature of the Red Chamber, He said: “The PDP will decide who will be the president.”
Taking into account that the PDP has a total of 46 seats while the APC, 57 members, with 6 seats up for grabs, he added: “Anybody they are thinking of will not succeed. The number has not waned. Saraki is getting more support from Nigerians.
“The APC must not be unmindful of the fact that when we made Saraki Senate President, the PDP had the chance of producing the president. But, the APC is pushing its luck too far.”