The Peoples Democratic Party has adopted Senator Bukola
Saraki for the position of Senate President.
In the same vein, the PDP has also adopted Mr. Yakubu
Dogara for the position of the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
The party, in a statement signed by its National Publicity
Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh, in Abuja on Tuesday morning
at 1:50am, therefore urged its senators and reps to act
accordingly by voting for these two men.
These two were not those adopted by the ruling All
Progressives Congress for the positions.
While the APC nominated Senator Ahmed Lawan for the office
of the Senate President, it also asked its members to support
Femi Gbajabiamila as Speaker.
Members of the National Assembly are due to elect these
officers and others today in Abuja.
The then opposition party had refused to vote Mrs. Mulikat
Akande for the Speaker in the last House of Representatives
but joined angry members of the PDP to rally support for
Aminu Tambuwal, who eventually became the Speaker.
Tambuwal later defected to the APC where he contested and
won as the Governor of Sokoto State.