The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its members at the National Assembly to vote Senator Ali Ndume and Hon Umar Mohammed Bago as Senate President and Speaker respectively.
The party party it reached the decision after extensive consultations with critical stakeholders of the party.
The PDP, in a statement issued at 1:30am on Tuesday by its National Secretary, Senator Umar Ibrahim Tsauri, said the final resolution on Senator Ndume and Hon. Bago was reached at the end of a decisive meeting of members of the National Working Committee, party leaders, state governors as well as senators and members-elect on the platform of the PDP.
“This decision is in the best interest of the nation, in line with our party’s determination to deepen democracy, ensure a strong and independent legislature, strict compliance with the principle of separation of powers as well as constitutional checks and balances in the polity.
“All senators and members-elect on the platform of the PDP are to be guided accordingly,” the party said.