Uproar as Remi Tinubu alleges favoritism against APC in Senate

The Senator representing Lagos Central, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday, protested what she described as favouritism against her party, All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Senate. Mrs Tinubu said as a ranking senator and member of the majority party, she should be called to move a motion and not to second one moved by senator of a minority party.

The protest followed the presiding officer, Ike Ekweremadu’s decision to call on Gilbert Nnaji of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to move a motion for the adoption of the previous’ day votes and proceedings.

After the motion was moved by Mr Nnaji, Mrs Tinubu rose to protest the choice of the ‘minority’ senator. “With every due respect Mr. President, can you give me a minute? Why would I second a minority, for crying out loud?” an obviously angry Mrs Tinubu said. Her protest threw the chamber into a noisy session as many PDP senators countered her in protest. Shouts of “I am not a minority” rent the air, and after a while, Mrs Tinubu continued her speech.

 “We are majority, you ought to choose a majority before moving the motion and with all due respect to the Senate President, I have been here before you. All of you that are sitting, you can see that the ranking senator here, permit me, all of you that are even revolting are just rookie senators.

 Excuse me,” she said. Mrs Tinubu said she would only second the motion because the mover is a ‘ranking senator’, noting that she would not have done otherwise if it was moved by ‘rookie senators.’ “This time, I would do it because I don’t want to waste much time, I would do it because you chose Senator Gilbert Nnaji.

After a speech intermittently backgrounded by protesting voices of PDP senators, she seconded the motion. “Anyway, having registered my protest, I rise to support the motion ably moved by my colleague that the votes and proceedings of Tuesday be adopted.

 Thank you.” Mr Ekweremadu who presided however noted that her protest had no basis, saying “meanwhile, your point has no basis under our rules.’’

Source : NAN