President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the gladiators in the ongoing crisis in the House of Reps to ensure all pending issues are resolved within six hours, ahead of the resumption of house plenary.
Buhari met with the APC house caucus at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Monday night.
One of the members who attended the meeting, which lasted about 30 minutes, revealed that the president “did not waste time, but simply reminded members on the need for party discipline.
“He said he never wanted to interfere in the affairs of the Legislature, but he’s now forced to do so to maintain party discipline.”
The source, who declined to be named because he was not permitted to speak to the media on the outcome of the meeting, told Premium Times that Buhari asked Speaker Yakubu Dogara and Femi Gbajabiamila to meet with APC chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun and resolve the problem in six hours.
“The president said it was unacceptable for him to be in office under the APC, and the PDP would be allowed to dictate who occupies positions in an administration he heads,” the source said.
“Buhari urged all members to look beyond themselves and consider the country and the platform under which they were elected.”
The source added that the APC leadership is expected to brief the president on the outcome of the meeting between Dogara, Gbajabiamila and Odigie-Oyegun.
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