vowed to stop the return of Senator Oluremi Tinubu of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Senate in
2015 and cautioned her against what it called
"unparliamentary, unpatriotic and inexperienced manner
of carrying out ordinary legislative functions and
privileges".
The PDP was reacting to reports of two interviews granted by the
former Lagos first lady to some national dailies, wherein
she "disparaged the Senate as nonentity and also
described the hallowed Chamber as not befitting enough
of her likes to return!".
The said interviews were brought on the floor of the
Senate, by Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba under Order 43
(Privileges) of the Senate Standing Orders (2011, as
amended).
The PDP, in a statement by the Lagos State Publicity
Secretary, Mr Taofik Gani, noted that the Senate has
"asked the committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public
Petitions to investigate the Lagos central Senator
following her statement that except the All Progressives
Congress (APC) becomes the majority, she has had her
fill in the senatorial seat and adding that the Senate has
failed Nigerians".
The party also noted that the Senate Majority Leader
warned "Senator Tinubu to stop disgracing the State by
her unparliamentary, unpatriotic and inexperienced
manner of carrying out ordinary legislative functions and
privileges".
The PDP also vowed that "unless the Senator is lucky to
escape reprimand by the Senate, it shall mobilise voters
in Lagos Central Senatorial District to invoke section 69
of Nigeria's 1999 Constitution. The said section talks
about Powers and Processes to recall a Senator or
Member of the House of Representatives.
"First, we want to re-assure Senator Remi Tinubu that
indeed she has had her Fill in the Senate and can never
return to the Senate in 2015, at least not as a Lagos
Senator.
"As a matter of urgency, her completing this present
term is hanging and imbalance. Unless she is lucky to
scale through the senate and be cleared by the Senate
committee asked to investigate her, we shall mobilise
voters from her Senatorial District to commence the
process of her recall as allowed under Section 69 of our
Constitution.
"Lagosians are now too embarrassed by the ignoble
actions of this APC Senator who we expected would be a
fast learner and graduate from being a rookie Senator to
an experienced Senator.
"Indeed, we do recognise her Right of freedom of
expression, however, she ought to exercise same within
the Rules of the Senate. Persistently making same
mistakes shows that she is either Treacherous or
inexperienced, consequently Unfit to remain in the
Senate", the party said.
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