Senate President, David Mark, averted a major rumpus on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday over the reference to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a factionalised political party by Senator Mohammed Danjuma Goje.
Goje, who represents Gombe Central Senatorial District, while contributing to a motion on the demise of a former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Agagu, described himself as a member of the New PDP.
He added that the New PDP led by Alhaji Abubakar Baraje is the authentic one.
What followed was applaud by some Senators and shout of “no, no, no” by others.
Senators Smart Adeyemi, (Kogi West) quickly moved a Point of Order to stop Goje from further reference to PDP as a divided party.
When Mark gave Adeyemi the floor, the Kogi State born lawmaker said that Goje used “offensive, abusive and insulting words against the PDP.
At this stage, the disorder in the chamber got louder and Mark was forced to intervene to bring the situation under control.
The Senate President cautioned that “this is the upper chamber, don’t let us reduce it to a market place.”
He asked Adeyemi to continue with his Point of Order.
Adeyemi said, “As far as I know it is wrong for anybody to use offensive and abusive words against a political party.
“It is absolutely uncalled for and uncharitable for a former governor who has not defected to another party to stand up on the chamber of the Senate to insult the PDP and members of the party.”
He noted that Goje should be made to withdraw the alleged offensive statement, insisting that it was “wrong for Goje who is a PDP member to insinuate that PDP has two factions.”
Goje did not take the interjection of Adeyemi kindly.
source: nigerianeye
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