Six APC Senators Defy Party’s Leadership, Screen Service Chiefs

Six Senators on Monday defied the directive of the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to block all Executive Bills or confirmation of nominations from the President in the Senate pending the resolution of the Rivers State crisis.

The six APC Senators partook in the screening of the Service Chiefs appointed recently by President Goodluck Jonathan.

The APC Senators that took part in the exercise are – Senators Kabiru Marafa (Zamfara Central), Babafemi Ojudu (Ekiti Central), Akin Odunsi (Ogun West), Mohammed Sani Saleh (Kaduna Central), Atai Ali Aidoko (Kogi East) and Ajayi Robert Borofice (Ondo North).