NEWS: Oyegun brokers truce between Saraki, Lawan

ABUJA – To ensure a rancour free plenary today on the floors of both chambers of the National Assembly, the national chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Oyegun may have brokered peace between warring camps of the senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki and senator Ahmed Lawan.

On a similar note, Oyegun also met with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubo Dogara and his deputy, Hon. Yusuf Lasun.

It will be recalled that the elections of Saraki and Dogara upon the inauguration of 8th National Assembly on June 9 as against the choices of senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila who were both APC’s official candidates for senate president and the speaker, House of Representatives threw the APC lawmakers and the party into divisions.

But a renewed bid to reconcile both parties, Oyegun yesterday held a private meeting with the new leaders in his Asokoro, Abuja residence.

Though the meeting was not open to Journalists, a source present at the meeting which had in attendance all the APC senators said that a truce was brokered as all outstanding disputes relating to the principal positions at the National Assembly were settled.

“It is a private meeting and they were able to settle all the outstanding disputes relating to the sharing of principal positions at the national assembly “.

“It all now appears that the APC senators and the federal house of representatives members will go to tomorrow’s (Tuesday) plenaries sessions united”, the source said.

But a source close Oyegun hinted that there was finality in the peace talk, stressing that talks were still ongoing.

According to him, Journalists would be duly informed when there is a headway.

A source close to the senate president said that the matter had been laid to rest.

“I’m not privy to the details of the meeting, but the Senate President has resolved his differences with the party,” he said.

Oyegun had last week after the meeting of the National Working Committee, NWC in Abuja promised an end to the imbroglio.

Meanwhile, both the Senate and House of Representatives are expected to name their principal officers today.