A big decision is set to be made on Monday when a majority of the senators meet at a location in Abuja to decide the way forward.
Sources in the National Assembly told our reporter that a number of senators are calling for a quick retaliation against the Federal Government over the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki.
Sources in the Senate said that a debate had been on for sometime, with a number of lawmakers going in favour of a hard stance against what they called the excesses of the Federal Government.
A source said that some loyalists of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Like Minds, the group loyal to Saraki are responsible for the slow response to the Federal Government so far.
It was gathered that while a good number of the senators are calling for a serious screening process and a firm decision to screen out all appointees of the president who assumed office before Senate clearance, another set of Saraki's men were said to be calling for a little more time to enable some interested leaders to resolve the issues.
Some senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were actually said to have expressed disgust that the Senate had been unable to assert itself under Saraki.
A senator in the know said: "The senators are angry that the president is fast turning the chamber into a rubber stamp. They believe that so far, the president has been doing things as if the Senate does not matter. Many key appointments have been made in acting capacity, which rubbishes the intent of the Constitution, as the Senate is only being called to approve the appointment instead of determining if the persons are right for the offices of not.
"We have made them realize that the Senate needs to assert itself and now it has dawned on all that the executive is bent on determining the leaders of the Senate."
It was gathered that the meeting slated for tomorrow will enable the senators to decide how to treat the ministerial list when eventually submitted.
It was also gathered that many senators who are not really opposed to the anti-corruption stance of the incumbent government are, however, shocked that Saraki was being singled out in a bid to remove him from office.
Another Senator said: "Senators have keyed into the anti-corruption drive of the government but the way things are going with the Code of Conduct Tribunal trial of Saraki easily gives the government away as plotting to actualize an APC agenda. That is why senators are angry that external forces are behind Saraki's trial."
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