The minority caucus in the Senate has warned that any attempt by forces inside and outside the Senate to divide the minority parties and foist a pliant and compromised leadership on them.

The Minority caucus gave the warning in a statement issued saturday and jointly signed by Senators  Mohammed Adamu  Aliero, Seriake Dickson,Aminu Tambuwal, Abdul Ningi, Abba Moro,  Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi, Sumaila Kawu, Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah.

It said; “It has come to the notice of the Minority Political Parties in the Senate of an attempt by forces inside and outside the Senate to divide the minority parties and foist a pliant and compromised leadership on them.

“We have pledged to work constructively with the new Senate leadership and the Executive branch to deliver good governance to the Nigerian people. We consequently hereby advise and caution that they should not aid any group inside or outside the Senate to divide and destabilise the minority parties and the Senate institution.”

The caucus noted that Senators of the minority parties  would meet when the Senate  reconvenes   and in consultation with their respective political parties, would select its leaders without undue interference from anti democratic forces within or outside the Senate.

“For the avoidance  of doubt, no Senator has yet been endorsed or selected for any minority position as this would await due process as agreed by all minority parties in their last meeting.

Attempts to foist a one party dictatorship would be resisted and would fail.”

The caucus called on all members of the minority political parties to work together in unity to defend the democratic institution of the Senate and Nigeria.