Groups call on Saraki to step down

A group, the National Assembly, Stand up for Nigeria, says it is set to reclaim the Senate from Bukola Saraki and his supporters and return it back to the people of Nigeria
- The group insists that the Senate carry out screening of RECs as it is their constitutional role that must be carried out
- The group says it has scheduled 3 days rally at the Freedom Park in Lagos or Unity Fountain, Abuja next week
The group which is up of over 99 Civil Society Organizations, 70 freelance activists and 100 Non governmental organization (NGOs), made the call in a statement signed by the national president, Sunday Attah in Abuja, Vanguard reports.
Attah said the group is aimed at reclaiming the Senate from Saraki and his supporters to return it back to the people of Nigeria.
The group condemned the suspension of Senator Ali Ndume and insisted that the Senate carry out screening of RECs as it is their constitutional role that must be carried out.
The group’s national president said they had scheduled 3 days rally at the Freedom Park in Lagos or Unity Fountain, Abuja next week.
The group said: “The Stand Up 4 Nigeria (SUN) which is the ray of hope and light to our generation is therefore calling on all well meaning Nigerians to join us as we reclaim the Senate from Saraki and his boys and return it back to the people of Nigeria.