Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the Senate on Wednesday passed a vote of no confidence on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari over what they perceived as his high-handedness and unfair treatment of perceived political foes.

The legislators at a press conference said emphatically that they are withdrawing their support for the government under the control of the APC with immediate effect, and would sustain the opposition until they are convinced that the government has had a change of heart, and is being fair to everyone irrespective of political lineage.

The effect of this is that Executive Bills and other issues from the Presidency, which had hitherto enjoyed smooth passage in the Senate, would henceforth receive stiff opposition from the PDP members.

The PDP has the numerical strength to frustrate any matter that demands two-thirds majority vote to pass.

The grouse of the PDP Senators, according to them, stemmed mainly from the decision of the executive to prosecute the Senate President, Bukola Saraki  and his Deputy,  Ike EKweremadu, over alleged involvement in the forgery of Senate Rule in 2015.

The Senate as body had on Sunday and Tuesday, kicked against the Presidency over the planned prosecution of the Senate presiding officers.

In the communique of the meeting, which was read by Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, was counter-signed  by Senator Godswill Akpabio, Senator Phillip Aduda, and Senator Biodun Olujimi.

They insisted that what was going on in the name of anti-corruption war by the APC government was actually a witch-hunt of the opposition, while known members of the ruling party found to have been involved in sleaze are protected from the long arms of the law.

The presidency also came under heavy criticism for the freezing of the personal account of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose.

The statement read in part, “We, the PDP Senators met in our Caucus meeting yesterday 21st June, 2016 and deliberated on the State of the Nation, and to examine our position on unwarranted threats to the legislative arm of government, particularly to the Senate leadership by the executive arm, as well as the on-going intimidation/persecution of the opposition party (PDP) by the ruling party (APC).

“Arising from the forgoing, the caucus passed the following resolution: Condemn in totality the orchestrated plot to remove the President of the Senate and his Deputy, through an illegal means.

“The deployment of state instruments of coercion to intimidate an independent arm of government like the legislature is now a major threat to the survival of our democracy.

“The glaring witch-hunt of perceived opposition elements in the polity is invitation to anarchy.

“The war against corruption should not be selective, must be fought with sincerity and not the politics that is being played now with ‘war against corruption’.

“We therefore condemn in strong terms the sentiments displayed in fighting corruption. e.g. freezing of account of the Ekiti State Governor, is clearly a political witch-hunt.

“Since the war against corruption has devolved into probing campaign funds, it should be extended to all parties, APC inclusive.

“The PDP Senate Caucus therefore wishes to warn the Executive arm of government to act with caution on matters that have the potency to subvert our democracy.

“The Executive must therefore desist from these acts of lawlessness that are only typical in a military dictatorship.

“The caucus therefore wishes to advise the APC led government to concentrate on the existing economic and security challenges that are threatening our survival as a nation.

“Finally, the PDP Caucus wishes to reiterate that we will no longer support the APC government until they cease the belligerent attitude towards PDP members.”