The controversy rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the choice of the leadership of the 9th National Assembly deepened at the weekend as some of the lawmakers have criticized the party for endorsing Ahmed Lawan as its candidate for the Senate Presidency.

The aggrieved lawmakers also frowned at the recent utterances of the National Leader of the party, Senator Bola Tinubu over the composition of the leadership of the National Assembly.

Tinubu had at the weekend in Lagos asked elected party members not comfortable with the choice of Senator Ahmad Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Senate President and House Speaker respectively to leave the party or be ready to abide by party decision on the matter.

Reacting to Tinubu’s statement, a cross section of the senators-elect who spoke with newsmen on condition of anonymity said such a remark was unbecoming of a national leader of a ruling party.

The legislators-elect argued that rather than threatening the elected lawmakers, the party leadership should have engaged them on how to evolve a vibrant leadership for the 9th National Assembly.

They therefore advised the party not to make the mistake it made in the 8th Senate which produced Dr. Bukola Saraki as Senate President as against Lawan, the then choice of the party.