The All Progressives Congress, APC, caucus in the Senate, has vowed to resist any attempt by the presiding Officers of the National Assembly, to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari.
Recall that the Senate is set to reconvene on Tuesday, following the suspension of Walter Onnoghen, as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, and the appointment of Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, as the Acting CJN, by President Buhari. However, the Bukola Saraki-led caucus in the National Assembly, will be meeting tonight, ahead of the emergency Legislative sitting, on Tuesday.
Speaking on behalf of the APC Senators, former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, told Reporters, in Abuja, that the President did not breach the Constitution by his action. He said: “As members of the APC in the National Assembly, we will put the nation’s interest above any parochial or sectional consideration, in dealing with the issue. However, if anybody wants to start another trouble in the Senate over the issue, we are ready. We have the number, we have the strength, because we constitute the majority.
“It is just that the Senate Leadership wants to play to the gallery, otherwise, I do not see the same Leadership that accused the Judiciary of meddling in its affairs, now moving against the President, for fighting corruption in that arm of government.”
Recall that the Zamfara Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 16 presidential election.
The Governorship Candidate of APGA in the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Sani, disclosed this during the party’s flag-off campaign in Gusau on Saturday, NAN reports. Sani said the party’s decision was taken following its satisfaction with the “President Buhari’s anti-corruption fight, solving the security challenges, job creation and agricultural policy.”
He said these policies tallied with APGA action plans to change the state of nation’s socio-economic condition.
Earlier in his remarks, the National Chairman of APGA, Dr Victor Ikechukwu, who was represented by the National Treasurer, Alhaji Ibrahim Kyafo, commended the orderly behaviour of the party faithful. He urged the electorate to vote wisely to ensure that the state elect desirable leaders that would move it out of the current political mess.
Recall also that the presidential candidate of Peoples Trust, PT, Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has called on the international community to immediately impose sanctions on President Muhammadu Buhari, his aides and their family members over what he described as the violation of due process in the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of the Federation.
Responding to the suspension of the Chief Justice from office, the presidential hopeful in an interview also called on the National Assembly to yesterday, Olawepo-Hashim said: “This is very sad, it is condemnable and must be condemned by all lovers of democracy. It is an ominous return to dictatorship and a complete violation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I call on members of the international community to immediately impose sanctions on the members of the executive branch at the federal government. These sanctions should include revocation of existing travel visas for them and their families and business associates including targeted asset seizures.
“I call on the president himself to step down and resign because he is leading Nigeria into chaos and anarchy. We fought so hard to install democracy and we paid dearly for it, we will not allow any group of people no matter how powerful they think they have become to take democracy down. This is not about politics, it is about democracy which we fought so hard to put in place in Nigeria. If he refuses to resign, the National Assembly should commence his impeachment immediately.”
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