The lawmaker representing Bauchi North Senatorial District,
Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, has disclosed that majority of members of the Senate
are in support of the move to impeach the President, Muhammadu
Buhari, over the failure of his regime to address the growing
insecurity in Nigeria.
Bulkachuwa, a member of the ruling All Progressives
Congress, the party with the majority in the Senate and the House of
Representatives, said almost all members of the Senate backed the move when the
lawmakers were in an executive (closed-door) session at the plenary last
Wednesday.
The senators threatened to impeach the President over the
worsening insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and the country
at large.
The angry lawmakers gave the President a six-week ultimatum
to address the security crisis or face impeachment proceedings.
Speaking on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on
Channels Television, Bulkachuwa, on Monday, stated that the previous efforts
especially made by the National Assembly to end the security crisis had failed.
He also said the lawmakers, at the closed-door session, also
raised the issues of the economy.
Recalling some of the events that played out on the fateful
day, the lawmaker said, “In the first instance, on that day, the Senate went
into a closed session and it was at the closed session that these issues were
discussed. Without divulging so much, I can tell you that majority of senators
really felt there was the need to initiate that action.”
When asked if they included APC lawmakers and if the
resolution was unanimous, Bulkachuwa stated, “It was not 100% unanimous per se
but the majority supported it. And this didn’t come out to public knowledge
because it was during a closed session. And (as) you know, closed sessions or
executive sessions, there are no journalists, not even (members of) staff of
the Assembly. It is purely a meeting of lawmakers – senators that are present
on that day.”
The APC lawmaker, however stated that it was not the
question of the ruling party but “what is happening is that we in the
legislative arm of the government, we have tried all within our powers except
one thing.”
He pointed out that the parliament had tried financing,
“making sure that he gets all he needs by way of budgeting.”
He said the lawmakers also tried to engage the service
chiefs and other heads of security agencies to find out their challenges “and
when they divulge their problems to us, we try to proffer solutions and we go
ahead to advise Mr President.”
Bulkachuwa added, “When we realised that all that have not
actually worked, the security situation was getting worse and even the
financial situation in the country is not improving, we thought we are just one
arm of the government and we are limited in the execution of proposals and the
actual enforcement of suggestions and laws; we are not responsible for all
that.
“What we can do is try to draw the attention of the
Executive (of the government) that we have tried everything and the only thing
we have not tried is that we have to draw your attention to the fact that we
have a constitutional responsibility to pull your ears at it were by way of
notice of impeachment and give you a chance.”
The Senator said he was of the view that, “something can
happen and we are still hopeful” that Buhari would take drastic measures before
the ultimatum issued to him elapses.
“If you notice, since
that day, Mr President met with the security chiefs and within the security
apparatus, so many changes have occurred.”
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