Impeachment threat: Lawmakers backing President Buhari release statement
The Parliamentary Support Group of the Senate and House of Representatives made up of senators and members who support President Muhammadu Buhari have asked him not to be deterred by mischief makers.
The group said there was no debate, no voting before the National Assembly adopted the 12 point resolutions threatening to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. It added that the resolutions were simply railroaded by members of the Peoples Democratic Party.
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Here is the full statement;
The Parliamentary Support Group is aware of the joint executive session of the National Assembly held today and wish to state as follows:
That almost all the members and senators that spoke at the executive session are of the PDP, while members of the APC declined joining the discussion to avoid a rowdy confrontation as the entire session could easily pass for a PDP executive session.
That it is commendable that the speaker tactically refused to make any comment at the session even after the Senate president took time to explain the issues which are mostly personal.
That it is disturbing and raised many questions of pre-determined intentions that a known ally of the Senate president from Kwara state Hon Rasak Atunwa drafted what was adopted as the resolution and without voting against standard parliamentary practice.
That most of the issues raised concerning the fight against corruption, insecurity and the rule of law have been severally discussed in the Senate and the House and various resolutions passed.
That we commend the efforts of Mr President in the fight against corruption, tackling of the insecurity challenges and respect for rule of law and democratic institutions. Mr President is known for his non interference policy.
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That every senator or member of House who has corruption or criminal allegation against him or her should clear his or her name without dragging the entire institution of the National Assembly into the matter.
That the National Assembly should as well look inward and address the issue of suffocating senators and members with dissenting or contrary opinion through coercion or extra legal means.
That the PDP should recall how its members in the 7th Assembly sat comfortably in the chamber and watched a sitting speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, locked out of the National Assembly and all his security personnel withdrawn while APC members had to scale the fence to gain entrance into the National Assembly
That we must exercise caution at this delicate period not to overheat the polity with statements that are capable of dividing the country, embarrassing us before the watching world and creating friction between the legislature, executive and specifically Mr President.
We wish to reaffirm our support to Mr President as he works assiduously towards dealing with the challenges of our country.
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It will be recalled that the National Assembly on Tuesday, June 5, issued a warning to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he must be held accountable for the actions of his appointees and must be ready to sanction those that carry out any act that will ridicule or endanger the country and democracy.
This is coming after the National Assembly held a joint session in the chambers of the speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. Both legislative chambers met behind closed doors to discuss the political tension in the country.
At the end of the session, Senate president Bukola Saraki announced that security agencies must be given marching orders to contain all the sustained killings of Nigerians and protect the lives and properties of Nigerians as this is the primary duty for any responsible government.
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