Impeachment threat: OPC throws weight behind NASS
- The Oodua People's Congress has lauded the National Assembly for its joint resolution to sanction Buhari
- The group’s founder said it was clear that the president had not learnt any lessons from his first outing as a military head of state in 1984, when he was overthrown
- He said Buhari runs a cabinet of uncontrollable, cocky and corrupt individuals who have mustered the daredevilry to dishonour the legislature and hold the judiciary in contempt
The National Assembly has been lauded by the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), for its joint resolution on Tuesday, June 5, to sanction President Muhammadu Buhari, Independent reports.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the group’s founder, Frederick Fasehun, said the move was a commendable step to protect Nigeria’s democracy and check it’s slide into totalitarianism. He added that it was long overdue.
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Legit.ng gathers that Fasehun stated that going by recent developments in the country, it was clear that the president had not learnt any lessons from his first outing as a military head of state in 1984, when he was overthrown after turning against national institutions.
He said: “No one has said that the National Assembly is a gathering of infallible angels; but this executive and Buhari’s holier-than-thou posturing has no basis in reality.
“It is quite unfortunate that a president whose slogan was 'War Against Indiscipline' now runs a cabinet of uncontrollable, cocky and corrupt individuals who have mustered the daredevilry to dishonour the Legislature, hold the Judiciary in contempt and harangue media and civil society."
He urged all Nigerians to massively support the National Assembly’s move.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that some politicians have allegedly mobilised some youths to protest against the National Assembly leadership.
The planned protest is believed to be a fall-out of the joint decision held by the House of Representatives and Senate on Tuesday, June 5, to invoke its parliamentary powers on the president if he fails to stop alleged harassment of perceived opponents and endless killing of citizens across the country.
Sources said that the planned protest is being sponsored by a governor from the north-west and spearheaded by Yahaya Bello.
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Source: Legit.ng
