Impeachment: Buhari meets Mark, Nnamani, Masari, Gov Yari behind close door
Tue Jul 19, 2016 10:17:am Politics
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Three former principal officers of the National Assembly- Senator David Mark, his predecessor, Senator Ken Nnamani and Speaker of the House of Representatives and incumbent Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Aminu Masari, on Monday met with President Muhammadu Buhari.
Mark, a senator of the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) first paid the rare visit to Aso Rock Villa where he had a closed door meeting with President Buhari.
Mark's visit coincided with that of Masari and the president's aide on National Assembly Matters, Sen. Ita Enang, to the Presidential Villa.
Mark left the Villa after the 30-minute meeting without talking to State House correspondents who had anxiously waited for him.
The last time he met with Buhari was last year before he was sworn in as President.
Nnamani and Masari also declined to speak with the press on their meeting with the President; the agenda of which was not made public or any press statement issued as at the time of filing this report.
Although it could not be confirmed if all four met with the President at the same time, it is believed that the meetings were not unconnected with the simmering face-off between the Presidency and the Senate led by Dr. Bukola Saraki.
Although the Presidency and the APC played it down, the Senate had last week threatened to impeach President Buhari over alleged constitutional breaches.
Mark has been reported to be playing a mediator's role in the row, with his experience and reputation of being a stabilising force throughout his tenure and cordial relationship with the Presidency of the late President Umaru Yar'Adua and the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan.
In fact, Mark is said to have doused the ensuing tension during a recent executive session of the Senate when a possible impeachment against Buhari was muted by a lawmaker.
Mark is known to be quite influential among the opposition PDP Senators whose bloc vote got Saraki the Senate presidency and can equally sway debates or issues in the Upper Chamber.
Mark, a senator of the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) first paid the rare visit to Aso Rock Villa where he had a closed door meeting with President Buhari.
Mark's visit coincided with that of Masari and the president's aide on National Assembly Matters, Sen. Ita Enang, to the Presidential Villa.
Mark left the Villa after the 30-minute meeting without talking to State House correspondents who had anxiously waited for him.
The last time he met with Buhari was last year before he was sworn in as President.
Nnamani and Masari also declined to speak with the press on their meeting with the President; the agenda of which was not made public or any press statement issued as at the time of filing this report.
Although it could not be confirmed if all four met with the President at the same time, it is believed that the meetings were not unconnected with the simmering face-off between the Presidency and the Senate led by Dr. Bukola Saraki.
Although the Presidency and the APC played it down, the Senate had last week threatened to impeach President Buhari over alleged constitutional breaches.
Mark has been reported to be playing a mediator's role in the row, with his experience and reputation of being a stabilising force throughout his tenure and cordial relationship with the Presidency of the late President Umaru Yar'Adua and the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan.
In fact, Mark is said to have doused the ensuing tension during a recent executive session of the Senate when a possible impeachment against Buhari was muted by a lawmaker.
Mark is known to be quite influential among the opposition PDP Senators whose bloc vote got Saraki the Senate presidency and can equally sway debates or issues in the Upper Chamber.
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