There are no plans to impeach President Buhari- Senate
Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:38:pm Politics
1.9K By Buchi Obichie
Allegations of a purported impeachment plot against President Muhammadu Buhari were dismissed on Thursday by the Senate.
According to the upper legislative chamber, such suggestions were speculative.
Chiding the response of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Senate in a statement by its spokesperson, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, said the comments credited to the APC National Secretary, Mai Bala Buni, could give credibility to a news item which had been disregarded by members of the public.
He said: "We expected the party to, at least, explore all the options open to it to verify that piece of fabrication which is only the figment of the imagination of the writers and their sponsors.
"It should be clear to the APC leadership that if there is any truth to that story, it should have been credited to a particular senator who was at the executive session.
"It is evident from our proceedings of yesterday (Wednesday) that the Senate itself was shocked that such a fabrication, which constitutes a breach of the privileges of the senators, was published and that was why we mandated our Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions to investigate the source and circumstances leading to the emergence of such a fabrication.
"We will like to assure the party that the Senate, as an institution, values the present democracy in our country and will not do anything that will undermine or weaken the system."
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, said it would not speak on the alleged impeachment threats against President Buhari, as the issue remained entirely within the ambit of the legislature.
According to the upper legislative chamber, such suggestions were speculative.
Chiding the response of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Senate in a statement by its spokesperson, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, said the comments credited to the APC National Secretary, Mai Bala Buni, could give credibility to a news item which had been disregarded by members of the public.
He said: "We expected the party to, at least, explore all the options open to it to verify that piece of fabrication which is only the figment of the imagination of the writers and their sponsors.
"It should be clear to the APC leadership that if there is any truth to that story, it should have been credited to a particular senator who was at the executive session.
"It is evident from our proceedings of yesterday (Wednesday) that the Senate itself was shocked that such a fabrication, which constitutes a breach of the privileges of the senators, was published and that was why we mandated our Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions to investigate the source and circumstances leading to the emergence of such a fabrication.
"We will like to assure the party that the Senate, as an institution, values the present democracy in our country and will not do anything that will undermine or weaken the system."
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, said it would not speak on the alleged impeachment threats against President Buhari, as the issue remained entirely within the ambit of the legislature.
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