SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, (THEWILL) – The Senate has debunked insinuations that it is plotting to commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari, regretting that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, reacted to mere speculation on a purported plan to go against the President.
In a statement by its spokesperson, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the upper chambers regretted that the comments credited to the National Secretary of the party, Mai Bala Buni, will merely give credibility to a news item which members of the public had disregarded, knowing the reputation of the source.
Buni had described as “laughable and a huge joke taken too far” reports that some senators were considering impeaching Buhari, urging them to stop the huge joke. A statement issued by him urged them not to “allow political shenanigans becloud overall national interest”, stressing that Buhari’s government strictly respects the principle of the Rule of Law as well as the Separation of Power between the three arms of government.
But reacting in a statement he issued on Thursday, Abdullahi 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 constitute 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 urge the party to always kindly seek to find out the truth about any statement, issue or development in the National Assembly before taking a public position as the comment by the party can further create tension and give a wrong impression, particularly when it is not founded on genuine or factual ground.
“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,” the Senate spokesman said.
