Majority of senators are in support of planned impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over raging insecurity and failing economy, Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa (Bauchi North, APC) has said.
The lawmaker disclosed this on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Channels Television, Bulkachuwa, on Monday.
He said previous efforts especially made by the National Assembly to end the security crisis had failed.
The senator said the lawmakers, at the closed-door session, also raised the issues of the economy.
Speaking on what transpired at the closed door session on that day, Bulkachuwa said, “In the first instance, on that day, the Senate went into a closed session and it was at the closed session that these issues were discussed. Without divulging so much, I can tell you that majority of senators really felt there was the need to initiate that action.”
He said the decision to impeach Buhari cut across party lines, explaining that, “It was not 100% unanimous per se but the majority supported it. And this didn’t come out to public knowledge because it was during a closed session. And (as) you know, closed sessions or executive sessions, there are no journalists, not even (members of) staff of the Assembly. It is purely a meeting of lawmakers – senators that are present on that day.”
He said it was not the question of the ruling party but “what is happening is that we in the legislative arm of the government, we have tried all within our powers except one thing.”
He said the legislature had tried financing, “making sure that he gets all he needs by way of budgeting.”
Senator Bulkachuwa said, “When we realised that all that have not actually worked, the security situation was getting worse and even the financial situation in the country is not improving, we thought we are just one arm of the government and we are limited in the execution of proposals and the actual enforcement of suggestions and laws; we are not responsible for all that.
“What we can do is try to draw the attention of the Executive (of the government) that we have tried everything and the only thing we have not tried is that we have to draw your attention to the fact that we have a constitutional responsibility to pull your ears at it were by way of notice of impeachment and give you a chance.”
