SAN FRANCISCO, July 24, (THEWILL) – Senators on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have denied their involvement in any alleged plot to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari describing it as false, baseless and unfounded.
This was disclosed in a joint statement by issued by the Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio; Minority Whip, Philip Aduda; and Deputy Minority Whip, Biodun Olujimi, revealing that the PDP Senate Caucus had “neither discussed nor participated in any discussion or congregation on the issue of impeaching and/or serving notice of impeachment on President Muhammadu Buhari.”
The senators asked Nigerians to be cautious in spinning and/or peddling rumours capable of heating up the polity declaring that their main concern for now is the national economy and not impeaching the President.
“By the admission of the Minister of Finance when she appeared before the Senate on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at plenary, the Nigerian economy is technically in recession. Therefore, this is no time for politicking,” they said.
“Rather we should all join hands together to address the problems of unemployment, hunger, poverty and insecurity currently ravaging our country.”
“The downturn in the economy is of more concern to us as PDP Senators who are known patriots. Nigerians are passing through very difficult times and our immediate concern is how to assist in proffering solutions to the economic crises that we are presently faced with.”
“Before the Senate proceeded on a six-week recess on Thursday, July 21, 2016 there was no such item as impeachment of President Buhari, on the agenda of the PDP Senate Caucus or that of the Senate.”
THEWILL recalls that a former Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), Chief Tony Anenih, asked the National Caretaker committee Chairman, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, to “dissuade the PDP caucus in the National Assembly from participating in the alleged ‘ill advised’ adventure of removing President Muhammadu Buhari from office.”
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