Senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), went for each other’s jugular on Wednesday over the suggestion of impeachment against President Muhammadu Buhari, over his underwhelming performance on the issue of security in the country.
The PDP led by the Minority Leader, Eyinnaya Abaribe, spoke in favour of doing “the needful” after they lamented the dismal performance of the President over the persistent cases of insurgency, kidnapping and banditry.
Abaribe spoke: “This APC-led government, at inception and during campaigns prior to 2015 elections, made promises to the Nigerian public, the first of which was that they were going to deal with security challenges within their tenure,” Enyinnaya Abaribe, senate minority leader, told journalists.
“Sadly, and most unfortunately, from 2015 to date, rather than resolving the security situation, the APC-led federal government had rather broadened the security challenges.
“So, from the problems of the north-east, it has spread to other parts of the country. Virtually all parts of Nigeria are now beset with one security challenge or the other.
“We have not seen our president. We have not heard from our president despite the daily killings that have turned Nigeria into a killing field of unimaginable proportions.”
But in a statement on Wednesday, Yahaya Abdullahi, senate majority leader, said the comments of the minority caucus is capable of “over-heating an already charged polity”.
Abdullahi, who called the PDP’s move “cheap politics” said: “We take exception to the unfortunate charge that our President has not been seen. This is false and cheap politics,” he said.
“Mr. President and service chiefs are meticulously busy every day and every night in deliberations with a view to addressing the security challenges across the entire country.
“It is a well-known fact that the federal government under the PDP refused to invest in the security infrastructure of the country, while Mr. President under the APC-led government had massively invested in this regard more than any past governments and we are confident that the nation will surmount its current security challenges.
“The APC caucus strongly and unreservedly supports the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as we continue to work on addressing the economic, health, social, security and other challenges that beset our nation.”
