The claim by the Nigerian
Senate that it did not discuss
a proposal to impeach
President Muhammadu Buhari
at its executive session on
Tuesday is false, further
checks by PREMIUM TIMES
have shown.
The spokesperson for the
Senate, Aliyu Abdullahi, on
Thursday circulated a
statement, describing
reports that the upper
chamber deliberated on a
suggestion to remove Mr.
Buhari as a “piece of
fabrication which is only the
figment of the imagination of
the writers and their
sponsors.”
But PREMIUM TIMES
extensive checks have
shown that our upper
lawmaking body is not saying
the truth.
This newspaper has
independently interviewed at
least six senators who
attended the session, and all
of them confirmed that
impeachment was discussed
at the meeting.
Those interviewed include
those in support of embattled
Senate President Bukola
Saraki, and those opposed
to him.
They all asked not to be
named so they are not
punished for divulging
details of discussions held
behind closed-doors to
journalists.
One senator told PREMIUM
TIMES it was Eyinnaya
Abaribe (PDP-Abia) who
tabled the proposal that Mr.
Buhari should be removed
from office.
“It is time to go for the
President’s jugular,” Mr.
Abaribe reportedly said.
Mr. Abaribe’s call, insiders
said, elicited chants of
approval from Mr. Saraki’s
supporters while those
opposed to him shouted “No,
no. no.”
When the Abia lawmaker was
asked to further explain
what he meant by going for
the President’s jugular, the
Senator said it had become
clear that Mr. Buhari had no
respect for the Senate and
that the time had come for
him to be impeached.
Mr. Abaribe said the
president was encouraging
his subordinates to
disrespect the upper
chamber and that only two
options were now open to
the senate – go for the
president’s jugular
(impeachment) or continue to
seek reconciliation that might
not work.
As Mr. Abaribe made his
contribution, there was
chorus of “yes, yes”,
conveying approval by his
colleagues, mostly PDP
Senators.
“But resistance came from
us,” another senator told
PREMIUM TIMES.
With the resistance from APC
Senators, the Senate
descended into a rowdy
session.
Mr. Saraki then intervened to
calm the Senators and
restore normalcy .
The Senate President
reminded his colleagues that
the issue at stake was not
Mr. Buhari’s impeachment,
but the actions to be taken
on the Attorney-General of
the Federation, Mr. Malami,
who is prosecuting him and
his deputy.
Mr. Saraki was said to have
argued that it was Mr. Malami
who was being used to
directly launch lethal
offensives on the Senate
and who should be subdued.
Reached for comments on his
suggestion for Mr. Buhari’s
impeachment, Mr. Abaribe
was evasive, neither
denying nor confirming his
proposal.
He said he would only open
up if we disclose to him the
names of the senators who
divulged details of the
meeting to PREMIUM TIMES.
“What is called executive
session is meant to be
private,” Mr. Abaribe said.
“If anybody comes out to
reveal what is discussed, he
should be bold enough to
mention his name. If you tell
me the name of the Senator
that quoted me, I can
comment.”

iflywithbuhari:
Saraki is nothing but a coward. Imagine, releasing backdoor statements intended to pass the blame from him to another. And as for Abaribe, you are nothing but a fo0l, now you will be used as the aboabuku to save Saraki's dying career

iflywithbuhari:
Saraki is nothing but a coward. Imagine, releasing backdoor statements intended to pass the blame from him to another. And as for Abaribe, you are nothing but a fo0l, now you will be used as the aboabuku to save Saraki's dying career

iflywithbuhari:
Saraki is nothing but a coward. Imagine, releasing backdoor statements intended to pass the blame from him to another. And as for Abaribe, you are nothing but a fo0l, now you will be used as the aboabuku to save Saraki's dying career