By Chijioke Jannah


The All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the Senate at the weekend, vowed to resist any attempt by the presiding officers of the National Assembly to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Senate is set to reconvene on Tuesday following the suspension of Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and the appointment of Justice Ibrahim Muhammad as the acting CJN by President Buhari.

But the leadership of the National Assembly will be meeting today ahead of the emergency sitting.

Onnoghen is being tried by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over a non-declaration of some assets.

Speaking on behalf of APC senators, former Senate Leader Ali Ndume told reporters in Abuja that the President did not breach the constitution by his action.

He said, “As members of the APC in the National Assembly, we will put the nation’s interest above any parochial or sectional consideration in dealing with the issue.

“However, if anybody wants to start another trouble in the Senate over the issue, we are ready. We have the number; we have the strength because we constitute the majority.

“It’s just that the Senate leadership wants to play to the gallery, otherwise, I don’t see the same leadership that accused the judiciary of meddling in its affairs now moving against the President for fighting corruption in that arm of government.”

Falana in a statement said, “The ex parte order is a suspect document, as the motion ex parte on which it was predicated was allegedly filed on January 9, 2019, while the substantive charge against the Chief Justice was filed at the registry of the Code of Conduct Tribunal on January 11, 2019. Furthermore, the counsel who argued the motion is not indicated in the ex parte order.”

ClearFlair:
The US and UK only care about their own interests. They’re not happy because Buhari isn’t at their beck and call.

hisexcellency34:
Toothless senators who are in minority. The same way Oshiomhole your national chairman said Saraki will be removed as Senate President

sogodihno:
Before nko! 36 sarakis, 150 PDP and 250 thousands ipob pigs can not impeach Buhari. Onoghen has been suspended, he has been suspended, if u are not comfortable with it go to the court of law.


"To fight corruption in a corrupt system, u dont follow the due process, but u follow the necessary process" ---- Putin


Nigeria will be sanitize, with or without your approval.

NEXT LEVEL Jare.


4+4

briefness:

The judiciary actually failed to help itself by allowing the CJN to postpone the NJC scheduled meeting which may have taken a position to guide the situation. Why was there quiet from all when the NJC failed to sit for no reason and there was no intervention from any quota? The judiciary must learn to tackle issues that affect them from within in order not to subject the institution to ridicule.