President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, read the resolution from the session, which lasted over three hours, and declared that the lawmakers would not hesitate to move against the president if he failed to comply.
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“Our society is in despair today as democracy is receding and the rule of law appears to be at the crossroads while the killings across the land have become so massive, frequent, and mindless.
The National Assembly had resolved on Tuesday to impeach Buhari if he fails to abide by their resolutions after joint closed door session
They also called on the leadership of the House of Representatives to speed up the passage of the act to enable President Muhammadu Buhari append his signature.
They said if the President fails to meet their demands, they will invoke the relevant section of the constitution, which has been largely interpreted to mean impeachment
The sitting is coming in the wake of the linking of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Sunday with the obbery in Offa, Kwara State by the suspects.
The President gave the reasons on Monday during his investiture as the Grand Patron of the Nigerian Red Cross Society
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the “Iftar” with the governors, unlike the previous ones, held with leadership of the National Assembly, Judiciary and others, was not open for full media coverage.
President Muhammadu Buhari on March 27 sent to the Senate for confirmation, the names of Festus Okoye from Imo to represent South-East Zone and Garba Attahiru from Niger.
Nigeria has a weakness. That weakness is our obsession for ugly and narcissistic self-congratulations at the drop of a hat. In terms of democratic experimentation, this nation has nothing to celebrate
Saraki said this in a statement on Sunday by his spokesman, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in reaction to his invitation by the police, which said five of the 22 robbery suspects so far arrested have indicted him.
The organization also urged the president to “instruct the Attorney General and/or appropriate anti-corruption agencies to publish the report of any such investigation including the names of anyone that may have benefited from the public funds, and to ensure the recovery of proceeds of corruption.”
According to him, the Act is an achievement for the young population as it has leveled the limit for contesting various offices in the country.
Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, the National Chairman of the party, on Friday said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
Abdullahi said this in Bauchi while fielding questions from reporters during a press conference in Bauchi.
The Buhari Media Organisation says with this historical ruling by Justice Muhammed Idris it is clear that the anti-graft war is becoming an all stakeholder affair.
The stakeholders, comprising industry lawyers, media practitioners and other professionals, made the call in Lagos at a roundtable on PIGB organised by Centre for Financial Journalism (CFJ Nigeria) in partnership with Facility for Oil Sector Transformation, a DFID-funded programme.
While signing the bill on Thursday, the President “appealed” to young people to defer their presidential ambitions till after the 2019 general elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that while signing the bill, the president, on a lighter mood, ‘appealed’ to young people to defer their presidential ambition till after the 2019 general elections.
Buhari had come down hard on the members of the National Assembly.