Federal lawmakers in the Senate from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Caucus on Wednesday officially replied to their counterparts in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Caucus that they will block any “constitutional measures”, targeted against President Muhammadu Buhari in the National Assembly.
The Caucus also said any “blame game” or attempt to heap the current security challenges on Buhari will be resisted.
The PDP Caucus had on Tuesday said it has taken note of serial breach of the Constitution by the APC led-government and will not be shy to deploy everything constitutional means available to it.
Even though the PDP had not specifically mentioned “impeachment”, the process is one of the options available to the opposition lawmakers.
Addressing reporters on Wednesday, the APC Caucus said it will block any move against President Buhari as such a “constitutional measure” will be treated as unwelcomed.
The APC Caucus led by Senate Majority Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi said it takes strong exception to the “unfortunately statement by the PDP Caucus that Buhari has not been seen.
Defending the President, the APC Caucus said Buhari is in charge and will continue to be in charge, accusing the PDP of engaging in falsehood and cheap politics.
“We want to assure Nigerians that Mr. President is in charge of the government and is discharging his duties conscientiously and patriotically. 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 Caucus said while it recognised the role of the opposition; the misguided statement from PDP Caucus is capable of overheating the polity and throw the country in chaos.
“We are concerned that the statement issued by the Minority Cuscus is capable of overheating an already charged polity.”
The APC Caucus also rejected PDP’s position that the Buhari-led government was running the Nigerian economy aground.
It blamed the current economic situation to the global impact of Covid-19 which Nigeria is not insulated.
The APC Caucus dismissed allegations of threat to the lives of members of the opposition when it assured Nigerians and indeed the international community that it will continue to uphold the tenets of the rule of law and welcome constructive criticism.