APC governors, senators raising billions to impeach Saraki, group alleges

Attempts to remove Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, may have gotten to a feverish point for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a pro-democracy group, Movement for Democratic Goals (MDG) has alleged that governors and senators in the party are raising billions of Naira to impeach them.

It will be recalled that both Saraki and Ekweremadu have been under pressure over their positions since Saraki and other senators defected from the ruling party to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Leaders of the party, including its National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole have variously called on Saraki to resign or be impeached.

Saraki has however dared them, saying he won’t hessitate to leave if the ruling party can muster the necessary number to unseat him.

But the MDG, in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by its National Coordinator, Aliyu Abdulkareem, said: “We have been reliably informed by our sources in APC that governors and senators are holding several meetings to raise funds to begin several illegal processes that may force Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, out of office by a group of minority senators.

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“We also have it on good note that the governors and senators are planning to meet this week to finalise plans and raise the said funds as part of their individual commitment to the plans that would eventually lead to the impeachment of Saraki as Senate President.

“The meeting is at the instance of a party leader, who, according to our source, has assured the President that he would leave no stone unturned in ensuring Saraki and Ekweremadu are removed from office, over Saraki’s defection from APC to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

“We condemn any illegal and unconstitutional attempt by APC and its members to pooh-pooh the constitution in a desperate bid to impeach the Senate President by a minority vote, and we will prove to them that Nigeria is greater than any political party.”

By Timothy Enietan-Matthews….

 

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