Bulkachuwa said lawmakers from all the political divide supported the proposal to remove Buhari from office if he fails to deliver on his mandate of securing Nigeria
By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
A top member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Senator representing Bauchi North, Adamu Bulkachuwa, has openly endorsed the decision to fire President Muhammadu Buhari from office if he fails to tame bandits wrecking havoc in the country within six weeks.
Bulkachuwa is now the second APC senator to publicly support an impeachment move against Buhari. One of the senators from Bauchi State, Elisha Ishaku Abbo, had earlier backed the plan to impeach Buhari, a move spearheaded by the majority opposition lawmakers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
On Monday, August 1, Bulkachuwa, during an interview on Channels TV, said majority of the lawmakers a cross the political divide supported the proposal to remove Buhari from office if he fails to deliver on his mandate of securing Nigeria and stabilising the economy.
PDP senators and their colleagues from other opposition political parties had staged a walkout at Senate plenary after Senate President Ahmed Lawan stifled any attempt at moving the motion to impeach Buhari.
The senators, after exiting the chamber, gave the president a six-week ultimatum to tackle insecurity in the country or risk being impeached.
Although, the walkout and threat was made by opposition senators, Bulkachuwa was part of the group.
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The issues of insecurity and proposed impeachment discussed during Last Wednesday’s executive session was supported by “majority of senators present”, Bulkachuwa said, “including APC senators.”
“We in the legislature, we have tried all within our power – except one thing,” he continued.
The lawmakers said the National Assembly had given its support it could muster to ensure the president had all he needed by way of budgeting.
He said they had also tried to engage service chiefs and other security personnel “to find out what their problems are and when they tell us, we try to find solutions and also advise the president accordingly.”
He expressed disappointment at how the options had not worked and security in the country had only gotten worse.
“Even the financial situation in the country is not improving. We are just one arm of government and are limited in the execution of proposals and actual enforcement of laws.
“So what we can do is remind the executive that we have a constitutional responsibility to pull your ears by way of notice of impeachment and give you chance to see that you care.”
When asked if the six-week ultimatum given to the president was enough to tackle the growing insecurity in the country, the senator hoped that “something could happen.”
He said Buhari, had since then, “met with service chiefs and within the security apparatus, so many changes have occurred.”
Abbo, also said he supported the impeachment move against the president because Buhari “has failed in his fundamental responsibility to secure the lives and property of the people.”