What Senators are doing to stop Saraki’s impeachment – Sen. Gyunka
that any plot to illegally impeach the President of the Senate, Dr
Bukola Saraki, will be strongly resisted.
Gyunka, representing Nasarawa North, said this at a rally on Wednesday
to mark his official declaration to run for Nasarawa State
governorship election.
Gyunka, countering the National Chairman of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole on the matter, said PDP Senators
were already keeping vigil to stop any of such moves.
"We are keeping watch on their plans.
"If they want the Senate President removed, which is impossible, they
must have two third majorities.
"They have been attempting and failing. I know they will still make
attempts but they will not succeed because I know Nigerians will not
allow them to make mockery of the nation's democracy.
"If you hear a lawmaker speaking, he is speaking the minds of
thousands of people.
"How then should someone, who was appointed and has neither gone to
the rural areas to feel the pulse of the people, nor held town hall
meeting be insisting that a man that was duly chosen by his colleagues
be removed at all course.
"Oshiomhole should be educated that this is not unionism. This is an
issue that has to do with the Constitution and we will not allow him
to violate it," he said.
According to him, unlike majority and minority leadership, which are
from majority and minority parties, a lawmaker can be president of the
senate irrespective of party affiliation.
"Besides that, there are conditions for impeachment should lawmakers
be dissatisfied with whoever they chose to lead them.
"The law is clear on this. If two third majorities say they do not
want him, he will be removed.
"But for Oshiomhole to keep threatening that Saraki must be impeached
when he is not a lawmaker, beats my imagination.
"It is obvious from all his threats that there might be plans to do
something unlawful, which we will resist vehemently.
"It beats my imagination that Nigeria, a country that should play the
big brother when it comes to respect for the rule of law would be
disgracing itself before the international community with this kind of
development," he added.
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