Buhari’s impeachment threat “huge joke” – APC

The All Progressives Congress, APC, said Wednesday
that the report that some senators were considering
impeaching President Muhammadu Buhari was
“laughable and a huge joke taken too far”.
Some senators had on Tuesday threatened to move
against the president, for his government’s decision
to charge the senate president, Bukola Saraki, and
deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, for alleged forgery.
The APC said in a statement by its national
secretary, Mala Buni, that the senators should not
“allow political shenanigans becloud overall national
interest”.
Read the party’s full statement:
The attention of the National Secretariat of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to
media reports of a laughable impeachment plot by
some Senators on President Muhammadu Buhari
during Tuesday’s July 12, 2016 closed session of the
Senate.
This is a huge joke taken too far.
The Party advises the Senators in question to stop
this huge joke and concentrate on their primary
constitutional responsibilities of lawmaking and
discharging of their legislative mandates to their
constituents at the National Assembly. The Party
reiterates that the Senators in question (should) not
to allow political shenanigans becloud overall
national interest.
The Party will not join issues on the Senate forgery
suit and other court cases concerning some
members of the 8th Senate because it will be sub
judice. We advise the Senators in question to tow the
same line and allow judicial processes run it normal
and legitimate course.
Repeated allegations that the court cases are
politically-motivated by the President and the APC
are baseless. The President Muhammadu Buhari
administration strictly respects the principle of the
Rule of Law and also adheres to the constitutional
provisions of Separation of Power between the three
arms of government.
The APC urges Mr. President and the entire cabinet
to remain focused in its effort to deliver on election
promises and to steer the nation to its deserved
heights.