By Akinwale Kasali
The officially unrecognised faction of the Igbo Socio-Political Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has urged the National Assembly to fast track the impeachment process of President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
This is as a result of the worrisome insecurity situation bedeviling the nation, which has escalated these past days.
Ohanaeze said the All Progressives Congress, APC, President Buhari’s administration, has failed in their primary responsibility of protecting Nigerians. Their inability to protect Nigerians shows failure of leadership in governance.
This other day, the Senators had threatened to serve an impeachment notice on Buhari over his inability to tackle insecurity in the country, forcing the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senate Minority Caucus to stage a walkout. The walk-out followed the refusal of Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, to give audience to Senator Phillip Aduda’s stance on insecurity.
The Senate minority caucus, however, gave President Buhari a six-week ultimatum to tackle insecurity in the country.
Reacting, the body said Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, stands to benefit if Osinbajo is exempted from the impeachment process.
In a statement the Secretary-General of the officially not recognised Ohaneze faction Okechukwu Isiguzoro, warned the National Assembly that “if the impeachment threats served to President Buhari should be taken seriously, Vice President Yemi Osibanjo must be part of the impeachment process, as both of them have failed Nigerians.
“The exemption of the Vice President, from the impeachment threats, shows that APC Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu stands to be a major beneficiary.”
Ohanaeze said Osinbajo may create loopholes that would favour Tinubu in the 2023 election if he becomes president.
“Ndigbo reminds the National Assembly that attempts to initiate the impeachment process against President Buhari without Vice President Osibanjo are an incomplete process and will create windows and loopholes for the Vice President to play an ethnic card for the West.
“Irrespective of running against Tinubu in the APC primaries, he will use the power of incumbency in favour of Bola Tinubu’s victory which is a contradiction with the body language of the Mr. President, who is likely reluctant to influence the 2023 elections for anyone but whoever Nigerians want at the polls.
“If Buhari should be impeached, then Osibanjo must go with him, both of them should be blamed for the rising insecurity challenges in the country.”
