By Aminu Kutama
A serving senator of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has backed the move by his opposition colleagues to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari, the leader of his party, over the heightened security challenges bedevilling the nation.
Speaking to Channels Television on Friday, Senator Elisha Abbo, who represents Adamawa North senatorial district in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, said he was in full support of the impeachment move against the President, stating that the Nigerian leader has failed in his fundamental responsibility to secure the lives and property of the people.
There are reports of renewed attacks by terrorists and other armed non-state actors at various locations in the country, with security operatives being killed in some cases.
On Wednesday, senators from opposition parties staged a walkout following a call to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Philip Aduda, had raised a point of order asking the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, to discuss the country’s security situation and President Buhari’s impeachment, but Senator Lawan, who presided over the plenary, declined the request, saying the point of order raised fell flat on its face.
