Impeachment threat: Senate leadership meets with Security Chiefs

Exactly a week after some federal lawmakers threatened to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over the spate of insecurity in the country, the leadership of the senate led by Senate President himself, Ahmad Lawan, had five hours close-door meeting with the security chiefs on how to urgently solve the security problems bedeviling the nation.

Recall that at the briefing, attended by Senators across the various political parties in opposition, including some from the ruling All Progressives Congress ( APC ) like the Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Bulkachuwa Adamu Muhammad (Bauchi North), President Buhari was given six weeks ultimatum to stem the tide of worsening security situation or face impeachment proceedings.

Twenty four hours after, precisely, penultimate Thursday, the minority caucus in the House of Representatives led by Hon Ndudi Elumelu, at another media briefing, concurred to the impeachment threat slammed on President Buhari by its senate counterpart.

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Lawan at the meeting attended by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Farooq Yahaya, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Isiaka Oladayo Amao, the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman, Director General of Department of State Services, Yusuf Magaji Bichi etc; said “the situation at hand is most frightening and requiring urgent solutions”.

The frightening situation, Lawan stressed, must be addressed very urgently as Nigerians want immediate results.

His words: “This particular session of the interaction between us is to look into where we are today and probably this current position where we are is most frightening because it is like there is nowhere to hide, nowhere to go.

“Insecurity is everywhere and especially, if it is coming to the point of dislocating the security situation where the government is quartered, we will really review and see what more we have to do and how differently we have to do.

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“Our population is largely peasant. Most of our people are in the rural areas and they live their lives by going to farms. We all know this. In many parts of the country today, that is a herculean task.

Expectedly, in his response to the Senate leadership’s concerns, the Chief of Defence Staff said commitment of officers and men of the various security agencies in securing the country is not in any way being compromised and will not be compromised.

“Quite a lot has happened, quite a lot has been done, and quite a lot is being done to ensure that we improve on the security situation across the country.

“The commitment is there. It’s very profound. I believe that as we go into discussions on specifics, it will be clear that no one is leaving any stone unturned in redressing all the imbalances within the security environment”.

Though none of the security chiefs spoke to journalists after the meeting but the Senate Leader, Ibrahim Gobir (APC Sokoto East ), who was in attendance along with the Deputy Senate Leader, Ajayi Boroffice, Minority Leader, Philip Aduda, Deputy Whip of the Senate, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Deputy Minority Whip, Chukwuka Utazi and Chairmen of various committees on security; told journalists, that the various security agencies were on top of the situation of securing the country and her peoples.