By Dipo Olowookere
A former federal Nigerian lawmaker, Mr Junaid Mohammed, has appealed to the Senate to begin impeachment process against President Muhammadu Buhari, who is presently abroad for vacation.
Mr Buhari was expected to return to Nigeria on Sunday, February 5, 2017 from his 10-day holiday, but he wrote to the Senate yesterday, indicating he was extending his stay indefinitely.
But the second republic lawmaker has advised the red chamber of the National Assembly to remove the President, alleging that he seems to be “incapacitated and unable to discharge his duties as President of Nigeria.”
Mr Mohammed called on the President to tell Nigerians the truth about his health status, describing the present development as “very bad indication,” saying that “it is unfortunate Nigeria has found itself in another quagmire.”
He said further that, “It is also unfortunate that Buhari and his handlers are trying to cause another constitutional crisis rather than telling Nigerians the truth.”
Mr Mohammed urged Nigerians to rise up against the President’s action of keeping the in the dark on his health status should the Senate fail to impeach him.
The elder statesman alleged that a cabal had started working to hijack the government and advised Nigerians to be vigilant in order to prevent the reoccurrence of what happened during the administration of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, when his wife and some politicians allegedly hijacked government.
“This development is similar to that of Yar’Adua when a cabal with the help of his wife held this country to ransom and deceived Nigerians.
“During Yar’Adua’s administration, 180 million Nigerians were taken for a ride. The same people in the Villa under Buhari have started towing the same path. I believe Nigerians should rise up against this if the Senate cannot impeach the President who now seems to be incapacitated and unable to discharge his duties as President of Nigeria,” he said.
Furthermore, Mr Mohammed said, “It is now seen that the cabal do not want an end to this and that is why they keep playing us.
“These are some of the things we have seen ahead and have been shouting that Nigerians should be told the truth about the President’s health.
“I pray God saves Nigeria but Nigerians must take their own destiny into their hands.”
