The
leadership of the House of Representatives has been cautioned for threatening the
caucus leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the Green Chamber, Hon. Kingsley Chinda,
for making a legitimate, valid and patriotic call for the Impeachment of
President Muhammadu Buhari over his alleged failure to secure the country.
This
is contained in a release on Monday by Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP National Publicity
Secretary.
The
statement read: “For the avoidance of doubt, Hon. Chinda is the leader of the
PDP caucus in the House of Representatives and his call is not only
constitutional but also aptly represents the opinion of our caucus, our party,
the PDP, as well as the generality of Nigerians, including those who have
fallen victim of President Buhari’s ineptitude to secure our nation.
“This
threat to Hon. Chinda is therefore a direct signal that the current leadership
of the House of Representatives is not on the side of the people but has been cowed
to relinquish its statutory legislative powers for selfish reasons.
“It
is indeed shameful that the leadership of the House of Representative has
reduced itself to the mouthpiece of the Buhari Presidency whose duty it is to
make wishful allegations against Hon. Chinda.
“It
is disgraceful for the House of Representatives to blame its own members for
the blunt refusal of Mr. President’s to honor a statutory invitation by
Nigerians through their elected representatives to address them on the
heightened insecurity across our nation under his watch.
“If
the claims by the House leadership that President Buhari failed to honour the
invitation because of Hon. Chinda called for his impeachment is really the
case, then the nation indeed lacks a leader worth his billing.
“This
is because instead of stopping President Buhari, the Chinda’s call ought to
have spurred him to appear before the House and explain to Nigerians why
killings, kidnapping, and other acts of terrorism and banditry had escalated
under his watch.
“If
indeed, Mr. President could be scared from the National Assembly just because
of Hon. Chinda called for his impeachment, how then would he muster the courage
to combat terrorists, bandits, and kidnappers.
“Our
party holds that the claim by the House leadership thus vindicates Hon. Chinda
and validates the call for Mr. President’s impeachment.
“The
PDP, therefore, charges the leadership of House to retrace its steps and redeem
its image by rescheduling Mr. President to appear before the House instead of
this lame excuse.”
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