Opposition senators stage walkout over call for Buhari’s impeachment

Senators from opposition parties on Wednesday staged a walkout following a call to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari.

This, according to Channels TV, followed mild drama that played out during the plenary in the Senate.

The Minority Leader of the Senate, Phillip Aduda, had raised a point of order asking the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, to discuss the security situation in the country and the impeachment of President Buhari.

But Senator Lawan, who presided over the plenary, declined the request of the minority leader, saying the point of order raised fell flat on its face.

Angered by the action of the Senate President, all the lawmakers elected on the platforms of all political parties other than the All Progressives Congress took turns to walk out of the legislative chamber while the plenary was ongoing.

Senator Aduda later briefed reporters at the National Assembly complex on behalf of his aggrieved colleagues.

According to him, the opposition senators have issued a six-week ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the security challenges bedevilling the country.

They agreed to commence impeachment proceedings against the President should he fail to address the insecurity within the period given by the lawmakers.

The action by the opposition lawmakers is the latest in a series of concerns raised by various individuals and groups amid the rising spate of insecurity in the country.