Members of the house of
representatives loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari say they have started
collecting signatures to back the president in the ongoing rift between the
executive and national assembly.
The lawmakers, under the auspices
of Parliamentary Support Group (PSG), also said they stand by their claim that
lawmakers in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were behind the impeachment
threat against Buhari.
PSG — which also has some
senators as its members — had kicked against the threat the national assembly
issued Buhari after a joint session of the two chambers.
In a statement on Thursday,
Abdulmumin Jibrin, a member of the house who spoke on behalf of the group, said
PSG was necessitated because of the “unabated attack on Buhari on the floor of
the house.”
He said while the group has no
intention of impeaching Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house, it is currently
collecting the signatures “to reaffirm our support for Mr President and
consolidate his support base in the house.”
Dogara alongside Senate President
Bukola Saraki are among members of the new-PDP reportedly plotting to dump the
All Progressives Congress (APC) over alleged marginalisation .
“We will soon know the enemies of
our country and democracy; those that have become dictators playing god,
suppressing,threatening and treating colleagues like slaves, using a democratic
institution for selfish reasons and as instrument of blackmail,” the statement
added.
Below is the full statement from
PSG:
Against the background of recent
events in the National Assembly and specifically House of Representatives,
enquiries from the media and the general public, I am oblige to make further
statement and clarification.
The Parliamentary Support Group
PSG which primary objective is to support @MBuhari has come to stay in the
House of Representatives and the National Assembly at large. The PSG in both
chambers are working closely, comparing notes and integrating its programs and
action plans.
The PSG has become necessary
because of the unabated attack on Mr President on the floor of the House. An
action that has severally embarrassed the President and portray the APC lead
government in bad light.
While we focus on mobilizing
support for Mr President in the House, we challenge the leadership of the APC
caucus in the House of Representatives to stand up and be counted in support of
our party, the APC and government. We hope they will do the needful.
We wish to categorically state
that the ongoing taking of signatures of Members in the House of
Representatives by the PSG is NOT for the purpose of impeaching the Speaker but
to reaffirm our support for Mr President and consolidate his support base in the
House.
For the purpose of emphasis, the
statements I signed after the joint Executive session is not in my personal
capacity but on behalf of members of the PSG in the Senate and House of
Representatives who will address a joint world press conference in due course.
The statement by PSG is
absolutely a true reflection of what transpired at the joint Executive session.
We challenge any body with contrary opinion to release the full names of those
that spoke at the session, those that are said to be witch hunted if at all
among others.
We will soon know the enemies of
our country and democracy. Those that have become dictators playing god,
suppressing,threatening and treating colleagues like slaves, using a democratic
institution for selfish reasons and as instrument of blackmail. No @MBuhari in
that those!
One thing for sure is that the
PSG support for President Muhammadu Buhari is sacrosanct and we will not allow
people who are working against our party or have made up their mind to leave
the party or are confused on what to do to destroy our party and government.
NEVER!
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