The Senate President, Bukola
Saraki has revealed when he will leave office as the president of the upper
legislative chambers.
Moves have allegedly been made by
some politicians recently to impeach Saraki over his defection from the All
Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
However, addressing a World Press
Conference on Wednesday in Abuja, the Senate President said once the numbers
stated by the constitution for his impeachment are met, he and other principal
officers of the Senate will vacate their office.
He said: “Let me reiterate that
neither myself, Deputy Senate President nor Speaker belong to the class of
politicians that are desperate to stay in power by all means and at all costs.
The day, two thirds of our members feel they do not have confidence in our
leadership, we will gracefully bow out. I repeat again and again, this is not
about us, but about respecting the constitution and the rule of law…”
Analysts posit that a quorum of
73 out of 109 senators is required to effect the impeachment of any principal
officer of the red chamber, excluding the leadership of party caucuses.
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