The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said the resolutions of the joint session of the National Assembly against President Muhammadu Buhari is a vindication of its stance on the present administration.
The main opposition party hailed members of the National Assembly for what it described as their patriotism and courage in unanimously standing up for democracy, rule of law, national stability and cohesion.
Members of both chambers of the National Assembly had risen from an executive joint session on Tuesday and threatened to impeach President Buhari if he fails to address incessant killings across the country, persecution of perceived political enemies and growing rate of unemployment across the country.
Lawmakers also passed a vote of no confidence on the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, who is currently in a running battle with the nation’s Number Three citizen.
Both chambers also resolved that President Buhari must be held accountable for the actions of his appointees, even as they insisted that the President must be ready to sanction those that carry out acts that will endanger the country’s democracy.
Furthermore, they threatened to liaise with the international community to rescue the nation’s democracy.
A statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP National Publicity Secretary, reads: “Nigerians would recall that the PDP had consistently pointed to the misrule of the Buhari presidency, as well as the unrelenting violations of our constitution, unprecedented executive highhandedness, abuse of the rights of citizens and the erosion of all known democratic norms under this administration.
“These are in addition to the foisting of siege mentality on Nigerians as well as presidential aloofness to important issues of state thereby resulting in the escalation violence, killings and daily bloodlettings in our country.
“From the above, it has become evident that Mr. President must be called to order through an appropriate legislative instrument. The PDP therefore calls on all democrats, across board, irrespective of party affiliations, to come together, support the National Assembly and save our democracy from the misrule of the Buhari Presidency”.
