A Federal lawmaker, Sen. Philip Gyunka, on Wednesday in Lafia, said that any plot to illegally impeach the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, will be strongly resisted.

Gyunka, representing Nasarawa North, said this at a rally to mark his official declaration to run for Nasarawa State governorship election.

Gyunka, who expressed concern over the role played by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole in the matter, said the position of the Constitution on who should be President of the Senate was clear.

According to him, unlike majority and minority leadership, which are from majority and minority parties, a lawmaker can be president of the senate irrespective of party affiliation.

“Besides that, there are conditions for impeachment should lawmakers be dissatisfied with whoever they chose to lead them.

“The law is clear on this. If two third majorities say they do not want him, he will be removed.

“But for Oshiomhole to keep threatening that Saraki must be impeached when he is not a lawmaker, beats my imagination.

“It is obvious from all his threats that there might be plans to do something unlawful, which we will resist vehemently.

“It beats my imagination that Nigeria, a country that should play the big brother when it comes to respect for the rule of law would be disgracing itself before the international community with this kind of development.”

He pointed out that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers were already keeping vigil to stop any of such moves.

“We are keeping watch on their plans.

“If they want the Senate President removed, which is impossible they must have two third majorities.

“They have been attempting and failing. I know they will still make attempts but they will not succeed because I know Nigerians will not allow them to make mockery of the nation’s democracy.

“If you hear a lawmaker speaking, he is speaking the minds of thousands of people.

“How then should someone, who was appointed and has neither gone to the rural areas to feel the pulse of the people, nor held town hall meeting be insisting that a man that was duly chosen by his colleagues be removed at all course.

“Oshiomhole should be educated that this is not unionism. This is an issue that has to do with the Constitution and we will not allow him to violate it,” he said.

On his ambition to run for the governorship election of the state, Gyunka said it was borne out of passion to bring the state out of the woods.

He said it was disheartening that despite huge human and mineral resources among other potentials, the state had not been able to meet the needs of the people.

He called on Nigerians take advantage of the forthcoming general elections to vote for people that have their interests at heart.

He urged them to go beyond expressing their grievances, to getting their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) before the expiration date, to vote for people that would meet their needs and aspirations.

According to him, all the crises we are facing as a nation today is because we keep voting in the wrong persons.

The Nasarawa State PDP Chairman, Mr Francis Orugu, while wishing Gyunka the best in his political ambition, decried the crisis in the national assembly.

He expressed concern at the manner in which the APC national chairman was piloting the affairs of the party.

According to him, a country that is going through so many challenges, particularly in the buildup to the 2019 general elections does not require further tension.

“As leaders, we should not overheat the polity because people are already living in fear.

“I was also a legislator in the State House of Assembly; I know what leadership is all about.

“Unfortunately, Oshiomhole wants to direct that there must be a change of leadership because he is no longer comfortable with Saraki because he left APC.

Orugu called on Nigerians to rise to the occasion by speaking against any action that would subject the country to ridicule before the international community.

https://nairatrend.com.ng/we-ll-resist-any-attempt-to-illegally-impeach-saraki-sen-gyunka/

Oshomole is a failure

benpluss:
Oshomole is a failure

Oshiomole is a torn in your flesh.

Ok now
We shall see

Enough already with the cheap talks both from oshiomole, APC camp and Saraki ,PDP camp. That's why we are hailing Mr osibanjo he talks less and act more, this present government is filled with people always screaming "WE WILL", " WE SHALL" yet nothing happens

APC is a military party
No Value for Human Rights
Everything is done with Force

TheKabal:


Oshiomole is a torn thorn in your flesh.

Kindly take some of your BMC earnings and enroll for night classes

If PDP should win the presidential election where will oshiomole hide his face? He's been talking too much lately. Let's follow the rule of law and get the 2/3 votes

oshimole no gt joy at all,he wnts saraki to be impeached by al means

Senator Osho baba!!!

Is that all you can do

The battle line have been drawn. The fight is of epic proportion. Who will emerge victorious

Wetin concern us?

Illegally you say?
No, it will be done legally, don't worry!
Sai Baba .
Sai Buhari.

SARAKI IS GONE!
Analyzing his body language for the past few days, we see a man who is giving life a final push for survival.
Akpabio's decamping is one of the strongest blows that have destroyed the foundation he has been standing on.
Akpabio is very rich, and he is a political principality that no A list politician has summoned the courage to criticize or mock his defection.
Every senator is negotiating for 2019, there is a limit they can follow Saraki. They won't follow Saraki at the expense of their 2019 interests.
He doesn't trust the Senators in his camp again, he is now running from Minna to Abeokuta, this move is a move of desperation and drowning man. If he is in charge, he won't make such moves within days.
Dogara is finding it difficult to decamp, because it is near impossibility for him to fly PDP in Bauchi and win his constituency, with the current sentiments on ground.
You would be surprised that many PDP Senators are negotiating with APC in secrets.
Saraki doesn't have the support of the power that be, his camp has been compromised by their 2019 selfish interests.
The INEC budget is putting him under pressure to reconvene, if not his foes are fast convincing Nigerians that he is the one on their way of progress.
With what happened to DG DSS, nobody in government would want to associate with him in secret again, he has lost a big grip.
He has lost every negotiating tool for soft landing. With or without him, the power that be can hijack the clerk to reconvene using INEC budget passage as excuse, to flush him out.
We see the end of Saraki, not just at the Senate, but also in Kwara.
He is really in a tight corner!

Nackzy:
APC is a military party
No Value for Human Rights
Everything is done with Force

If that's what it takes to wipe out corrupt miscreants (Including Tinubu and Co..) It's gladly welcome!

TheKabal:


Oshiomole is a torn in your flesh.

Oshiomhole is a vagabond

post=70311378:
Illegally you say?
No, it will be done legally, don't worry!
Sai Baba .
Sai Buhari.

Go hustle for barbecue customers

Oshiomole want to be a dangerous cabal. But he will fail

What rubbish...

They should just impeach saraki or allow him finish his term...

Not raising dust every now and then bout impeachent bla black bla

I am surprised that the National Chairman of a major political party will be the one issuing statements capable of further heating up the polity.

The requirement for the impeachment of Saraki is explicit, doing anything contrary to the dictates of the constitution is not just invitation to anarchy but setting a bad precedence.

The irony is that same people that commended and encouraged Tambuwal in 2014 are the ones crying blue murder over Saraki's action in 2018. If that isn't hypocrisy, I don't know what to call it.

Nigerians shouldn't see this as APC and PDP thing but a struggle to prevent and frustrate forces of retrogression and anti democratic elements.

Many of us aren't even sympathetic to Saraki and PDP as there is obviously no difference between them all.

Thank you OshiomOLE! You're doing a good job making Saraki popular everyday

Terrorist party beware

oshiomole will destroyed the party with arrogance. he thought this is states level where he can impeached speakers and deputy governor. this is federal level. anything as such will attract international community and pressure which will end up losing it sovereignty

Nofav0rs:
Go hustle for barbecue customers

Do we need to reply this tin?
No, it will be a wasting of time.
Swerve!

As long as democracy is upheld, every way is good. Saraki is manipulating the system in his favour and that doesn't make sense anymore.

post=70311378:
Illegally you say?
No, it will be done legally, don't worry!
Sai Baba .
Sai Buhari.

You sound hungry

APC is a party of crooks and criminals.

Adams OshimOLE is a BLACK TOAD.


Cc Immhotep Lzza

Sharpshooota:


You sound hungry

Come have some grilled chicken with fries for dinner little pained boy.
With some fresh fruit juice.
Hot and fresh.
We understand your situation and condition in life.
Doh!
Pele.