CIVIL SOCIETY COALITION FORUM TO MOBILISE AGAINST PLOT TO IMPEACH AKPABIO.*


Civil Society Coalition Forum (CSCF) A Coalition of frontline National Advocacy organisations in Nigeria has warned against any subtle clandestine move by some disgruntled politicians and Interests groups to create chaos and instability in the Senate as well as pitch Nigerians against the Senate President, His Excellency Obot Godswill Akpabio.


The Director General, Civil Society Coalition Forum, Amb. Comrade Timothy Nwachukwu LLB while
responding to newsmen in Abuja over the news report on the plot by disenchanted lawmakers to instigate opposition against the Senate President stated that the Civil Society Coalition Forum (CSCF) is monitoring the situation and will not hesitate to mobilise against those behind the sinsiter plot against the Senate President.



In his words, "it is regrettable that some lawmakers seems not to be aware of the enormous challenges facing the nation and the need for the stability of the Senate to work Harmoniously with the Executive arm of the government to drive economic growth, create enabling environment that will attract foreign direct investment which will inturn create jobs for the massive Nigerian youth populace".


"On the issue of political appointment by President Tinubu, The lawmakers should be more concerned about the competency and capacity of the appointees to deliver on their various positions. There is need to downplay on the religion or ethnicity of the appointees but rather focus on their ability to drive into materialisation the vision of the present government. A very clear example is the minister of Interior whose landmark achievement within the shortest time he has been in office dwarfed all the accomplishment of his predecessors especially as it relates to the issuances of Nigeria passport to applicants".


Recall, that Senator Elisha Abbo (APC, Adamawa North) in a newspaper interview had accused Akpabio of marginalising rivals and their supporters in the Senate’s leadership contest, with regards to the distribution of committee positions.

However, a source within the northern caucus disclosed that that real anger of the lawmakers is incapacity of the Senate President to checkmate what some northern lawmakers have called ‘Yorubanisation’ of the country’s financial system and economy and Akpabio’s alleged refusal to deal with powerful interest groups, particularly, some petrol importers and electricity distribution companies, bordering on 40 per cent electricity tariff hike and payment of outstanding money to fuel importers.


The Civil Society Coalition forum futher advised the disgruntled lawmakers to prioritise the interest and welfare of the generality of Nigerians over their personal ambition and desist from allowing themselves to be bought over by economic interest groups who are bent on sucking the nation dry through fuel Subsidy payment and electricity tariff hike.


*Civil Society Coalition Forum (CSCF) can be reached via +2348097311499.*