*Says, ‘We will protect Nigeria’s democracy, Buhari against NASS impeachment’
Finally, the Nigerian National Assembly members have been told that their cups are full.
This is as President of Canada-based Battles Against Corruption in Nigeria (BACIN), Mr. Waheed Seriki, has called on the Nigerian Police not to allow the conspiracy of lawmakers of Bukola Saraki/Yakubu Dogara-led Nigerian National Assembly to put them off tract in their efforts to rid the country of politicians’ created insecurity, corruption and impunity.
Seriki in a statement from the Canadian capital city of Ontario, Wednesday, said if all Nigerians had agreed that insecurity and corruption are major impediments to national economic development and growth, that it would be out of place for Saraki, Dogara, who he said were only fronting for the Olusegun Obasanjo and company, to think that certain personalities would be treated as sacred cows in the effort of the Muhammadu Buhari Administration to rid the country of those impediments for the good of the nation and the citizens.
The BACIN is 11,000-member anti-corruption crusaders comprising of members based both in Nigeria and Canada but with main body based in Ontario.
The BACIN President said berated the conspiracy by leadership of Senate and House of Representatives in Nigeria to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari simply because the President, characteristic of him, has refused to stop the Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, from continue investigations on some crimes cases which have connection with their members.
Seriki said his group working in collaboration with other Nigerians home and in the Diaspora are fully prepared to mobilize a first-of-its-kind all-powerful protest that would finally sack the lawmakers from their seats in the National Assembly if they prove further headstrong in their ongoing “illegal actions” blacking President Buhari with an impeachment threat and running down the person and office of the IGP, Idris, with a vote of no confidence.
“The members of Nigerian National Assembly are plotting to remove President Muhamadu Buhari because police invited Senate President Bukola Saraki in connection with his indictment by five of the arrested robbers involved in the robbery of five banks and killing of 33 innocent citizens including nine police officers in Offa, Kwara State.
“These law makers are becoming arrogant. They feel they are above the law and so that the police does not have the right to investigate any allegation leveled against their members.
“Nigerians both home and abroad condemn the action of the NASS members that gang up against President Muhamadu Buhari because he gives the police free hand to do its work without undue interference from his office, so that there will be peace in the country and justice will always prevail.
“The NASS members by attempting to blackmail Buhari with impeachment except he fulfills their 12 conditions have declared war against Nigeria’s democracy and the mandate given to the President to govern the country.
“The members of Battles Against Corruption in Nigeria group are ready to mobilize Nigerians against the National Assembly if they make any attempt to remove Buhari as the president because it was Nigerians, not the NASS that elected Buhari to be in the office.
“Also, the declaration of vote of no confidence on Inspector-General of Police for inviting Senate President Saraki to explain the relationship between himself and those arrested for the robbery and massacre of more than 30 innocent citizens in Offa, Kwara State is not acceptable.
“NASS actions threatening the Nigeria President with impeachment and passing of vote of no confident on IGP because their member, Bukola Saraki, was called by the police to explain the relationship between himself and the robbers who indicted him as their boss, was a total disrespect to the country’s law and institution of police who are to serve and protect the citizens.
“These actions show the lawmakers are above the law, untouchable and they can do and undo without any one quarrying their authority.
“The action is simply an arrogant misuse of power given to them by the electorate and lack of respect for our constitution and democracy.
“The NASS members should know they are elected by Nigerians and the country does not belong to only NASS member.
“Nigerians, henceforth, will not allow themselves to be enslaved by NASS members. We are the ones that elected them and we have all the powers to remove them if they fail to desist from the misuse of their mandate.
“The NASS members idea of arrogating powers to themselves thinking they are above the law is not going to be accepted anymore. They need to be subjected to the law of the land.
“Nigerians will have no option than to confront these lawmakers if they continue with their illegal solidarity and misuse of legislative opportunities that they have whenever any of them is invited by the police in its course of investigation, or is charged to court for crime against the nation,” he said.
