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Warns Reps leadership over threats to Hon Chinda
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says no harm must come to its Caucus Leader in the House of Representatives, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, for making a legitimate, valid and patriotic call that President Muhammadu Buhari be impeached over his failure to secure our nation.
In cautioning the House leadership against threatening Chinda, PDP said the impeachment call is reflective of Nigerians’ worries, especially many that have fallen victim of the President’s ineptitude to protect lives and property in the country
The main opposition party said the threat to Hon Chinda only indicates a direct signal that the current House leadership is not on the side of Nigerians and has been cowed to relinquish its statutory legislative powers for selfish reasons.
In a statement signed by the its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP said; “For the avoidance of doubts, Hon. Chinda is the leader of the PDP Caucus in the House of Representatives and his call is not only constitutional but also aptly represents the opinion of our caucus, our party, the PDP, as well as the generality of Nigerians, including those who have fallen victim of President Buhari’s ineptitude to secure our nation.”
It further said most shameful is the fact that “the leadership of the House of Representative has reduced itself to the mouthpiece of the Buhari Presidency whose duty it is to make wishful allegations against Hon. Chinda”, adding; “It is disgraceful for the House of Representatives to blame its own members for the blunt refusal of Mr. President’s to honor a statutory invitation by Nigerians through their elected representatives to address them on the heightened insecurity across our nation under his watch.”
Puncturing claims by the House leadership that President Buhari failed to honour the invitation because Hon Chinda called for his impeachment, the PDP said if such was “really the case, then the nation indeed lacks a leader worth his billing.”
According to the PDP; “This is because instead of stopping President Buhari, the Chinda’s call ought to have spurred him to appear before the House and explain to Nigerians why killings, kidnapping and other acts of terrorism and banditry had escalated under his watch.
“If indeed, Mr. President could be scared from the National Assembly just because Hon Chinda called for his impeachment, how then would he muster the courage to combat terrorists, bandits and kidnappers.
“Our party holds that the claim by the House leadership thus vindicates Hon Chinda and validates the call for Mr President’s impeachment.”
Urging the House leadership to retrace its steps, the PDP said the lawmakers can redeem their “image by rescheduling Mr President to appear before the House instead of this lame excuse” making rounds in the public space
