According to Anaedoonline.ng, there is disagreement among senators in the Upper Legislative Chambers (Senate) on the purported plot to remove Senate President Godswill Akpabio from office.
According to reports, some senators are planning to have former Akwa Ibom State Governor Akpabio removed because of his “romance” with President Bola Tinubu, his interference in the selection of ministerial nominees, and the instability he has caused in the Red Chamber by choosing the committee chairs.
One of the irate senators revealed that some had begun gathering petitions for Akpabio’s dismissal prior to the September 26 restart, telling Vanguard that the former Niger Delta Affairs Minister makes too many jokes, is insensitive, and unreliable, and must go.
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A senator criticised Akpabio for appointing his supporters as chairmen and vice chairs of such committees while doing nothing for his “opponents,” in contrast to Ahmad Lawan, who appointed supporters as chairmen and supporters as vice chairs of A-list committees.
However, in response to the impeachment attempt, a senatorial leader declared that despite the gathering of signatures, the impeachment attempt would fail.
He said: “Collecting signatures is one thing, and getting the number to impeach Akpabio is another. Impeachment is by a two-thirds majority, not a simple majority. You know that 63 of us voted for Akpabio.
“He gave us appointments, and some people from the other side also got appointments as chairmen of committees. Do you think they will support his impeachment?”
Admitting Akpabio made some mistakes, another Senator said it was insufficient to plan his ouster.
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He said: “There are certain things that the President did not do right. We have said we will look into those things. Akpabio made a little mistake with the N2m vacation allowance. We know that senators who did not get what they were looking for in terms of headship of committees are angry.
“They also said he is romancing the executive too much. It is too early, there is nothing on the ground to warrant Akapbio’s removal. Talking about romance with the executive is it as bad as the Ninth Senate of Lawan and President Buhari.? I don’t think Akpabio has committed any serious offense that will warrant his impeachment as of now.”
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