27th July, 2022
By Ismaila Chafe
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described as unnecessary the threat by some legislators to commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari over security challenges across the country.
Mohammed, who was fielding questions from State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday in Abuja, said there was no need for such ultimatum, as government was doing all it could to address the security challenges in the country.
Some Senators from opposition political parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), were reported to have expressed frustration over the nation’s security problems, giving the president a six-week deadline to address the issue or face impeachment proceedings.
However, the minister, who lauded the senators for their patriotism and concern, said:
“I want to assure you that the President is aware of all these and as a matter of fact, I think tomorrow there’s going to be another Security Council meeting.
“So, it’s not a matter the President is taking lightly and like I’ll always say, some of the measures we’re going to take are not measures that you can discuss openly here, but we’re as concerned as you are, we’re not going to abandon our responsibility,” he said.
According to him, the federal government is working round the clock, 24 hours, to ensure that the situation is brought under control.
The minister also described the reported threat by terrorists to kidnap the president as laughable and a mere propaganda.