The members of the minority caucus in the Senate staged a walk out of the chambers on Wednesday in protest against the heightening insecurity in the country.
The senators protested against Senatw President Ahmad Lawan’s refusal to allow the lawmakers commence an impeachment process against President Muhammadu Buhari.
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According to the Senators, they have given the president all that he needed to tackle the security challenges but that the issue kept getting worse even in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the seat of power.
The Senators’ resolution came after a closed-door meeting with the Senate leadership headed by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, which lasted for about two hours in the red chamber.
The Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Phillip Aduda, made the position of the lawmakers known on Wednesday while briefing reporters at the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
He said;
“At the closed session, we agreed to give him (Buhari) an ultimatum of six weeks after which we will impeach him. But the Senate President blocked us.
“Nowhere is safe in Nigeria, even Abuja. Urgent steps need to be taken and we left the chamber because we’ve given the President six weeks to resolve the issue or we impeach him.
“We’ve given all the appropriations, resolutions and the support he needs. Our next line of action is to impeach him,”