A member of the House of Representatives, representing Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency of Kogi State, Teejay Yusuf, has declared that the ongoing criticisms and verbal attacks against Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah were a deliberate attempt to divert from the genuine issues raised in the Bishop’s Christmas message to the country.
The Bishop of Catholic of Sokoto Diocese, Kukah, had in his Christmas message, “A Nation in search of vindication”, said that there was no way any non-Northern Muslim President could have done a fraction of what President Buhari had done by his nepotism and gotten away with it.
The message, however, met stern resistance and condemnation from the government and members of different groups, such as MURIC, the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Northern Elders Forum, Coalition of Northern Groups, among others.
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The Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the House of
Representatives has dismissed the threat by the Majority Leader, Alhassan
Ado-Doguwa, that the House would sanction those calling for the impeachment of
the President, Muhammadu Buhari.
Leader of the PDP caucus, Kingsley Chinda, had on December
6, 2020, urged Nigerians to prevail on the National Assembly to begin
impeachment process against Buhari over the laundering of 43 rice farmers in
Borno State by Boko Haram.
Chinda had also called on members of the Federal Executive
Council to invoke the provisions of Section 144 (1) of the Constitution by
declaring that Buhari is incapable of discharging the functions of the office
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The member representing Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. TeeJay Yusuf, has lampooned the House Majority leader, Hon. Ado Garba Doguwa, for threatening to sanction an opposition member in House who wished for President Muhammadu Buhari’s impeachment.
Reacting to Ado Doguwa’s sanction threat, the lawmaker described the House leader, a career sycophant, whose likes were those endangering Nigeria’s democracy.
He wondered how a House leader would dabble into opposition members’ affairs and suddenly become their mouth piece, noting that Hon. Doguwa by his action deserted the high position he currently occupies.