A group, the National Grassroots Movement, has raised the alarm over what it described as a “well-coordinated scheme” by a bloc of northern senators to remove the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
The allegation comes amid recent denials by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, who dismissed reports of an impeachment plot as unfounded and deliberately concocted to sow division within the Red Chamber.
Bamidele was reacting to comments by Senator Orji Kalu (Abia North), who had claimed that there were unsuccessful attempts by some senators to impeach Akpabio.
However, the NGM, in a statement issued on Monday by its National Coordinator, Tunde Felix, and National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Musa Mustapha, condemned what it described as a plot to remove Akpabio, whom it said has provided “steady and nationally balanced leadership” to the 10th National Assembly.
According to the group, Akpabio’s collaborative approach with the executive has been crucial in stabilising governance at a time when Nigeria requires discipline, unity and decisive action.
“The National Grassroots Movement raises the alarm over credible political manoeuvres pointing to a well-coordinated scheme by a bloc of northern senators to remove the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for selfish purposes,” the statement read.
“This scheme is not motivated by principle, reform or legislative conscience, but by desperation — a calculated power grab fuelled by wounded pride and the pursuit of political relevance through orchestrated alliances and sectional manoeuvring.
