Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has praised lawmakers who gave President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week deadline to improve the country’s security or face impeachment.
On Wednesday, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators issued an ultimatum to Buhari to address insecurity in the country or face impeachment proceedings.
On Thursday, PDP members in the House of Representatives followed in the footsteps of their Senate counterparts.
Ortom received a delegation of some members of the National Assembly led by Senate Minority Leader Philip Aduda in Abuja on Friday.
According to Nathaniel Ikyur, Ortom’s spokesman, Buhari has fallen short of Nigerians’ expectations in terms of addressing security and economic challenges.
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“The governor described the decision of both the Senate and the House of Representatives to impeach the President as ‘patriotic,’ and particularly commended some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, who have opted to do the ‘right thing,'” the statement reads.
“According to Governor Ortom, President Buhari has performed far below the expectations of Nigerians in addressing both the country’s security and economic challenges, and thus needs to make way for a more competent person.”
Aduda, for his part, stated that the delegation thought it was appropriate to inform Ortom of their decision regarding the impeachment threat against Buhari.
