Buhari Can’t Address National Assembly - APC Governors

All Progressive Congress (APC) governors have insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot address them on the issue of insecurity lingering in the country.

AllNews learnt that the governor's outburst is following the National Assembly summon issued to President Muhammadu Buhari on the degenerating security situation across the country.

The lawmakers argued for hours for or against the appearance of the president before the house at a Tuesday night meeting between the governors and the party caucus in the National Assembly.

The governors were led to the meeting by their chairman, who doubles as the governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu. Also in attendance were both Senate President Ahmad Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.

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The Governor of Katsina State, Bello Masari, who was also a speaker of the House of Representatives, was accorded the opportunity to speak to the lawmakers on the likely consequences of the president’s appearance before the lawmakers.

Apart from their fear that the state houses of assembly may want to take the opportunity to “harass” the governors by seeking frequent appearances, they also claimed that they had obtained an intelligence report that indicated that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members were planning to embarrass the president.

The governors took turns to explain the likely consequences of such development on the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration and the ruling party.

Canvassing the governors’ position, Masari said as a former lawmaker and speaker of the lower chamber, exposing the president to the opposition’s attack could be damaging to the image of the party and the party members.

The governors also spoke about party supremacy, insisting that the decision of the party at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held earlier in the day was to discourage the president from addressing the lawmakers.

One of the governors from the North Central states spoke about the public knowledge of their meetings. He, therefore, cautioned the members in attendance against sabotaging the interest of the party.