The federal government Wednesday responded to the threat by some lawmakers to commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari if he does not address the current security challenges facing the country.
Fielding questions from State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by the President in Abuja, Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, said there was no need for any ultimatum as all is being done by the government to address the problem.
“Resolution passed by Senators, as rightly said, it was passed when we were deliberating, but we thank them for their patriotism and their concern, but we are working round the clock, 24 hours, to ensure that the situation is brought under control.
“I want to assure you that the President is aware of all these and as a matter of fact, I think tomorrow there’s going to be another Security Council meeting. So, it’s not a matter the President is taking lightly and like I’ll always, say some of the measures we are going to take are not measures that you can discuss openly here, but we’re as concerned as you are, we’re not going to abandon our responsibility,” he said.
The minister also described the reported threat by terrorists to kidnap the President as laughable and a mere propaganda.
“As to those who have issued threats to Mr. President, I think it’s more of propaganda than anything. It’s laughable,” he said.
