Members of the Senate Unity Forum, have reportedly started laying the ground work that would ultimately lead to the impeachment of Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki.
The Senate Unity Forum is the group loyal to Senator Ahmed Lawan, who fought against the emergence of Saraki as senate president.
Punch reports that the SUF had already reached out to pro-Saraki senators, to work with them for the impeachment proceedings, citing the ongoing trial of Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, as reason for the move.
It is believed that the group may have gotten the support of 12 pro-Saraki senators, who belong to the Peoples Democratic Party.
It was revealed to Punch by a member of the group from the South-West that SUF would eventually get the required 73 Senators to commence impeachment proceedings against the Senate President.
He was quoted to have said: “We know that getting the required figure to carry out an impeachment at the moment would be a herculean task but honestly we hope to achieve it very soon. Already there has been a serious move to get our former party members who are with Saraki now back to our camp.
“I can also confirm to you that we have the support of about 12 Peoples Democratic Party senators who are ready to support any move against Saraki. Don’t forget that some ranking PDP senators are still aggrieved over the emergence of freshers as their principal officers.”
