Senators divide over impeachment plot against Senate President Akpabio

Where will they find the numbers, Senator Imasuen challenges senate colleagues

A deep divide has emerged among senators regarding an alleged impeachment plot aimed at Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

The growing discord within the Senate has raised questions about the feasibility and potential consequences of such a move.

Reports have surfaced indicating that a faction of senators is actively considering the impeachment of Senate President Akpabio when the Senate reconvenes.

These senators, including notable figures from the North West, have reportedly been meeting and devising strategies to unseat Akpabio, citing concerns about his effectiveness and labeling him a “rubber stamp.”

In response to these rumors, Senator Neda Imasuen, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, has expressed skepticism about the likelihood of a successful impeachment.

Imasuen has questioned the practicality of gathering the necessary support, emphasizing that such an endeavor requires the backing of two-thirds of the 109 senators, as mandated by the Constitution.

Senator Imasuen  said, “This is a Senate that has just started its tenure of four years, it is barely two months old, it will be out of place for anyone or group to be talking of impeachment and I ask what is the basis of this impeachment plot, where will they get the number from? They cannot get the number to remove  the President  of the Senate.

“This 10th Senate is a corrective one and we need to be focused on the most important  issues facing the nation  like poverty, unemployment,  infrastructural  deficit across the nation,  insecurity and the  economy. Any other issue outside these will be a distraction.

“Therefore, I enjoin my brothers and sisters in the Senate  to focus on what brought us to the Upper Chamber and these are security and welfare of the people. These should be our focus.” 

It’s worth noting that the Constitution, specifically Section 50(2)(c), requires the support of two-thirds of the 109 senators to legally impeach any presiding officer of the legislature, as opposed to two-thirds of those present on the floor.