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Rowdy Session In Senate As Abaribe Accuse Buhari Of Incompetence

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‎Temper rose in Senate on Thursday over Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe statement that President Muhammadu Buhari has displayed incompetence over his failure to address the spate of killings by armed herdsmen.

Abaribe who came under point of order made reference to the conflicting reasons given by officials in the Buhari-led administration for the herdsmen/farmers clashes.

Abaribe noted that the latest was from Buhari who said during his current official visit to the United Kingdom ‎that the killer herdsmen were from Libya.

He said the admittance by the President that Nigeria had been invaded by external forces confirmed his previous claims that Buhari ‎was “totally incompetent”.

He said: “This chamber has discussed the killings in Nigeria.

“I recall that on the matter of herdsmen and farmers’ clashes, two explanations were given by highly ranked security chiefs.

“The Inspector General of Police said that the killings were as a result of laws being passed by states while the Defence minister said it was as a result of the blockage of grazing routes.

“Yesterday, in London, the Commander-in-Chief and President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari said that these killings were as a result of the people who were trained by Muammar Gaddafi, implying that the people who are doing the killings in Nigeria are invaders from outside of Nigeria.

“If so, it validates my last point that when a Commander-in-Chief says he cannot take care of invaders, why is he still a Commander-in-Chief?

“Why do we still continue to indulge this President that goes along to tell everybody outside this country that he is totally incompetent? It is obvious…”

However, The Majority Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan interrupted Abaribe to raise a point of order, asking the lawmaker to withdraw his derogatory comments on Buhari and apologise for his statements.

The tension on the floor was heightened as an APC Senator from Jigawa, Abdullahi Gumel stood up and tried to make his way to the PDP minority wing of the Senate in a confrontational manner.

He was however restrained by the Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan who raised a point of order to demand an apology form the Abia Senator.

Abaribe was initially defiant but later offered a half-hearted apology.

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