Presidency Responds To Buhari’s Summon By Reps

The Presidency has reacted to the decision of the House of Representatives to summon President Muhammadu Buhari to appear before them regarding the incessant killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen across the country.

The Presidency’s response comes after the House unanimously adopted a motion moved by Mark Gbilah (APC, Benue) to summon Buhari after a Kano lawmaker, Baballe Bashir (APC, Kano), moved for its amendment.

Responding, President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said his principal would rejoin the lawmaker’s summon when done officially.

Adesina said on Channels TV’s Politics Today: “It is a development that just happened and almost throughout the day we have been in the Federal Executive Council meeting. That meeting did not rise until after 5:00 p.m.

“So, it was after 5:00 p.m. when I got back to my office that I saw that news scrolling on the television. That means that the President himself hadn’t heard of it at that time. So, when the lawmakers – the Houses of Representatives – communicate their decision to the President, it would be handled appropriately.

“It is democracy in action. The House has the right to ask anybody to appear and the President is holding the position as a trust for Nigerians. It is the mandate of Nigerians that he is holding. But when they communicate that decision to him, he will respond accordingly. I can’t be talking of what he will do until that decision is communicated to him,” he said.