The Nigerian Bar Association has denied calling for the impeachment of President Buhari over the poor handling of the prosecution of a former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore by the secret police.
It was reported in some media over the weekend that the lawyers’ body wanted the National Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against Buhari if he did not sack the director-general of the Department of State Services.
The NBA said in a statement on Sunday that it did not authorise any person to speak on the matter and that only the body’s president is allowed to speak for it.
“That publication does not represent the position of the NBA and was not known to nor mandated by the NBA President,” NBA’s spokesman Kunle Edun said.
“The Nigerian Bar Association Constitution, 2015 (as amended) mandates only the President to speak on behalf of the Association and he had made the position of the NBA known to everyone in his interview with Channels Television that was broadcast live on Friday, 06 December 2019 in its 10 pm network news slot.”