Nigeria's Senate President Bukola Saraki speaks during a news conference at the white house lobby of the National Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
ABUJA (Reuters) - The leader of Nigeria's Senate on Wednesday called for an investigation into a blockade of parliament by security forces and said it was an attempt to secure his impeachment but stopped short of saying he would run for president next February.
Senate President Bukola Saraki, Nigeria's third most senior elected official, last week defected from President Muhammadu Buhari's ruling party to the main opposition and is fast becoming a leading critic of the president.
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