List corruption, impunity among 50 impeachable offences
House of Representatives members have begun a compilation of impeachable offences against President Goodluck Jonathan, New Telegraph learnt yesterday.
The lawmakers, who had begun gathering signatures for the president’s removal following last Thursday’s clash with policemen, had so far compiled 50 impeachable offences against the president.
Already, the lawmakers have gathered 120 signatures to impeach the president. A principal officer of the House told New Telegraph in Abuja that the lawmakers had teamed up with senators in a bid to remove the president.
The source, who, however, rejected pleas to unveil the offences listed against Jonathan, hinted that they include corruption and impunity. Pressed further for more details on the impeachable offences, he called for patience, saying they will be unveiled when the time is ripe.The source, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House, said both the Senate and the House had resolved to work together for the common good of the country by impeaching the president for “incompetence, corruption and unprecedented impunity.”
According to him, the impeachment plot against Jonathan is not a partisan affair as lawmakers from all the political parties have identified with the “cause” and will not give up until the president is “sent packing.”
“I’m sure you read the reports today (yesterday) that senators are going to move against Jonathan? Now you can confirm that the impeachment thing is not about APC. It is a nonpartisan cause. We have all resolved that the man (Jonathan) must go. “Never in the history of Nigeria has a leader displayed such crass incompetence as we have seen in President Jonathan.
It is glaring and you can feel it. Mr. President, with due respect, has shown that he is not capable of running this country. That is the basic truth,” he stated. He added that members of the House would work closely with senators to ensure that the president is impeached.
“I want to assure the people that what we are doing is real but I can’t give you the list of offences now, but very soon, we shall make it public. And as we talk today, our men are working round the clock and I can confirm to you that over 50 impeachable offences that have been committed by Jonathan are noted. Is it corruption? Is it impunity? Is it incompetence? They are legion and our team is working assiduously to identify more before we come out with the notice.
We are very serious this time around and will pursue this to the letter,” the source said. The lawmaker confirmed that they have met with the PDP legislators in the Senate who are also desirous of removing the president, adding that the meetings are ongoing and “when it is ripe, we will come out.”
PDP senators, many of whom have been aggrieved with the party and the president over their alleged connivance with governors of their respective states, were said to have started gathering signatures to team up with the House members in a bid to oust the president.
The senators, it was learnt, were angry with the president for his inability to ensure their automatic tickets to return to the Senate in 2015 and over the invasion of the National Assembly by security operatives.
Source: New Telegraph
House of Representatives members have begun a compilation of impeachable offences against President Goodluck Jonathan, New Telegraph learnt yesterday.
The lawmakers, who had begun gathering signatures for the president’s removal following last Thursday’s clash with policemen, had so far compiled 50 impeachable offences against the president.
Already, the lawmakers have gathered 120 signatures to impeach the president. A principal officer of the House told New Telegraph in Abuja that the lawmakers had teamed up with senators in a bid to remove the president.
The source, who, however, rejected pleas to unveil the offences listed against Jonathan, hinted that they include corruption and impunity. Pressed further for more details on the impeachable offences, he called for patience, saying they will be unveiled when the time is ripe.The source, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House, said both the Senate and the House had resolved to work together for the common good of the country by impeaching the president for “incompetence, corruption and unprecedented impunity.”
According to him, the impeachment plot against Jonathan is not a partisan affair as lawmakers from all the political parties have identified with the “cause” and will not give up until the president is “sent packing.”
“I’m sure you read the reports today (yesterday) that senators are going to move against Jonathan? Now you can confirm that the impeachment thing is not about APC. It is a nonpartisan cause. We have all resolved that the man (Jonathan) must go. “Never in the history of Nigeria has a leader displayed such crass incompetence as we have seen in President Jonathan.
It is glaring and you can feel it. Mr. President, with due respect, has shown that he is not capable of running this country. That is the basic truth,” he stated. He added that members of the House would work closely with senators to ensure that the president is impeached.
“I want to assure the people that what we are doing is real but I can’t give you the list of offences now, but very soon, we shall make it public. And as we talk today, our men are working round the clock and I can confirm to you that over 50 impeachable offences that have been committed by Jonathan are noted. Is it corruption? Is it impunity? Is it incompetence? They are legion and our team is working assiduously to identify more before we come out with the notice.
We are very serious this time around and will pursue this to the letter,” the source said. The lawmaker confirmed that they have met with the PDP legislators in the Senate who are also desirous of removing the president, adding that the meetings are ongoing and “when it is ripe, we will come out.”
PDP senators, many of whom have been aggrieved with the party and the president over their alleged connivance with governors of their respective states, were said to have started gathering signatures to team up with the House members in a bid to oust the president.
The senators, it was learnt, were angry with the president for his inability to ensure their automatic tickets to return to the Senate in 2015 and over the invasion of the National Assembly by security operatives.
Source: New Telegraph
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