The 50 Sins Of Jonathan: Lawmakers
Set To Work Together For The
President’s Impeachment
Lawmakers spearheading the planned
impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan
have identified 50 constitutional violations by
the president, for which he should be
removed. According to Vanguard, the
violations will form part of the impeachment
notice.
More than 120 lawmakers have been reported
to have appended their signatures for the
impeachment of the president, with most of
them being members of the House of
Representatives. Indications have now
emerged that a significant number of
members of the Senate are now on the same
page with the lower house on the
impeachment issue.
Vanguard quoted a top officer in the House as
saying that both chambers have resolved to
work together on the President’s
impeachment over “incompetence, corruption
and unprecedented impunity.” The planned
removal of the president, according to him,
was to serve the common good of the
country.
Speaking further, the lawmaker told Vanguard
that the impeachment plot has nothing to do
with any party, saying lawmakers from all the
political parties represented on the National
Assembly have identified with the cause.
“I’m sure you read the reports today that
senators are going to move against Jonathan.
Now you can confirm that the impeachment
thing is not about APC. It is a non-partisan
cause. We have all resolved that the man
(President 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.
