130 Reps sign impeachment notice against Jonathan Disturbed by the growing impunity in the country, 130 members of the House of Representatives yesterday launched a battle to remove President Goodluck Jonathan. They signed an impeachment notice register. But Speaker Aminu Tambuwal asked his colleagues to consider the barricade of theNational Assembly by the police and security agents as part of the price to pay for a sustainable democracy. Members at the Executive Session of the House, refused to table the impunity of thepolice to “avoid the situation degenerating into a major crisis. ”Investigation showed that members were angry by the invasion of the National Assembly by the police and security agents.They alleged that the invasion was backed by the Presidency. They alleged that President Jonathan met secretly with on Wednesday night with Senate President David Mark and Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha on the shape of yesterday’s House sitting. Alleging executive recklessness, interference and abuse of police, the members opted to collate signatures for an impeachment notice against President Jonathan. The lawmakers also rejected the request for the extension of emergency rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.Instead, they asked the President to “invoke Section 8 of the Armed Forces Act to deal with Boko Haram insurgency”. A principal officer of the House said: “With how the police and security agents molested members of the House of Representatives, President Goodluck Jonathan has lost our goodwill. We have resolved to stop this impunity in the land.”Another House member, who confirmed to have signed the register, said: “This time around, it is going to be battle to the finish. Going by the principle of Separation of Powers, the police and security agents have no business barricading or occupying the National Assembly. “The Executive arm is misusing the police and security agencies. We will no longer tolerate this.“In a democracy, the Legislature is a sacred place. Why will hooded security agents invade the National Assembly to the extent that members were forced to be jumping the fence to enter the complex. What has become of our mandate as elected Representatives? ”The House requires signatures of one-third of the members of the National Assembly to serve impeachment notice onthe President.Senators are believed to be in league with members of the House to move against Jonathan.The source said: “From the way we are going, the siege on the National Assembly might be the beginning of more clampdown on the lawmakers. The closureof the Assembly by the Chairman, Senate President David Mark suggested that anarchy was imminent. “We will not sit by in the House and watch the political environment polluted and our hard-earned democracy turned into diarchy.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 05:15:59 +0000
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