We Signed Jonathan’s Impeachment Notice Out Of Anger – Rep A member of House of Representatives, Hon. Oyetunde Ojo has expressed reservation over the move to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan saying the members of the National Assembly signed the president’s impeachment notice out of provocation and anger. Ojo who is seeking re-election as the member representing Ekiti central federal constituency II on the platform of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) said his colleagues hurriedly signed the impeachment notice to register their displeasure at the security agents’ harrassment on them at the National Assembly’s gate. Speaking with journalists yesterday in Aramoko-Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti West Local Government of Ekiti State, he said “to be honest with you, although we were recalled to the house that day because of the emergency situation in the North-East, we have only sat once since the recess, the impeachment notice was signed in anger by us. You remember that we were tear-gassed that day, both members of the two houses. The lawmaker said the issue had gone beyond the House and had to do with the survival of our democracy. “The impeachment notice was signed by members, we will look into it, but to the best of my knowledge, I do not think there is a serious level of impeachment of the president now, until we resume at the House.” On his selection as the sole candidate in next year’s election, he said, “I will thank my party people, both at the state level and federal constituency. I also thank my people in the consistency who are even not in any political party. Emerging as an unopposed candidate is a thing of joy and it shows that the people have confidence in me. The mandate belongs to the people and they have unanimously chose me to represent them again. I do not make promises, my people know me very well: what I do is to listen to them on what they want and ensure that I provide these. This gesture will make us to work harder to further please our people and bring more dividends of democracy to them and also empower our constituencies.” The Chairman, House Committee on Communition, expressed confidence that his party was ready to win more seats than the ruling party despite being in opposition, said: “ We are also hopeful that we will emerge victorious in the general elections. We are making adequate preparation towards the elections and our strength is in laudable performance we have achieved in our constituencies. The question we should ask the contestants from the opposition is what has any of them been able to do for our people? This is where we remain most relevant. Our people are no longer fools. They have come to realize that quality representation deserves continuity. “Let’s leave things till February 14, but I know, by the mandate freely given to me by my people, I am still the representative for this federal constituency and if you are the opposition, be it PDP, LP or anyone, you have to be a magician, or Jesus Christ or Mohammed before you could defeat the man already on ground. “Remember, as a first timer, I became the chairman, as a first timer, I touched the lives of 22 communities in my constituency with laudable projects. I still await the decision of my people but at the party level, I’m ready for February 2015. “As state governor, Dr. Fayemi has performed very well. If that was the true will of the people well, we accept it. We have learnt from our mistakes and are ready to do better in future elections.”
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 06:39:54 +0000
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