President Jonathan To Be Served With Impeachment Letter By Lawmakers On Wednesday

President Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure as the number one citizen of Nigeria may be coming to an expected end  as he is to be served with impeachment notice when the House of Representatives reconvene on Wednesday.

According to Rep. Mohammed Tahir Monguno, senators and members of the House of Representatives had commenced collecting signatures for the removal of the president after the November 20 security siege on the National Assembly.

It will be recalled that during the siege, the speaker of the House of Reps Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and other lawmakers were teargased and harrased by the police officers which led members to collect signatures that same day while senators followed suit two days after.

And already, 200 members and about 60 senators were said to have thrown their weight behind moves to oust the president.

Monguno said “The federal government led by President Goodluck Jonathan has woefully failed to discharge these responsibilities. The government which is solely responsible for the security of the people has failed to protect the lives and property of my constituents.

“For five years now there have been consistent Boko Haram attacks in various parts of my constituency leading to the displacement of a whole local government in the constituency. Jonathan has woefully failed to provide for the security and welfare of my constituents that was why I signed the motion to oust him.”

“The lawmakers further accused the Jonathan administration of “monumental” corruption, saying, for any development to take place there is the need for dividends of democracy to reach the people but because of the monumental corruption that has characterized this government, development is no longer reaching the people at the grass root and the federal government has clearly demonstrated lack of capacity to fight corruption. The executive arm of government led by President Jonathan is a massive failure.”

Of all the alleged constitutional breaches by the president, Monguno said the security siege on national assembly was the final stroke that broke the camel’s back hence, the move to impeach Jonathan.

“We need only one third of the members of the House to serve the president impeachment notice and so far we have got far more than that so as we resume the motion will be formally tabled for the president to be notified. It is only the removal that requires two third. When we reconvene on December 3rd the president will be served impeachment notice,” he explained.