A member of the House of Representatives and Chairman Committee on Finance, Dr. Abdulmunin Jibrin, said on Thursday that Nigerians should not rule out the possibility of an impeachment move against President Goodluck Jonathan by his colleagues.

Jibrin, in a statement in Abuja, said he received with shock, a statement allegedly credited to the Minority Leader of the House, Mr. Abdulrahman Kawu, that the parliament had dissociated itself from an alleged plot to initiate impeachment proceedings against Jonathan as a result of the crisis in the People’s Democratic Party.

Sunday PUNCH, had exclusively reported on September 8 that the National Assembly members were plotting to impeach the President.

But a few days later, Kawu dissociated himself from the alleged impeachment plot.

Jibrin, however, described his colleague’s statement as ‘‘shockingly hasty if not altogether contaminated by downright indiscretion.’’

He noted that the minority leader was not the authorised spokesman of the House, hence, ‘‘he is not in a position to speak on its behalf.’’

He said, ‘‘Let it be reiterated here that the House has always exhibited an unprecedented team spirit and cohesion since the inception of the 7th National Assembly. We are not about to shed this highly treasured character at this crucial hour.

‘‘When a ruling party begins to toe the path of self-destruction in a manner that clearly threatens the unity of Nigeria, it is simplistic for anyone to reduce such a crisis to an internal problem that should be left for the party alone to deal with.’’

In like manner, Jibrin, added, ‘‘majority of us members of the PDP in the National Assembly stand solidly behind the Kawu Baraje faction of the party during this era of unbridled tyranny.’’

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