Some Peoples Democratic Party’s senators on Monday started impeachment moves against President Goodluck Jonathan over what they described as the high level of impunity and corruption allegedly being condoned by his administration.

Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the PDP senators had started compiling impeachable offences against the President.

An All Progressives Congress member of the Senate, who confided the development in our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, explained that his aggrieved PDP colleagues in the upper chamber had started reaching out to the opposition senators.

He said, “I was personally consulted this evening over the issue and I also cross-checked from my colleagues who also told me that they had been contacted.

“The grouse of the lawmakers, according to the person that contacted me, was that Jonathan’s handling of the last week Thursday’s invasion of the National Assembly by the police was carelessly handled by the Jonathan administration.

“From the look of things, the proceedings will start on Tuesday because some signatures had been collected already.”

Another senator from the PDP, who also craved anonymity, also confirmed the development to our correspondent stating that it was certain that the President was not capable of superintending over a free and fair election in 2015.

He said, “Our President is not in charge. We have seen that he had allowed the governors to hijack powers from him. He is just like a puppet and the earlier we act fast, the better for us.”

Meanwhile, opposition members in the Senate have threatened to raise the issue of the last Thursday’s invasion of the National Assembly by the security operatives, when the Senate resumes plenary today (Tuesday).

The spokesperson for the group, who is also the member representing Ekiti Central on the platform of the APC, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, gave the hint in a telephone interview with our correspondent in Abuja.

Ojudu said his colleagues were very annoyed with the ways they were maltreated and molested by the policemen, who were deployed in the National Assembly on the orders of the Inspector – General of Police.

He said majority of his members were of the opinion that the IGP should not be allowed to enter into the chambers, but should be asked to resign for allegedly ridiculing the federal lawmakers who had done nothing wrong other than going to carry out their lawful legislative activities.

He said, “We (APC Senators) are holding a crucial meeting this (Monday) night to take a final decision on the matter because   majority of us are really angry. Some are even of the opinion that we should demand the resignation or sacking of the IGP.

“I can assure you that the issue of the National Assembly invasion by the police would be raised when we resume sitting tomorrow (Tuesday ), but we are going to take a single position on the matter at our meeting tonight,” he added.

However, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Information, Media and Public Affairs, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, had in an interview with our correspondent, on Saturday, maintained that the Senate would not be thrown into any chaotic situation over the Thursday’s invasion of the National Assembly complex by security operatives.

He had admitted that the IGP would appear before the Senate but assured the public that the matter would be handled with maturity.

He had said, “The Senate will discuss the invasion of the National Assembly by security operatives when it reconvenes on Tuesday. Already we have invited the Inspector – General of Police to find out who gave the order for the harassment of federal lawmakers last Thursday.

“So, I do not anticipate any form of stormy session during our sitting next Tuesday. I can assure you that the Senate is made up of gentlemen and women who are very senior citizens of the Nigerian society.

“Therefore, you cannot expect the Senate to act, except in a decorous manner.”

Abaribe also said that the Senate would still go ahead with deliberations on the emergency rule in the three north-eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe contrary to insinuations that the matter had ended since the period of emergency had lapsed.

He said, “We had invited the service chiefs and we will find out from them, the update on the insurgency situation in the north-eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe so that we can address the issue of the state of emergency requested by President Goodluck Jonathan.”



Source: www.punchng.com/news/senators-initiate-move-to-impeach-jonathan/

To me d best tin to do to him gudluck, is to campaign against him in 2015. For impeachment, dat will cause political unrest to d country.

mrofficial:
If only this could be achieved without the militants resuming their evil works. I still hope the clueless fisherman will be impeached.

Let PDP not insult Nigerians with Jonathan again by 2015.

Dreamer wake up Itz daytime. Useless newspapers, u mentioned PDP senators but the only idiot you spoke with was an APC senator

You don't want nd president but you want to continue to enjoy awoof oil.smh for you.

When Tompolo and asari resumes their madness, you will know between them and boko haram who is more deadly and economically devastating

Dumb Senators! He ought to have been impeached after he removed the subsidy on fuel in 2012!

it seems those senators have been denied automatic ticket by their governors.

If all nigerians can only think like me..mi o ni te ita ni ojo idibo...all dis pigs will recorgnize we gave them power...after the imaginary impeachment...what next?

Nigerian Politicians: Selfish reasons all the time..

chukwudi44:

Dreamer wake up Itz daytime. Useless newspapers, u mentioned PDP senators but the only idiot you spoke with was an APC senator

You don't want nd president but you want to continue to enjoy awoof oil.smh for you.

When Tompolo and asari resumes their madness, you will know between them and boko haram who is more deadly and economically devastating

let them destroy the oil installation as they like; we're tired of being told 'oyel money' when in reality , none of us benefitting from it. Let the the oil run dry. We prefer our nigeria to ur so called 'oyel awoof'- we cant mortgage it for gej to destroy in the name of enjoying oil. There was nigeria before oil was discovered and , there shall be nigeria when it runs dry. We can survive.
You can keep ur fvcking oil...

Ok

jojomario:
it seems those senators have been denied automatic ticket by their governors.

their simple reason!
We dont want impeachment. They should allow us to kick him out via ballot next year. And if he refuses to bow to defeat, we'll treat him like they did to laurent gbagbo in cote d'ivore.

Aimless move

Punch Newspaper is an APC propaganda machine. Saying PDP senators without mentioning names and interviewing an APC senator. Na wa for this pull GEJ down journalism o.

nansense. the boys are hungry they need their 4th quarter allocation.

Mr. President can Never be impeached. His impeachment would cause more harm to the already fragile nation.

Buchianom:
Mr. President can Never be impeached. His impeachment would cause more harm to the already fragile nation.

But he can supervise impunity and insecurity devilling Nigerians. He is not stronger than Nixon ojare. Impeachment is what he deserve.

Like I said before, it is impossible to impeach a president in Nigeria, the constitution itself guarantees that. The process is simply too intricate and cumbersome. But making a "statement" is just fine.

We all know how the story will end...

Nobody will get impeached its just the initial gra gra (IGG), after they have been visited by the almighty "ghana must go bag of millions"

It can never happen...They are wasting thr time. Bunch of selfish and greedy old men.

Good move if true

Senators from the opposition party won't support them because this is a PDP affair and the one that has to do with the individual PDP senator self-interest. Many of them are bitter that their state governors may prevent them from coming back next year and that Jonathan is not doing anything about it. It is too late already to begin the process of impeachment even if it has to do with sensible reasons but we are surely voting Jonathan out coming next year.

jojomario:
it seems those senators have been denied automatic ticket by their governors.

thats the truth. And thats the only weapon they have left to threaten GEJ

Try it n see if u will be able to drill one drop of oil frm the niger delta.

If this thread is not apc cooked story,then i wonder how corrupt people will impeached Jonathan on bases of corruption not possible.

The unholy romance between Jonathan and the senate is finally over. Even if the impeachment process will not scale through, it will send a signal to Jonathan that people are not smiling with his administration as saTAN is making him to believe.

I dea una back

#TeamKickOutTheFisherman

They have seen that the Governors have an upper hand in deciding who goes to the Senate and back. They want to show the President that they too can bark and bite.

Too late cos the Governors always hold the ace. Should the Governors resurrect the Nigerian Governors Forum(NGF), GEJ would be in soup.

In America, it was the Governors Association of America that made Clinton President of America. We know what ours have been doing in our political clime.

GEJ is a political bomboy to allow the Senators toss him around by touting 'the need for experienced Legislature'.

Amaechi has defined it all that, "remove governance from Jonathan, he will be good". Capacity to lead, that is the problem of Jonathan, to Nigeria upside down is to re-elect Jonathan for another term to do what is killing him.

Funny, they claim that Jonathan is not in charge. I wonder if they have thought about the fact that if Jonathan is removed, we will be left with Namadi Sambo.
who is more puppet-like between the two?

This is a sponsored story to shake the President in order to extract consessions from him. The president will not be removed by impeachment.
He will be voted out by Nigerians in February 2015.

Bunch of thieves, they are not planning to impeach Jonathan because he is incompetent but because he cannot guarantee their stay in the Senate

Please dear senators, leave jonathan's fate to Nigerians to decide next year! My reason is simple: as bad as jonathan is, I can't tolerate Sambo for a day as the president of this country.