Senators Have Initiated Movement To Impeach Jonathan

The threat of impeachment against President Goodluck Jonathan seems to have gotten to another level, as some senators of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday started impeachment moves against the President, over what they said is the high level of impunity and corruption allegedly being condoned by his government.

It would be recalled that last Thursday following the chaos at the House of Representatives, no fewer than 120 members of the House signed for the impeachment of Jonathan.

According to reports, these PDP senators have started compiling a list of impeachable offense against the President.



They are also said to be reaching out to members of the opposition in the senate to get their support.

A senate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the senate, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the plans of the PDP 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.”

Also, a PDP senator confirmed the impeachment plans against Jonathan.

According to him, Jonathan is incapable of conducting 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.”