Reps threaten to impeach President Jonathan

The House of Representatives has threatened to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan over its poor budget implementation, but the presidency said the concerns raised by the House were in sync with those of the President. Begining debate today on what it calls "30 per cent implementation of the budget," which it passed.

The member representing Surulere constituency, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila who initiated the debate on budget implementation affirmed that the House would be left with the option of impeachment of the president if by September the economy is not improved with the budget.
He stated in his argument that  “the President had come to the floor of the House with a budget which he called transformation budget but it  is a budget of abracadabra and  voodoo.”

As the entire  House embraced his suggestion with extreme noise of acceptance, Gbajabiamila said: “The president is not doing anybody any favour as constituency projects are done all over the world.I have met the President, he is a fine man, I like him but I like my country more because when the budget is not implemented, our constituents suffer and it leads to lack of infrastructure; so come September, if the budget is not 100 per cent implemented, we will start to throw articles of impeachment at the president”

On a contrary opinion, Hon Nado Terembe representing Bayelsa, raised a point of Order that Order 9 Rule 61 was being violated.
He said: “Gbajabiamila’s contribution is not in alignment with the first motion or bill on the floor so impeaching the president is not relevant in this issue”.
Source: Daily Post