‘Don’t rule out impeachment move against Jonathan’

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.’’