Senate Dismisses Call To Impeach Jonathan

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Tuesday, December 17th, 2013

Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja

The Nigeria Senate has dismissed the call by the main opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) that the National Assembly should commence impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan.

Nigeria’s Senate President David Mark

The Chairman of Senate Committee on Media, Information and Public Affairs, Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP-Abia), said at a news conference in Abuja that the call was “utter rubbish”.

The senate spokesperson disclosed that during their executive session, the senators discussed matters of urgent national importance including Obasanjo’s letter and call for the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Speaking on the proposed 2014 budget, Abaribe said both Senate and the House of Representatives have resolved the controversies surrounding the bench mark of crude oil sales adding the National Assembly is now ready to receive the 2014 Budget presentation from President Goodluck Jonathan.

It would be recalled that 2014 Budget presentation to National Assembly by President Jonathan was put on hold following inability of the two chambers of the Assembly to agree on a common bench mark for the crude oil sales.