President Jonathan to be Served Impeachment Notice on Dec 3

President Goodluck Jonathan is to be served with impeachment notice when the House of Representatives reconvene on Wednesday, Dec 3, according to Rep. Mohammed Tahir Monguno.



Senators and members of the House of Representatives had commenced collecting signatures for the removal of the president after the November 20 security siege on the National Assembly. The reps are not happy about what happened during the siege; the speaker of the House Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and other lawmakers were teargased by the police.

House members had already began collecting signatures that same day while senators followed suit two days after. And according to reports, 200 members and about 60 senators are in support of moves to oust the president.



Monguno, a former Attorney General of Borno State told Sunday Trust that he was one of the 200 members who signed the impeachment motion on November 20, saying, "some newspapers published names of those who signed the motion but my name was conspicuously omitted." He noted that president Jonathan has failed to protect Nigerians against Boko Haram insurgents and therefore has no reason to remain in office anymore.

Monguno said:

"The federal government led by President Goodluck Jonathan has woefully failed to discharge these responsibilities. The government which is solely responsible for the security of the people has failed to protect the lives and property of my constituents. For five years now there have been consistent Boko Haram attacks in various parts of my constituency leading to the displacement of a whole local government in the constituency. Jonathan has woefully failed to provide for the security and welfare of my constituents that was why I signed the motion to oust him."

"We need only one-third of the members of the House to serve the president impeachment notice and so far we have got far more than that so as we resume the motion will be formally tabled for the president to be notified. It is only the removal that requires two third. When we reconvene on December 3rd the president will be served impeachment notice," he explained.