14 Major Reason Why President Jonathan Must Go Now – Senators

The senators have leveled 14 impeachable allegations against President Goodluck Jonathan.

The lawmakers are expected to harmonise all their allegations with members of the House of Representatives before sending an impeachment request to the Senate President David Mark.

The pro-impeachment Senators and Representatives may meet before the end of this week to agree on when to present the request to David Mark, in line with Section 143 (1) and (2) of the 1999 constitution.

Top on the list of the allegations is the President’s refusal to sign 120 bills into law.

The Nation stumbled on a copy of the allegation and signatures:

The President is expected to explain why he could not curtail the Boko Haram insurgency; and non-release of the abducted 219 Chibok girls.

Other issues are undule politicising of the security situation; failure to act as de facto President; $10.8billion missing from the Federation Account; squandering of N10billion private jets; and sloppiness/ failure in governance.

Some of the allegations also include alleged violation of the constitution/ Oath of Office; failure to implement recommendations of panels/ committees; setting up of ill-conceived, “nebulous” groups like TAN for re-election campaign outside the Electoral Act; failure to establish and inaugurate the Nigeria Police Council; illegal deployment of Armed Forces and sowing seed of hatred and turning one part of the country against the other.”

Though the list of signatories was obtained by our correspondent, the senators pleaded against its publication until what they described as “auspicious time”.

Although 63 senators were reported to have backed the impeachment move, the document shows that 16 signed.

A principal officer in the Senate, who pleaded not to be named because of the “sensitivity” of the matter, said: “We are embarking on signatures drive as I am talking to you. Senators are vetting the allegations before appending signatures.

“We have secured the consent of more than 63 senators who are expected to sign up in the next few days. And the senators are from both the PDP and the APC.”