Senators clash over impeachment bid on Jonathan

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Senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) clashed on Tuesday, on the said impeachment plot against President Goodluck Jonathan.
Senator Alkali Jajere, a member of APC, had told newsmen that 65 senators were behind the impeachment plot, adding that the said impeachment register was swelling by the day.

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But two senators from the PDP, including Senators Ayogu Eze and Shahabi Ya’u, dismissed the claim, insisting that the impeachment plot remained the imagination of Senator Jajere.
In separate interviews, Senator Eze and Ya’u said the said plot existed only in the imagination and dreams of the plotters and sponsors of the story.
Jajere had told newsmen that the impeachment register was swelling, adding that the list could grow up to 70.
“As of last week, 63 of us signed up for the impeachment, my signature was the fourth, but I can confirm to you that we have 63 signatures but after the session today, two people called me and told me that they want to sign.
“One of them is an APC senator who was away doing campaigns, because he is contesting the governorship election of his state. The other person is a PDP senator.”
Senator Ayogu, however, said: “Put me on record, Senator Jajere is a blatant liar for saying that 65 or 70 senators have signed his alleged impeachment list against President Jonathan.
“The said list is non-existence in the Senate and why didn’t you tell him to show you the list on which he said he was number four and, in particular, ask him who is number 65 there?
“To me, Jajere is a story teller. We are waiting for him and his other signatories who are more of spirits than human beings in the Senate and let me put it to him and his other people that if they think they can intimidate the president or PDP out of power, they are just day dreaming because the man will contest the 2015 election and going by realities on ground, he will win.”
Ya’u said impeachment was not practicable in the Senate, adding that it was a mere rumour.
“I don’t think there is anything like impeachment in Senate. There could be something like that in the House of Representatives, but I am not aware of such development in the Senate,” he said.
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