2012 BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION: REPS HAVE NO PLANS TO IMPEACH JONATHAN – OGENE

Contrary to the rumour going round that the House of Representative had on July 19 passed a motion threatening to sack President Goodluck Jonathan if he failed to implement the 2012 Appropriation Act by 100 percent before resumption on September 18, the Vice Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Honourable Victor Afam Ogene, has refuted the report, stating that it was a blatant lie.

Honourable Ogene said that “to begin with, there was no noise over any impeachment threat, as we speak, there is no motion regarding impeachment before the House of Representatives.”

He asserted: “what happened remain the issue of how far budget 2012 has been implemented in terms of releases, cash back, award of contracts. A member who happens to be the minority leader of the house, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, in his own contribution, said if the president fails to implement the Appropriation Act being a law which he himself has signed, that the house may consider drawing up articles of impeachment and of course, that session was shown life.

“For a motion to be properly put before the house, there has to be a proposer and the seconder and the question will be put and if AYES have it, then you can say that we have such a motion.” Ogene submitted.