63 senators as of Thursday have signed up to the plan to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan in the upper legislative chamber, The PUNCH learnt in Abuja.

One of the arrowheads of the move to remove Jonathan in the Senate showed our correspondent the list containing the signatures of the senators.

The source said eight Peoples Democratic Party senators were among the signatories to the planned impeachment notice.

There are 109 members in the Senate.

An All Progressives Congress senator from the North-West zone, who asked not to be named,told our correspondent that the lawmakers’ major grouse was the President’s handling of the economy and political affairs of the country.

The senator cited poor implementation of the national budget since 2011, alleged high level of corruption and “gross disregard” of the legislature at both the federal and state levels as topping the list of lawmakers’ anger against Jonathan.

Asked whether he realised that the process of impeachment could be tedious and cumbersome, the senator said, “ We know and we are prepared to show the President that we have responsibility to the people and the nation in general.

“We are prepared to lay the impeachment notice anytime from next week. Meetings are already being held.”

Senator Ibrahim Musa (APC Niger North) confirmed that there were moves by some members of the Senate to initiate impeachment proceedings against the President but failed to give details.

“I think there is something like that but I don’t have the details, it is still coming as a rumour,” Musa said.

But The PUNCH learnt that the impeachment move against the President had really gained momentum with the APC senators mobilising themselves to carry out the exercise anytime from next week.

Investigations by our correspondent revealed that some PDP senators, who were initially at the forefront of the struggle, had retreated following the intervention of the senate leadership and the promise of automatic tickets by the party.

It was learnt that the PDP senators had been pleading with their APC colleagues to hold on till next week pending the outcome of the moves by the senate leadership to ensure the realisation of the automatic tickets agreement they had with the PDP and Jonathan.

An APC senator told our correspondent on condition of anonymity that the impeachment letter contains the signature of both the APC and PDP senators.

He explained that the letter could not be laid on the floor of the senate because some PDP senators appealed to them to delay the action.

He said, “The truth of the matter is that the impeachment notice would have been laid if not for our colleagues in the PDP who pleaded with us to delay the process pending when the senate leadership would come up with the result of its efforts at securing automatic tickets for them.

“In any case the process had started but if we submit the letter now, the signatures of the PDP senators will be there and the party might want to use that as an excuse to deny them their automatic tickets.”

The PDP senators contacted by our correspondent on the issue declined to make comment.

However, one of them who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the process of impeachment had not been suspended.

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Posted: at 28-11-2014 07:49 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

GOVT OF CONFUTIONIST

Posted: at 28-11-2014 10:45 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

Is him impeached really gonna solve our problem

Posted: at 28-11-2014 11:03 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

You are all corrupt.  Kettle calling pot black.  Your budget alone is far more than the budget of all Nigerians.  Thieves.

Posted: at 28-11-2014 11:08 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Boko Haram are MORE organised than the FGN. And this why we are in TROUBLE!

Posted: at 28-11-2014 11:17 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

The senator cited poor implementation of the national budget since 2011, alleged high level of corruption and “gross disregard” of the legislature at both the federal and state levels as topping the list of lawmakers’ anger against Jonathan.

But you don't decline when they bring a Ghana-Must-Go of cash to you.
Hypocrite !!

Posted: at 28-11-2014 11:25 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

So you are just impeaching Mr.President because of your egocentric issues and reasons. So if you are not given automatic tickets you wont do the right thing. Fools. Does that assembly belong to your parents? Why must Mr.president give you automatic tickets. Thank God there are good ones in there. GEJ dont mind them, we are watching. Just continue with your relentless struggles. we the youths are behind you.

Posted: at 28-11-2014 12:56 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie

 

Posted: at 28-11-2014 03:42 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

This people are not representing anybody, they are only representing their pockets. Thieves.

Posted: at 28-11-2014 04:02 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Hmmmm

Posted: at 28-11-2014 04:03 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

Confusion everywhere.

Posted: at 28-11-2014 04:05 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

only 63

Posted: at 28-11-2014 04:11 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

Dis man get plenty enemies

Posted: at 28-11-2014 07:54 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

They cant do more than a dead rat

Posted: at 28-11-2014 10:20 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

When, it is over due. please hurry up. nigeria is tired for clueless govt.

Posted: at 28-11-2014 11:38 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie

Posted: at 29-11-2014 09:50 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

Get d kindergarten,clueless n blood sucking demon out. D worst administration since d history of d country

Posted: at 30-11-2014 07:05 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Waste of time

Posted: at 19-08-2015 01:15 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

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