Friday 20 July 2012

President Goodluck Jonathan threatened with impeachment


President Jonathan has been threatened by the house of representatives on thursday over poor and selective implementation of the country's budget which passed by the national assembly in march. the house claimed that the year is almost gone and the budget has only been implemented by 35 percent.they gave Jonathan until they resume recess in september to ensure proper implementation of the budget or gets faced with impeachment. However,impeaching the president would be almost impossible as the 1999 constitution stipulates that two-thirds majority of both chambers of the legislature must agree to the impeachment of the President. they also said that the country has recorded more than the estimated revenue in the budget but the executive has failed to pump money into ministries,department and agencies thereby,stalling the progress of huge projects in the country.

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