A Federal High court sitting in Abuja will today decide whether or not to stop the House of
Representatives from going ahead with impeachment proceedings against President
Goodluck Jonathan over 2012 budget
implementation.
Justice Gabriel Kolawole reserved ruling for today after
listening to an ex parte application brought by the National Chairman of
African Liberation Party, (ALP) Dr. Emmanuel Okereke
The plaintiff’s lawyer, Alex Williams, had requested the
court to grant an interim order restraining the leadership of the House from
proceeding with the impeachment as it was capable of distracting the president
from discharging his duties.
However, Justice Kolawole had said he needed time to
study the processes to enable him deliver his ruling.
The plaintiff had named the Speaker of the House of
Representatives,the House of Representatives’ the National Assembly, the
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice and President
Goodluck Jonathan as co-defendants
Okereke had argued that the move to impeach the president
from office for non implementation of 100 percent of the 2012 budget in July
2012 was heating up the polity.
Besides, he contended, the September deadline issued by
the House for 100 percent implementation of the budget, which is three months
earlier than the end of 2012 calendar year and six months from the end of the
2012 budget/fiscal year, was a disguise to cause political turmoil.
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