Senators plotting to impeach President Jonathan meet today

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="post-header"> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuOMl5aZLrw-B0qW-PoP53Xhaj0y5X96giHhjgCqq_KkxolF2C-o1LKV0d84GlYUJrR0_2xKbfhsh-ohG118WqiKiGFjPwy_kN4QXKal6_kv3EjkOYIsryEgUPB_AuqxsM4Bqhx7VRZVG/s1600/Senate.jpg" width="400" /> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div> The 63 senators who had signed up to remove President Goodluck Jonathan will meet on Monday to put all the necessary finishing touches to their strategy for making his impeachment a reality.<br /> <br /> One of the coordinators of the impeachment plan, who made this known to Punch in Abuja on Sunday, said the agenda of the meeting would centre on how to handle the case on the floor of the Senate.<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> The senator said, “All of us will meet [on Monday] evening to discuss when we are going to move the motion on the floor of the Senate. We have an appreciable number already and I believe that more people will join when they see the seriousness with which we are going about it. </blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> “Some of our colleagues were saying that we don’t have the will to move it (impeachment motion) on the floor. We will soon execute our plans because it is in the best interest of all Nigerians.”</blockquote> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6589160015449763735" name="more"></a><br /> Already, the senator representing Yobe South Senatorial District in the upper chamber, Alkali Jajere, and his colleague from Niger North, Ibrahim Musa, have explained their involvement in the planned impeachment moves.<br /> <br /> The two senators, in separate interviews on Sunday, said they signed up for the impeachment because of their conviction that Jonathan had engaged in a series of constitutional breaches.<br /> <br /> Jajere alleged that the poor handling of the insurgency in the North-East by the Jonathan administration despite huge sums of money being voted for the military, was deliberate.<br /> <br /> He said, “Are we going to wait and continue to tolerate a leader who, cannot stop the daily physical and psychological torture of people in the North-East. The insurgency in the zone is threatening the corporate existence of Nigeria and the earlier we act, the better.’’<br /> <br /> Also, Musa alleged that Jonathan government’s “insincerity” in tackling the economic crisis facing the country was enough grounds to initiate an impeachment move against him.<br /> <br /> He said, “The President has been breaching the constitution over the years and we have tolerated it enough. This government has not been implementing the budget and that is why we are having problems with our economy.”</div> </div>

Senators plotting to impeach President Jonathan meet today

    The 63 senators who had signed up to remove President Goodluck Jonathan will meet on Monday to put all the necessary finishing...

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Eight Months Later, Mrs Jonathan Promises To Stand By Lar’s Widow

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://informationng.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/First-Lady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://informationng.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/First-Lady.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, on Monday, promised to stand by Prof. Mary Lar, the widow of late Chief Solomon Lar, pioneer National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. <br /><div style="float: right; margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px;"><script type="text/javascript"> <!-- var _adynamo_client = "6ac27443-a14d-466b-b51d-3979ceaf6293"; var _adynamo_width = 300; var _adynamo_height = 250; //--></script><script src="http://static.addynamo.net/ad/js/deliverAds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div id="_adynamo_ad_placement_0.8814043835025518"><iframe allowtransparency="true" class=" tureujauynrumuhmfxcm" frameborder="0" height="250" hspace="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="_adynamo_frame_0.8814043835025518" onload="if (typeof _ad_load['0.8814043835025518'] == 'undefined'){_ad_load['0.8814043835025518'] = false;} if (!_ad_load['0.8814043835025518']) {_ad_load['0.8814043835025518'] = true; this.src = 'http://s01-delivery.addynamo.net/AdDelivery/AdDelivery.cfm?strReferURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.informationng.com%2F2014%2F06%2Feight-months-later-mrs-jonathan-promises-to-stand-by-lars-widow.html&uidChanel=6ac27443-a14d-466b-b51d-3979ceaf6293&flashVersion=11.6.602&0.8814043835025518';}" scrolling="no" src="http://s01-delivery.addynamo.net/AdDelivery/AdDelivery.cfm?strReferURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.informationng.com%2F2014%2F06%2Feight-months-later-mrs-jonathan-promises-to-stand-by-lars-widow.html&uidChanel=6ac27443-a14d-466b-b51d-3979ceaf6293&flashVersion=11.6.602&0.8814043835025518" vspace="0" width="300"></iframe></div></div><br />It would be recalled that Lar died at the age of 80 in a US hospital last October.<br />Speaking when she visited the Lar family in Abuja, Mrs. Jonathan extolled the virtues of the late elder statesman, describing him as, “a father highly respected by all”.<br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br />“We will stand by you always because what concerns one woman concerns the others”.<br />The first lady recalled that the late Lar was a regular worshipper in the Aso Villa Chapel adding that his absence had remained a sad reminder of his death.<br /><br />“We have to work together to see that the children move on; we the Nigerian women are with you always”.<br />In her response, Mrs Lar commended the first lady, saying the visit demonstrated her genuine love, care and concern for others.<br /><br />“We lost our father over nine months ago and we were not expecting anybody to come to visit us; but behold, people in high places are still remembering those our father left behind.<br /><br />“This visit means so much to us, we are very grateful”.<br />She prayed that God will continue to give President Goodluck Jonathan the wisdom to lead the country successfully to where God has prepared it to be.<br /><br />The late PDP chairman’s daughter, Hon. Beni Lar, in her remarks, urged Nigerians not to forget her father’s legacy of unity, peace and love, adding, “This is what we need to promote this nation”.<br />Lar, who is Chairman, House Committee on Human Rights, lauded the first lady’s efforts to lift the status of women and children.<br /><br />“We know that women have advanced almost 35 per cent (of affirmative action) because of your efforts.<br />“You personally worked toward attaining this; we are grateful and may God continue to bless you’’, she said.</div>

Eight Months Later, Mrs Jonathan Promises To Stand By Lar’s Widow

The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, on Monday, promised to stand by Prof. Mary Lar, the widow of late Chief Solomon Lar, pioneer Nation...

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