We have more than enough reasons to impeach Jonathan -Rep

A member of House of Representatives, representing Jos East and Jos South federal constituency, Plateau State, Honourable Bitrus Kaze, has stated that the National Assembly has more than enough reasons toimpeach President Goodluck Jonathan apart from non-implementation of budget. Speaking with newsmen in Jos, Kaze said non-implementation of 2012 budget by 100 per cent by September was just one of the impeachable offences committed by the President Jonathan, addingthat the House should have taken up the issues of failure of leadership, insecurity of lives and property and lack of development in all the sectors as part of the reasons for the impeachment. He said: “In my view, we have better reasons to institute impeachment against Mr. President. My own reason being that a president that cannot secure the lives and property of the citizens, that cannot build good roads, that cannot provide electricity and water cannot continue to be president.” He said that a president that couldnot do these was not worthy staying in office. “On the Plateau, as in elsewhere, people have been killed in droves and we continue to hear of people being killed everyday and we are behaving as if nothing is happening. “To me, I believe that we have more than one reason to impeachJonathan. As a a leader, the president has failed many aspectsthat we should impeach him. Honourable Kaze said the budget issue his colleagues were hammering on was not genuine enough to warrant impeachment because there was no way the budget could be implemented 100 per cent. “Remember that the budget is theproduct of an Appropriation Act and I know that the Act has provisions for amendment. If you can amend a law, it means that that law is not perfect and a law that is not perfect cannot be implemented 100 per cent.” He strongly condemned the insinuation in certain quarters that Plateau State governor, JonahJang, was behind the aspiration of his former Chief of Staff to contest for the senatorial by-election of Plateau North slatedfor October 6, 2012.