President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has intervened in the crisis
rocking the Ogun State House of Assembly, expressing disappointment
on the incident.

The president who summoned the Ogun State Governor, Otunba
Gbenga Daniel, the G-15 led by the Speaker, Tunji Egbetokun and G-
9 led by Emmanuel Soyemi Coker to Abuja yesterday, was said to
have chided the governor and the minority lawmakers at a meeting he
had with the aggrieved parties.

A source privy to the meeting revealed that Dr. Jonathan was very
bitter about the kangaroo impeachment that he allegedly
tonguelashed Governor Daniel and the ‘coup’ plotters who are
members of the G-9 in the House.

Stalwarts of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, who were present at
the meeting, also openly condemned the purported impeachment
which they said had put the party and the state to shame.

The President was said to have blamed Governor Daniel for the
shameful act, saying he should have averted the ‘show of shame’ as
the governor and chief security officer of the state.

Daniel was, however, reported to have stated that he had no
foreknowledge of the kangaroo impeachment, blaming it all on the
Coker-led G-9. This was said to have shocked members of the group.

In his determination to resolve the crisis, President Jonathan was said
to have rescheduled the talks with all the parties involved for later
today.
As at the time of this report, indications were clear that the Presidency
would order Egbetokun back to his seat after a peaceful agreement
must have been reached.

Information reaching P.M.NEWS has it that members of the G-9 are
already jittery about the consequence of their action, lobbying that
they should not be suspended from the House at the end of the whole
saga.

Daniel on his part was said to be insisting on an undertaking by G-15
as part of the peace terms, that they would not suspend the G-9
members after the issue is resolved.

The G-9 had on Monday shocked the nation when, as the minority in
the State Assembly purportedly impeached the majority, creating a
legislative record.

Source: http://www.africanexaminer.com/jona_scolds_daniel