Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned against the excessive use of power by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led federal government, a tendency, which he said, was not good for decent democratic practice.
Atiku, who was reacting to the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, said in a statement by his media office in Abuja that wielding the axe of impeachment against elected public office holders to settle scores by the PDP-led federal government would needlessly build up tension in the country.
The former Vice President said the reckless use of impeachment to settle scores could not have been the intention of the framers of the 1999 Constitution.
He said the frequency with which elective officials were being shot down by impeachment would destroy the whole purpose of inserting the impeachment clause in the Constitution.
He regretted that the use of impeachment to harass and humiliate perceived opponents by the PDP-led federal government would ultimately bastardize the spirit in which the constitution provides for the impeachment clause.
The former Vice President admonished the PDP-led federal government to take it easy in the way they use power, adding that the constitution was not meant to provide ammo to anybody to harass and humiliate opponents or force them out of office.
He deplored the use of financial inducements to influence the removal of perceived opponents from office. According to him, triumphalism in the suppression of opponents is a bad omen for democracy.

Decibel: Hatiku again?Very cunny man. He has succeeded in removal the Ex /Gov./Admiral Nyako from office in a bid to take up the party structure.

patrickmuf: Napoleon, Hitler, Idi Amin etc Didn't hold on to power forever thus GEJ should take note...There's a reason we are taught history in our schools...

jking001: i taught he was the man behind nyako's impeachment

danot1030: Dis administrative is going down d history as d most ruthless against d opposition using every tool to coarse d opposition.

patrickmuf: Napoleon, Hitler, Idi Amin etc Didn't hold on to power forever thus GEJ should take note...There's a reason we are taught history in our schools...

bloodykiller:


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atlwireles:

Are you trying to console yourselves? Sorry, you can cry us a river.

koboko69: Even as hard as OBJ is, he knew where to draw the line. This will turn around and bring Jonathan down. From the misuse of military, money politricks and impeachment stick...it willl be used against him soonest.

patrickmuf: Stupidity amongst us

atlwireles:

Kai, your cry is getting louder.

patrickmuf: Don't have spare time to waste with a low lifer like you...See my back...

HenryThegreat1: I will praise gudluck if he can impeach any pdp gov nt all dis innocence northerner dat have no moni. Somebody ws delta gov 4 ova 7 yrs all we see is jobless everiwia.

patrickmuf: am a Bloody fool

bloodykiller:

i will kill you nigga


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