There seems to be ‘fire on the mountain’ in Nigeria, reports just reaching SOJWORLD.COM had it that the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo has given a go-ahead to the National Assembly to commence the impeachment process of President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Report reaching us stated that the judge gave the order on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 based on the suit filed by two Nigerians, Kanmi Ajibola, a lawyer and Sulaiman Adeniyi, a human right activist, urging the court to enforce the National Assembly to impeach President Buhari.
The duo had three months ago written to both the lower and the upper chambers of the National Assembly on the need to impeach President Buhari, citing alleged constitutional breaches by the president and threatened that they will approach the court if they failed to act accordingly.
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But when the lawmakers refused, they headed for court and filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Osogbo asking for an order of mandamus to compel both the Senate and the House of Representatives to start the impeachment proceedings of President Buhari.
Barrister Ajibola urged the court that with all array of documents before the court, he was of the view that the National Assembly must perform its constitutional duties without fear or favour.
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Justice Onyetenu in her ruling granted the application and ordered “that the National Assembly being the 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents commence the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhariâ€.
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