The House of Representatives yesterday reminded President Goodluck Jonathan that it was its resolution on February 9, 2010 that made him acting president of the Federal republic.Deputy chairman House committee on Media and Public Affairs Rep Victor Ogene (APGA, Anambra) said this while briefing newsmen at National Assembly yesterday on the refusal of the President to obey their resolution of last Sunday's special emergency session in which the House passed a resolution urging the federal government to restore fuel subsidy.Ogene said 'Abati's description of the resolution of the House of Representatives as a mere expression of opinion is childish, unfortunate, unprofessional and lacking in judgment by a presidential spokesman, especially since it is now public knowledge that his boss, President Jonathan was made acting President by a resolution of the National Assembly which he readily accepted in a broadcast to the nation.'Ironically, the President on the same Sunday after Church Service launched the Federal Mass Transit Scheme. Ironically too, the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, removed the contentious fuel subsidy on Sunday January 1, 2012.'The state of emergency in some parts of the country was declared by the President on Saturday December 31, 2012, a day of worship for a section of some Christians. The President also sent the declaration of State of Emergency document to the National Assembly on a Saturday to take advantage of the planned sitting of the House of Representatives the next day on a Sunday.'He said the House is authorised by its Standing Orders to meet on any day including Sundays as the situation demands.The House, according to Ogene, will invoke its appropriation powers and insert subsidy funds in the 2012 budget if the president refused to respect its resolution.Meanwhile, some members of the House of Representatives yesterday moved against President Goodluck Jonathan over his refusal to obey their resolution directing to restore subsidy on petroleum products.Daily Trust also heard in Abuja yesterday that the MPs moved to oust House Leader Rep Mulikat Adeola-Akande (PDP, Oyo) over her 'attempt to scuttle' the emergency session held last Sunday.Sources in the green chamber said the legislators went as far as collecting signatures towards opening an impeachment process against the president and the House leader.'We have collected more than 60 signatures and through the week we will work to get at least 1/3 of members so that by Tuesday the motion would be presented,' a member said.But a principal officer said, 'In the morning, impeachment topic was the popular opinion in the chamber but as for the Mulikat issue I think they might have suspended it for now.'When contacted, the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep Victor Ogene (APGA, Anambra) confirmed the development however, stated that the move had been halted by the leadership of the House.He said the impeachment of the President was no longer on the card as the House was more concerned with addressing the subsidy issue.
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