Convener
of Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Wednesday called on the
National Assembly to begin an impeachment proceeding against President
Goodluck Jonathan.
Bakare, who spoke at a rally to protest
against fuel subsidy removal at the Gani Fawehimi Park, Ojota, Lagos,
also called on Nigerians to shun divisions along religious line.
The cleric said it was an impeachable
offence for the President to have spent up to N1.3trn on fuel subsidy
when only N240bn was budgeted for the purpose in 2011.
He said, “In 2011, only N240bn was voted
for fuel subsidy, but without any budget they spent N1.3trn on subsidy.
Today we are asking the Senate to impeach Jonathan. Nigerians are
asking for his impeachment.
“The President has committed an
impeachable offence. We are asking the National Assembly to impeach
President Jonathan for illegal withdrawal and usage of our funds.”
Also, Muslims in Lagos on Wednesday at
the rally condemned activities of Boko Haram, describing the group’s
activities as anti-Islam.
The National Missionary of
Ansar-Ud-deen, Abdurahaman Ahmad, representing about 300 Islamic
Non-Governmental Organisations in Lagos, also urged Nigerians – both
Muslims and Christians – to unite in fighting against Boko Haram.
He said, “Muslims in Nigeria are totally
against the acts of Boko Haram and we call on Nigerians to know that we
(Muslims) dissociate ourselves from what Boko Haram is doing. The
activities of Boko Haram is anti-Islam. They shall not succeed with
whatever plans they have in using to inflict terror on the masses.
“I hereby call on Muslims and Christians
in Nigeria to unite against Boko Haram. We should give no room for
retaliation as this might consume us as a nation and people”
He described the removal of subsidy on fuel by the Federal Government as anti-people and ungodly.
“The removal of fuel subsidy is not only
anti-people it is also ungodly. The government should tackle the cabal.
You (the government) know them. Learn from the Arab Spring,” he said.
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