The Presidency on Sunday called on
the National Assembly to stop threatening President Goodluck Jonathan with
impeachment.
Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Public Communication, Dr. Doyin Okupe, stated this at a press
briefing in Abuja.
Okupe said there was no way there
wouldn’t be friction between the executive and the legislature but cautioned
that every disagreement should not lead to impeachment threat.
He said, “We would want to appeal to
our respected lawmakers to sheathe their swords. They should stop threatening
the President with impeachment every time there is a disagreement.
“They should allow the temperature of
the polity to come down. We will continue to have executive/legislative
conflict, but we should continue to allow maturity to come in.
“Yes, the legislature has the power
to impeach, but we should not be flaunting this every time.
“We should forget about impeachment
in order to build this democracy; conflict will always be there, but we must
manage it.”
Asked why it was difficult for the
President to implement the resolutions passed by the National Assembly,
Okupe said the action of the President was not meant to spite the lawmakers.