- Mike Ahamba, a constitutional lawyer, has accused National Assembly, of not condemning the deployment of troops in civil operations without their approval
- Ahamba said the law makers should explain why they have not initiated impeachment proceedings against all the people behind the action
- He also said that section 143 of the constitution states that breach of the constitution is impeachable
Mike Ahamba, a constitutional lawyer, has criticized the National Assembly, for not initiating impeachment proceedings against presidents who have deployed troops in civil operations, without their approval.
Reports have it that Ahamba said the actions of Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Muhammadu Buhari and others who deployed troops in peace times without parliamentary approval were unconstitutional.
He described the current Operation Python Dance II in the southeast, the Odi and Zaki Biam military operations and the use of military during elections as infractions which ought to be punished under the doctrine of checks and balances.
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According to him, ''National Assembly should explain why they have not initiated impeachment proceedings against all these presidents. If you look at section 143 of the constitution, breach of the constitution is impeachable.
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''Now, things go wrong in this country because the institutions that are supposed to carry out the letters of the constitution, have refused to do their work.''
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that Chekwas Okorie, the national chairman of United Progressives Party (UPP), claimed that the current administration led by President Buhari divided Nigeria.
Ojukwu's bunker during the civil war - on NAIJ.com TV.
Source: Naij.com