In a statement by his media office in Abuja, Atiku said impeaching elected public office holders to settle scores would only build tension in the country.
He explained that the excessive use of power is not good for decent democratic practice, saying triumphalism in the suppression of opponents is a bad omen for democracy.
According to PM report, Atiku decried the use of impeachment to settle scores by the PDP-led federal government, saying the the frequency with which elected officials were being removed from office by impeachment would destroy the whole purpose of inserting the impeachment clause in the Constitution, adding that it could not have been the intention of the framers of the 1999 Constitution.
He said the impeachment clause in the constitution was not put there to provide ammo to anybody to harass and humiliate opponents or force them out of office.
Advising the PDP-led federal government to take it easy in the way they use power, the former Vice President said using impeachment to harass and humiliate perceived opponents would ultimately bastardize the spirit in which the constitution provides for the impeachment clause.
The Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako and his deputy, Bala Ngilari, were served with the impeachment notice almost one month ago, on June 18.
To avoid being impeached, Bala Ngilari resigned from his position and the Speaker of Adamawa State Assembly, Umaru Fintiri, read his resignation letter at the plenary on July 15, 2014, Tuesday.
The governor on the other hand was impeached yesterday, July 15.
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