Members of the House of Representatives are not contemplating the impeachment of Speaker Aminu Tambuwal, spokesman of the House Zakari Mohammed said yesterday.
The lawmaker who spoke with reporters after plenary debunked speculations that there were moves to remove the Speaker, adding that had not done anything to warrant such a move.
"We're not contemplating such", Mohammed said, adding that the power to remove the Speaker does not belong to a caucus, group or a few party members but to the entire House.
The Reps' Spokesman also refuted the claim that money was given to members to impeach the Speaker.
There were news making the rounds that some lawmakers have been given $25, 000 each to impeach the Speaker.
Mohammed said such insinuations were figments of the imagination as no member would descend to such level.
He also allayed the fears that certain members of the leadership have been targeted for impeachment because of the changing political configurations in the House.
The lawmaker said from Tuesday, the House would suspend its plenary session and embark on a one-week oversight function in Ministries, Department and Agencies to ascertain the level of implementation of the 2013 budget.
He added that the committees would continue to function.
The Nation