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Politics tamfitronics Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said it is nearly impossible to impeach a Nigerian president under the current system. According to Dogara, Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution creates serious barriers to removing a sitting president, no matter the circumstances. The former Speaker spoke at a gathering of lawmakers advocating for a shift to a parliamentary system. This group, made up of around 60 lawmakers, introduced a bill proposing to replace the office of the president with a new role—a prime minister who would serve as the head of government.Dogara, who is also a lawyer, said that the process for impeachment outlined in the Constitution is too complex and unrealistic.He said, “In Nigeria, Section 143 doesn’t offer any practical framework for impeachment. At the end of the day, all the National...