Why are Nigerian lawmakers threatening President Goodluck Jonathan with impeachment?
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Why are Nigerian lawmakers threatening President Goodluck Jonathan with impeachment?
![Nigerian parliament members gather at the national assembly gate closed by security forces in Abuja on November 20, 2014. [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/201412151429290580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Ahead of the 2015 elections, Nigeria’s political elites are mired in exchanges of bitter criticism a
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