ocholawealth:
It beats my imagination to hear or perhaps read online, adults of all stand spurting and spewing words as though they lack rudimentary knowledge in government as a subject. Tambuwal still remains the speaker not until he is removed. I humbly believe that a speaker from a different party other than the ruling party is healthy for parliamentary disinterested scrutiny of executive bills. Hence, a good omen in furthering the course of our democratic experimentation.

Clerverly:
I read an article somewhere, where Oliseh Metuh of PDP, called for the resignation of Hon. Tambuwal for ditching a party on whose majority he rose to the office of the speaker house of Representative.

In his exact words: “After a thorough consideration of the matter, the NWC came to a conclusion that the Hon. Speaker, as a responsible elected officer, knows full well what is needful and honourable of him since his new party is in the minority [in the House]” he said.

I have also read some comments offline and online, when some ignorant/paid commentators have started insinuating that Hon Tambuwal May lose his office for simply not fulfilling the requirements of the law as regards the position of speaker.

It is very unfortunate that some Nigerians including public office holders are too lazy, to read the elementary sections of our Constitution, some of which are self explanatory.

Now, let us examine what Chapter V, Part 1 (Composition Of National Assembly) sections 47 -50 of the Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria holds:


There shall be a National Assembly for the Federation which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives.

48. The Senate shall consist of three Senators from each State and one from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

49. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the House of Representatives shall consist of three hundred and sixty members representing constituencies of nearly equal population as far as possible, provided that no constituency shall fall within more than one State.

50. (1) There shall be:-

(a) a President and a Deputy President of the Senate, who shall be elected by the members of that House from among themselves; and

(b) a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be elected by the members of that House from among themselves.

(2) The President or Deputy President of the Senate or the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives shall vacate his office -

(a) if he ceases to be a member of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, otherwise than by reason of a dissolution of the Senate or the House of Representatives; or

(b) when the House of which he was a member first sits after any dissolution of that House; or

(c) if he is removed from office by a resolution of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, by the votes of not less than two-thirds majority of the members of that House.

So where did PDP find the supposedly "loophole" or authority in law, in asking Hon. Tambuwal to resign? The only option left for them, is to rally their members and see if they can muster the required number when plenary resumes in decemeber, in order to satisfy Section 50, subsection 2 C as highlighted above.

Anything else is calling for anarchy!

CC; Barcanista, Omenka, Berem, Obiagelli, Neenar, Donphilopus, ibsultan, Gbawe,pataki, edcure, pendy97, and the progressives!

chukwudi44:


If you read section 68 of the same constitution you would have realized Tambuwal ceased to be a HOR

member d moment he decamped to APC

PhockPhockMan:
While you're planning how to eat cocoa yam, cocoa yam is planning to ruin your belly.

Tambuwal has never been a member of PDP, he merely dumped ANPP to contest and win Under PDP. PDP knows him since day one, and have been strategizing.
He has done his own, PDP will certainly do theirs.

500samuel:


the Constitution never made mention of executive decamping

pro01:


Who is talking about a law court? We're talking about conventions accepted worldwide as standard practice. . . we're talking about good old pollitics here. And the political solution to Tambuwal's dishonourable behaviour is to remove him by any means, legal or extra-legal. That's what's up.

Meanwhile, what would "fly in court" is that he defected from the party on whose platform he was elected into the HoR - even though there is clearly no division or FACTION in the party (which is the only exculpatory condition stipulated by the constitution for such action)..

BruzMoney:


Pls where can I download it??

sholasys:



Ops!! You deliberately ignore the other part of the constitution that talks about CROSS-CARPET. You stand to loose your position in the hallow chamber when you decamp to other party. Note that Tambuwal was elected as a house of Rep on the platform of PDP to the National Assembly first before which he became the Speaker through same platform. So He needs to resign as the SPEAKER, you can not compare it with other elected position like Gov. Mimiko and other that decamped.

THE QUESTION IS - WOULD TAMBUWAL BE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IF HE WAS FORMERLY FROM OPPOSITION PARTY ? NO, SO HE MUST RESIGN

barcanista:
That is for the court to interpret. Remember, such precedence was set by the PDP. Honestly, the PDP should go to court if they are not satisfied BUT they must be prepared to lose members and Segun Mimiko if the court grants their prayers. In other words, it will boomerang

aris2014:

If that's the case the APC we be ready to loose their five governor, who left pdp to join apc

southsouthman:
Ops you forgot the part of the constitution that says a member of the national assembly stand to lose his/her seat if the person decamp away from the party for which he is voted into the house where there are no factions. So is it honourable for Tambuwal to resign knowing what the constitution says about decamping. Ops it is wrong for you to mislead the public by referring to only a section of the constitution

cyberguy72:
Tambuwal should just do the needful and step down. You cant eat your cake and have it .You cant be in the Minority and still want to be the speaker its unheard of.

soroptimist:
Jonathanians are so daft and bereft of knowledge about the dictates of the Constitution.

To them,anyone that is against their Lord and Saviour GEJ must be crushed even if it means trampling on the constitution

berem:
story for the gods!


Sai Tambuwal 2015 for Sokoto governor!

soroptimist:
Jonathanians are so daft and bereft of knowledge about the dictates of the Constitution.

To them,anyone that is against their Lord and Saviour GEJ must be crushed even if it means trampling on the constitution

barcanista:
Which Constitution are you referencing? i will like to see

AZeD1:

The bold part is bullsh*t. Show me with proof how many speakers have changed party and resigned because they moved to a minority party.

PS: You know GEJ is from a minority tribe, how come you don't have a problem with that?

Kingslaw:
68.(1)A member of the Senate or of the House of Representatives shall vacate his seat in the House of which he is a member if - (g)being a person whose election to the House was sponsored by a political party, he becomes a member of another political party before the expiration of the period for which that House was elected;
Provided that his membership of the latter political party is not as a result of a division in the political party of which he was previously a member or of a merger of two or more political parties or factions by one of which he was previously sponsored; or

patrickmuf:
Problem is you didn't quote this section of the constitution when members of the opposition decamped to the PDP... How can you be this insincere?

patrickmuf:
Problem is you didn't quote this section of the constitution when members of the opposition decamped to the PDP... How can you be this insincere?

ayindejimmy:

You are certainly the laziest critic on this issue. There's currently a friction in Sokoto PDP. Tony Anineh recently had a meeting wit PDP stake holders in Sokoto in order to resolve their differences howeva Tambuwal wasnt invited. That was why he attended the meeting the Governor called.
The speaker is certainly a calculative thinker and i can bet u this is premeditated . He has PDP exacly where he wants them.

barcanista:
It is for the PDP to prove that there was no division as at when he defected. However, this applies to MEMBERS. The removal of SPEAKER is very clear

Clerverly:
I read an article somewhere, where Oliseh Metuh of PDP, called for the resignation of Hon. Tambuwal for ditching a party on whose majority he rose to the office of the speaker house of Representative.

In his exact words: “After a thorough consideration of the matter, the NWC came to a conclusion that the Hon. Speaker, as a responsible elected officer, knows full well what is needful and honourable of him since his new party is in the minority [in the House]” he said.

I have also read some comments offline and online, when some ignorant/paid commentators have started insinuating that Hon Tambuwal May lose his office for simply not fulfilling the requirements of the law as regards the position of speaker.

It is very unfortunate that some Nigerians including public office holders are too lazy, to read the elementary sections of our Constitution, some of which are self explanatory.

Now, let us examine what Chapter V, Part 1 (Composition Of National Assembly) sections 47 -50 of the Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria holds:


There shall be a National Assembly for the Federation which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives.

48. The Senate shall consist of three Senators from each State and one from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

49. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the House of Representatives shall consist of three hundred and sixty members representing constituencies of nearly equal population as far as possible, provided that no constituency shall fall within more than one State.

50. (1) There shall be:-

(a) a President and a Deputy President of the Senate, who shall be elected by the members of that House from among themselves; and

(b) a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be elected by the members of that House from among themselves.

(2) The President or Deputy President of the Senate or the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives shall vacate his office -

(a) if he ceases to be a member of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, otherwise than by reason of a dissolution of the Senate or the House of Representatives; or

(b) when the House of which he was a member first sits after any dissolution of that House; or

(c) if he is removed from office by a resolution of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, by the votes of not less than two-thirds majority of the members of that House.

So where did PDP find the supposedly "loophole" or authority in law, in asking Hon. Tambuwal to resign? The only option left for them, is to rally their members and see if they can muster the required number when plenary resumes in decemeber, in order to satisfy Section 50, subsection 2 C as highlighted above.

Anything else is calling for anarchy!

CC; Barcanista, Omenka, Berem, Obiagelli, Neenar, Donphilopus, ibsultan, Gbawe,pataki, edcure, pendy97, and the progressives!