Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abia North, on Monday said that the Senate will throw out President Muhammadu Buhari's ministerial list if it doesn't have up to 36 names on it.
Speaking to VANGUARD, he said, ''The list will be unveiled tomorrow( today). The Senate President kept to his words that the envelope will remain sealed until tomorrow (today).
''We know that all we have been reading could be speculations until it is opened. It will be read on the floor of the Senate and we will know. Even the 21 that people are speculating will be ascertained tomorrow (today) on the floor. The Constitution does not support ministers by batches. Every state must be represented but if the number is not complete, some of us may raise constitutional issues. If we have to wait for another three months for him to send another list comprising representatives of other states, it means those states would be non-functional.
''We will be guided by the constitution and the rules of the senate. This time around, we resolved that we are going to be quite stringent. We are going to ensure that whoever is coming as the minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria must be somebody worth the salt; somebody we can rely upon and somebody that would have met the constitutional requirements. We are not considering waving any rule. Why should we wave the rule? If we want to do that, it should be before the screening. I believe that at the end of the day Nigerians will be happy because some Nigerians are already saying that the names being speculated were not what they have been waiting for these five months.
''This government has tagged itself as the government of change. If that is the cardinal thing, it will be against this Senate and, indeed, against the President and Nigerians for us to see a very strong allegation that hinges on corruption and we ignore it. If we see a strong petition, definitely we will look into it and follow it to a logical conclusion.
''If it requires writing to the anti-graft agencies like ICPC or EFCC to give us a report on such a person, we will do that because that is what screening is all about. Screening is not a tea party. In Cross River State the appointees are going to write aptitude test.”

http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/senate-will-reject-buharis-ministerial-list-if-it-doesnt-have-up-to-36-names-on-it-pdp-senator.126604/

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let this man be plssssss

Where is it in the constitution that the 36 must be submitted at once? Must they be antagonistic jus for the sheer hell of it?

Seems these people keep forgetting that "mere commissioner" is a prof of Law & will always be 100 steps ahead of them when it pertains to interpretation of the constitution....

People are talking about EFCC&ICPC, this Mao person that stole Apga"s Onuoha's mandate & claimed DEAD people voted for him too is talking......Well the Tribunal is almost done with him..

If the names I have read on here are really the ministerial nominees, then, it's not wait the wait. Let every of the 36 states be represented.

If the names I have read on here are really the ministerial nominees, then, it's not worth the wait. Let every of the 36 states be represented.

kazmanbanjoko:
Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abia North, on Monday said that the Senate will throw out President Muhammadu Buhari's ministerial list if it doesn't have up to 36 names on it.
Speaking to VANGUARD, he said, ''The list will be unveiled tomorrow( today). The Senate President kept to his words that the envelope will remain sealed until tomorrow (today).
''We know that all we have been reading could be speculations until it is opened. It will be read on the floor of the Senate and we will know. Even the 21 that people are speculating will be ascertained tomorrow (today) on the floor. The Constitution does not support ministers by batches. Every state must be represented but if the number is not complete, some of us may raise constitutional issues. If we have to wait for another three months for him to send another list comprising representatives of other states, it means those states would be non-functional.
''We will be guided by the constitution and the rules of the senate. This time around, we resolved that we are going to be quite stringent. We are going to ensure that whoever is coming as the minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria must be somebody worth the salt; somebody we can rely upon and somebody that would have met the constitutional requirements. We are not considering waving any rule. Why should we wave the rule? If we want to do that, it should be before the screening. I believe that at the end of the day Nigerians will be happy because some Nigerians are already saying that the names being speculated were not what they have been waiting for these five months.
''This government has tagged itself as the government of change. If that is the cardinal thing, it will be against this Senate and, indeed, against the President and Nigerians for us to see a very strong allegation that hinges on corruption and we ignore it. If we see a strong petition, definitely we will look into it and follow it to a logical conclusion.
''If it requires writing to the anti-graft agencies like ICPC or EFCC to give us a report on such a person, we will do that because that is what screening is all about. Screening is not a tea party. In Cross River State the appointees are going to write aptitude test.”

http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/senate-will-reject-buharis-ministerial-list-if-it-doesnt-have-up-to-36-names-on-it-pdp-senator.126604/

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mtcheww, is he d one to tell baba what to do and what not to do. The senator must be joking.




BTW, Mods this is frontpage material.

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i'm tired of this buhari's #blacklist#

Abeg do choose cabinet make we know our 411. Lets know our way forward,

modath:

Where is it in the constitution that the 36 must be submitted at once? Must they be antagonistic jus for the sheer hell of it?

Seems these people keep forgetting that "mere commissioner" is a prof of Law & will always be 100 steps ahead of them when it pertains to interpretation of the constitution....

People are talking about EFCC&ICPC, this Mao person that stole Apga"s Onuoha's mandate & claimed dead people voted for him too is talking......Well the Tribunal is almost done woth him..

bros there is nothing your ordinary commissioner can do about it f the senate rejects the list.BTW even if APGA takes over the seat,they will still be no respite for the APC as the APGA'man will likely be most vociferous than Ohabunwa

chukwudi44:


bros there is nothing your ordinary commissioner can do about it f the senate rejects the list.BTW even if APGA takes over the seat,they will still be no respite for the APC as the APGA'man will likely be most vociferous than Ohabunwa

PAPA MAJOR REGRETS@ 48...You know they will do no such, they are only making this noise so you wailers incorporated will think they are actually representing your interests....

Contrary to your wish & desires, the APGA man will not act crazy cos he knows the only reason he is getting his mandate back is because their is no PDP backed govt in place to twist the law into allowing the travesty to stay.

chukwudi44:


bros there is nothing your ordinary commissioner can do about it f the senate rejects the list.BTW even if APGA takes over the seat,they will still be no respite for the APC as the APGA'man will likely be most vociferous than Ohabunwa

but there is something bubu can do.

Buhari should day things according to constitution for once!

chukwudi44:


bros there is nothing your ordinary commissioner can do about it f the senate rejects the list.BTW even if APGA takes over the seat,they will still be no respite for the APC as the APGA'man will likely be most vociferous than Ohabunwa

Isn't that playing into Buhari's hand who never wanted politicians anyway?
This is my theory: what if Buhari promoted all his nominees as federal permanent Secretaries just as Dickson promoted Mrs Jonathan even when she never turned up for work for years?
Then no minister would be needed and they will run the ministries as permanent secretaries. Constitution did not say that you must have ministers, only that, when you do appoint them., they should spread across the 36 states.

Buhari should stop playing with our intelligence and do the needful

And what will that achieve them? Rather than concentrate on enacting meaningful laws, they have taken to politics of bitterness. How did we get here, really? How did we go from having selfless leaders to having vile people in position of authority? If na punishment, God, please forgive us, we pray thee!

Is it written anywhere in the constitution that 36 must be submitted once?

By the way, I thought they said the 21 names were submitted last wednesday.

So why come up with this shitty report now?

These people should please let us be. The list should just be unveiled already make everybody go rest.

That's wot won't happen...

chukwudi44:


bros there is nothing your ordinary commissioner can do about it f the senate rejects the list.BTW even if APGA takes over the seat,they will still be no respite for the APC as the APGA'man will likely be most vociferous than Ohabunwa

warris dis one saying sef.

Everyone is just making unnecessary and inconsequential noises. Let them even unveil the list so that everybody can see. I'm tired of all these rumour mongers everywhere

zadok60:
let this man be plssssss

make he release d list na