justmenoni:
Chai..bros u Wicked ooo...See dat simple but loud finishing... Some nairalanders are so pathetic and sometimes u'd wonder if some members are pupils..

My Oga, I loyal o. It is pathetic when people deliberately choose to be silly. Good morning sir

TonyeBarcanista:

There you go. IF PDP had entered into negotiation, he'll be left with Two options to choose from;
1. Accept PDP terms and resign and...
2. Reject the terms of PDP and be impeached by angry APC majority without PDP blinking an eye.

The first will be beneficial in a way that his loyalists will retain their positions as Principal officers, while he will enjoy the backing of the leaders. If PDP hadn't done Abobakou, Saraki probably might have taken this option.

I think the PDP Senators did a very smart thing.. Sacrificing the Bishop in their quest to checkmate the king..

The question is.. will they be able to perfect the moves required to checkmate the King?

@ Tonyebarcanista, i don't really think that the PDP lost it. On the contrary they chose to tow the line of the lawn and moral high ground by simply refusing to partake in a process that will see a corruption suspect nominated & confirmed as a Minister in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The APC on the other hand still don't know that they just walked into a minefield. Thanks to their actions yesterday they just confirmed that the so called anti-corruption campaign is a JOKE. be rest assured that a considerable number of Nigerians have duly taken not and there's a chance that it will haunt the APC in 2019.

Overall you're right about the need for the PDP to go back to the drawing board. but this time they have to strategies on how to take control of both upper and lower houses. as for Saraki, he just lost a major support bloc. So good luck to him in the future.

ocelot2006:
@ Tonyebarcanista, i don't really think that the PDP lost it. On the contrary they chose to tow the line of the lawn and moral high ground by simply refusing to partake in a process that will see a corruption suspect nominated & confirmed as a Minister in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The APC on the other hand still don't know that they just walked into a minefield. Thanks to their actions yesterday they just confirmed that the so called anti-corruption campaign is a JOKE. be rest assured that a considerable number of Nigerians have duly taken not and there's a chance that it will haunt the APC in 2019.

Overall you're right about the need for the PDP to go back to the drawing board. but this time they have to strategies on how to take control of both upper and lower houses. as for Saraki, he just lost a major support bloc. So good luck to him in the future.

Thank you for your input. The PDP Senators lost EVERY moral legitimacy the day they escorted Saraki to the CCT. They cemented it when they adjourned planery to enable Saraki face his alleged crime and instead convene at the CCT. I warned against these and even openly criticised it.

PDP were more of Saraki's personal interest than their own interest. I remember Metuh's Press Statements...(Jeez)! Saraki took advantage of the whole thing for his own interest and traded with the APC at the expense of PDP that were doing Abubakou for him.

As for moral burden, it is on both the Presidency, APC and PDP.

-The Presidency nominated a morally bankrupt Amaechi for minister.

-The PDP defended a morally bankrupt Saraki with their lives(and got served)

-The APC defended a morally bankrupt Amaechi and aided his confirmation.


Like you said, PDP must return to the drawing board. It is too late to seek control of NASS. We just have to protect Senator Ike

Who else read that part where this dude wrote that 'PDP has the chance to do with nominee AMAECHI what they want?'

Yet, they call THIS political analysis? Who goes about writing in this manner and gets his stuffs pushed to the FP? Nairaland sha. It shouldn't be a political vendetta as you and your ilks are made to hold, it is about facts and justifications.

Swaggzkid:
Ok, i wont say anything at all, before them say i talk,


am a proud wailer and opposition, so long as am not a dullard because thats the worst thing that can happen to anyone right now.


Mic over to all dullards (.ADAN.) All Dullards Association of Nigeria.

..what are you even saying?

chukwudi44:


Ode i am too busy with my own personal work to have time for people like you now

Lol!
It is surprising to hear that you have any other endeavour apart from trolling NL with inanities.

THE ATTITUDINAL EXERCISE SHOWED BY PDP SENATORS MEANS THEY DIDNT WANT TO SEE THEMSELVES AS MINORITY,UNTIL THEY WERE PLACED WHERE THEY BELONG.PDP HAS NOTHING TO OFFER AGAIN AS FAR AS NIGERIA GOVT IS CONCERNED.THOSE BIGOTS IN PDP HAVE LOST UNITY- BINDING ORIENTATIONS LIKE OBASANJO AND OTHER PDP FOUNDING FATHERS.DAVID MARK KNOWS HE MADE A VERY COSTLY MISTAKE AND HE'S COUNTING THE LOSSES.LOOK AT PDP NOW,IT IS FULL OF MOST PEOPLE FROM SE AND SS.WHERE IS THE ADVOCACY OF ONE NIGERIA ORIENTATION AND VALUE?

kinibigdeal:
A very simple analysis, the dug-out between Tinubu and Buhari may reflect in the affairs of the senate, it is obvious that Tinubu don't want Saraki from the onset. The harmony you all think APC now have is a joke, Saraki is floating on River Nile, losing the support of the 49 PDP members may spell doom for him soon. I won't be surprise, if there is need for a coalition between Tinubu Caucus of APC(once enemy of PDP) and PDP in years to come. Buhari body language will tell. PDP will always win

bros forget saraki and tinubu matter,that is an internal APc issue . The annoying thing in this issue is that the opposition provided a very feeble front against something they believe is wrong. If saraki didn't ask any sensible provoking question in order to protect himself,he can still hide under the guise that he can't go against his party. The annoying thing is that pdp senators did not live up to expectation,they shouldn't have staged any walkout,this is democracy and the whole world is watching ,only a fool will believe that walkout wasn't planned by APc and pdp senators . With this present crop of pdp senators o think it is even better if the senate is wholly full of APc members because there is no difference.

Bros na me hail pass ooo....I'm a great follower,subscriber and supporter of you and ur post...going by your post even when it seems u support pdp and going by your post when it seems you support pdp ;what I figured out is dat u are a great political analyst and u don't just argue instead u give Facts... Alot of ppl see u are a staunch pdp supporter but me I dey see u as a great politician who just want the best for his nation and people...pretty bad our system has been eaten,bitten and washed with corruption if not how can we have crack heads as leader's when we have brilliant ppl like u and even some APC supporters here on Nairaland...


All our leaders know and think about is money,then money... They giv no F about what ever happens afterwards but it's pretty bad dey hv jazzed alot of Nigerians who keep on fighting themselves while they the politicians are doing good at their business (corruption)..


How can a sane person tell me pdp misruled Nigeria for 16 years..whereas in this 16 years Nigeria was ruled by alot of peeps from this same APC...


U wanna be seen as an angel in politics, it's easy.. Get to a post thenloot and loot and after some time buy over some ppl and decamp to APC and let the public know u hv been brainwashed before...dats all.


Anyway one of d latest ministers have said they steal and loot cos Nigerians don't stone them...but when the frustration becomes too much won't the stoning happen?

TonyeBarcanista:

My Oga, I loyal o. It is pathetic when people deliberately choose to be silly. Good morning sir

This dude and his half baked "analysis" again......LOL....majority of Nigerians suffer from mental illness and they on't even know it.....This dude is drowning in his sense of grand delusion!!!!

onatisi:
bros forget saraki and tinubu matter,that is an internal APc issue . The annoying thing in this issue is that the opposition provided a very feeble front against something they believe is wrong. If saraki didn't ask any sensible provoking question in order to protect himself,he can still hide under the guise that he can't go against his party. The annoying thing is that pdp senators did not live up to expectation,they shouldn't have staged any walkout,this is democracy and the whole world is watching ,only a fool will believe that walkout wasn't planned by APc and pdp senators . With this present crop of pdp senators o think it is even better if the senate is wholly full of APc members because there is no difference.

I understand your point bro, but politics is a game of dice. PDP senators walkout is a message

TonyeBarcanista:
The confirmation of Rotimi Amaechi as minister of the government by the Saraki-led Senate yesterday sent a strong message to the PDP that APC is fully in charge of the red chambers. What went wrong?

PDP Once Had The Senate At Its Grip:
During the period that precede the election of the National Assembly leadership, some of us opposition members schemed on how to do a "Tambawal 2011" on the ruling APC for both Houses of the National Assembly. Seeing that APC leadership had endorsed Senator Lawan and Hon Femi Gbajabiamila for the offices of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively, we embarked on campaign calling for Senators elected under the PDP platform to team up with minority APC dissent legislators and support Abubakar Saraki and Yakubu Dogara for the respective aforementioned offices. It was in fact, a well calculated effort to position the PDP as the power behind the National Assembly throne". The NASS leadership election not only went the way of the PDP in all four offices, it also gifted PDP's Ike Ekweremadu the Deputy Senate Presidency as a "trophy". It sent shivers and anger to the APC and joy to the PDP.

PDP Prevented APC From Self-Destruction
APC leadership and the presidency never hid their displeasure at the manner the ruling party was embarrassed by Saraki-led minority APC rebel senators that worked hand-in-hand with the PDP. The government embarked on a journey to get Saraki out of the way by dusting his alleged corruption file that was idling at the Code of Conduct Bureau locker. I had reasoned that the prosecution of Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal is the internal affair of the APC and capable of polarising APC's ranks in the Senate, creating division and catalysing their own destruction. There was a room for the PDP to negotiate a soft landing for Saraki and his minority APC loyalists with promise of chairmanship of choice committees and retaining the Principal officers on condition that Saraki will step down voluntarily and mobilise his minority APC followers within the Senate to support a PDP candidate for the position of Senate President. The PDP unfortunately, chose to "swim and sink" with Saraki. They followed him to all his court appearances like the now famous "Abubakou" and allowed Saraki to negotiate his way to the heart and soul of the APC leadership at their very own expense. The PDP successfully aided the prevention of APC's destruction in the Senate. They made the APC to realise their mistakes and unite their Senators to do their own bidding. PDP lost the Senate as a result!

PDP Lost The Golden Chance To Block Amaechi's Screening:
October 21 was first scheduled as the day of screening for Hon Rotimi Amaechi as a minister of the government. Same day coincidentally was the day Bukola Saraki was to appear before the CCT for his ongoing trial. Being the Deputy Senate President, the constitution allows Senator Ike Ekweremadu to preside over the affairs of the senate in the absence of the Senate President. It was expected that with Ike at the helm affairs, the PDP senators have the rare privilege of doing nominee Amaechi as they pleases. Instead of seizing this rare opportunity, PDP leaders in the Senate "agreed" with Saraki to adjourn planery for the said day. They lost the golden opportunity to have both their say and their way in Amaechi's screening. Sadly, with Saraki at helm of affair, PDP Senators only had their say but not their way.

Walk-out May Cost PDP The DSP Position:
It is no secret that APC leadership want Ike Ekweremadu out of the DSP office. According to section 50(2)(c) of the 1999 constitution, removal of the Deputy Senate President from office only requires 2/3 votes of the Senate. Considering that it only needs 1/3 members of senators to form a quorum(Section 54(1) of the constitution), the APC senators present may take advantage of any walk-out by PDP senators and move motion for the impeachment of Senator Ekweremadu from office. It only need the blessing of 2/3 members of the Senators present to achieve it. PDP caucus should be very careful.

The Present State of PDP In The Senate:
Having lost their grip of the senate, PDP caucus should let bygone be bygone and come to terms with their role as opposition within the Senate. They should be focussed on providing good opposition while doing their jobs as legislators. They have to face the fact that as opposition, they will most likely not have their way but only their say. Hopefully, the party gets things right and win majority seat in next legislative election in 2019.



May God Bless Us All and Nigeria

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kinibigdeal:


I understand your point bro, but politics is a game of dice. PDP senators walkout is a message

bros,naija politics is different from normal politics. It is all a matter of time you will start hearing all the dirty details of what actually happened behond the scene. But pls ,what kind of message could those pdp senator be wanting to make without clearly stating it in front of the whole work on camera ?the walkout was an approval of the list but not wanting the public to see them openly supporting it

Jesusloveyou:
no, u are still wrong, a simple majority of those present elected saraki and Ike. D only reason apc has not impeach saraki and Ike, is because pdp senators are present. If it was only 56 apc senator present, saraki and Ike wil be impeach

noooo.. Those present were 49pdp and 10 apc senators add them together it will be 59 minus saraki, will be 58.and simple majority of 109 is 55... And 58 is above 55. Secondly in election it is those sitting and are present constituting simple majority. But due to the nature of removal of an elected leader it is always 2/3 of the elected members. To move the motion is 1/3 of those sitting and voting.. I think I have tried to make u understand. If u can't then wallow in ur own understanding. Thank u

onatisi:
bros,naija politics is different from normal politics. It is all a matter of time you will start hearing all the dirty details of what actually happened behond the scene. But pls ,what kind of message could those pdp senator be wanting to make without clearly stating it in front of the whole work on camera ?the walkout was an approval of the list but not wanting the public to see them openly supporting it

The message is simple, the upper chamber is no longer going to be the way it use to be. You watch out, unity is an over-statement. An open walk out is simply an open message to aggrieved members that future coalition is not irreversible

I thought this guy is a die hard pdp guy?
Nice one.
Its high time pdp woke up to the reality that saraki is not worth trusting.
Let them start looking for another way to show relevance.

kinibigdeal:


The message is simple, the upper chamber is no longer going to be the way it use to be. You watch out, unity is an over-statement. An open walk out is simply an open message to aggrieved members that future coalition is not irreversible

bros you are too trusting to be a Nigerian politician. Write this Down Half of the pdp senators who staged that walkout have already started planning how to dump pdp and join apc

TonyeBarcanista:
The confirmation of Rotimi Amaechi as minister of the government by the Saraki-led Senate yesterday sent a strong message to the PDP that APC is fully in charge of the red chambers. What went wrong?

PDP Once Had The Senate At Its Grip:
During the period that precede the election of the National Assembly leadership, some of us opposition members schemed on how to do a "Tambawal 2011" on the ruling APC for both Houses of the National Assembly. Seeing that APC leadership had endorsed Senator Lawan and Hon Femi Gbajabiamila for the offices of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively, we embarked on campaign calling for Senators elected under the PDP platform to team up with minority APC dissent legislators and support Abubakar Saraki and Yakubu Dogara for the respective aforementioned offices. It was in fact, a well calculated effort to position the PDP as the power behind the National Assembly throne". The NASS leadership election not only went the way of the PDP in all four offices, it also gifted PDP's Ike Ekweremadu the Deputy Senate Presidency as a "trophy". It sent shivers and anger to the APC and joy to the PDP.

PDP Prevented APC From Self-Destruction
APC leadership and the presidency never hid their displeasure at the manner the ruling party was embarrassed by Saraki-led minority APC rebel senators that worked hand-in-hand with the PDP. The government embarked on a journey to get Saraki out of the way by dusting his alleged corruption file that was idling at the Code of Conduct Bureau locker. I had reasoned that the prosecution of Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal is the internal affair of the APC and capable of polarising APC's ranks in the Senate, creating division and catalysing their own destruction. There was a room for the PDP to negotiate a soft landing for Saraki and his minority APC loyalists with promise of chairmanship of choice committees and retaining the Principal officers on condition that Saraki will step down voluntarily and mobilise his minority APC followers within the Senate to support a PDP candidate for the position of Senate President. The PDP unfortunately, chose to "swim and sink" with Saraki. They followed him to all his court appearances like the now famous "Abubakou" and allowed Saraki to negotiate his way to the heart and soul of the APC leadership at their very own expense. The PDP successfully aided the prevention of APC's destruction in the Senate. They made the APC to realise their mistakes and unite their Senators to do their own bidding. PDP lost the Senate as a result!

PDP Lost The Golden Chance To Block Amaechi's Screening:
October 21 was first scheduled as the day of screening for Hon Rotimi Amaechi as a minister of the government. Same day coincidentally was the day Bukola Saraki was to appear before the CCT for his ongoing trial. Being the Deputy Senate President, the constitution allows Senator Ike Ekweremadu to preside over the affairs of the senate in the absence of the Senate President. It was expected that with Ike at the helm affairs, the PDP senators have the rare privilege of doing nominee Amaechi as they pleases. Instead of seizing this rare opportunity, PDP leaders in the Senate "agreed" with Saraki to adjourn planery for the said day. They lost the golden opportunity to have both their say and their way in Amaechi's screening. Sadly, with Saraki at helm of affair, PDP Senators only had their say but not their way.

Walk-out May Cost PDP The DSP Position:
It is no secret that APC leadership want Ike Ekweremadu out of the DSP office. According to section 50(2)(c) of the 1999 constitution, removal of the Deputy Senate President from office only requires 2/3 votes of the Senate. Considering that it only needs 1/3 members of senators to form a quorum(Section 54(1) of the constitution), the APC senators present may take advantage of any walk-out by PDP senators and move motion for the impeachment of Senator Ekweremadu from office. It only need the blessing of 2/3 members of the Senators present to achieve it. PDP caucus should be very careful.

The Present State of PDP In The Senate:
Having lost their grip of the senate, PDP caucus should let bygone be bygone and come to terms with their role as opposition within the Senate. They should be focussed on providing good opposition while doing their jobs as legislators. They have to face the fact that as opposition, they will most likely not have their way but only their say. Hopefully, the party gets things right and win majority seat in next legislative election in 2019.



May God Bless Us All and Nigeria

irrespective of what people say about you, I believe you're arguably the most grounded political analyst on nairaland. It's also a good thing that PDP has someone like you. But on the contrary, PDP didn't lose. They've won something important which is unity. The PDP no stands as a united house.

- Saraki controls the house and whatever he says when he hits the gavel is final.

- the PDP senators stood for him and followed him because they realise that Saraki has to remain in that position for Ike to remain DSP.

- now that Saraki has breached that agreement, it is now time for the PDP to look for other ways of protecting ike.

- posterity has recorded it that PDP stood for what is morally right yesterday, while APC stood for what is morally wrong.

Keep the flag flying bro.

TonyeBarcanista:

Very wrong sir! The cases of Joshua Dariye and Ladoja had to do with illegal removal from office as Governors. For instance, Dariye was impeached by FIVE members of Plateau state house of Assembly. That clearly fell short of Qorum. In Ladoja's case, he was impeached by 18 members of the State House and in a Hotel without the Maze which is the symbol of authority. These are facts!

As for Ekiti Speaker, he was impeached and wasn't recognised as Speaker by the State CJ and House Clerk.

am satisfied with the thinking that in all the three cases I cited u read only the newspaper reports and not the FULL JUDGMENT cos if u did u would not have posted this. The method of impeachment both in the executive and legislature are exactly the same. And since u take more pleasure in reading only newspaper reports and not the law report then help yourself with this... Read courteously so as to understand it. http://m.news24.com/nigeria/National/News/Court-nullifies-impeachment-of-Niger-Speaker-20151030

You really don't need to answer some people. All they have in their head is wailer, no reasoning of any sort.
BTW nice right up imbre

TonyeBarcanista:

Comprehension is a very BIG challenge to some of you. If you were sane, you'd have known the direction of the article. Jesus!

onatisi:
bros you are too trusting to be a Nigerian politician. Write this Down Half of the pdp senators who staged that walkout have already started planning how to dump pdp and join apc

That will be too obvious to be true

MrRobot:
And Barcanista finally returns to APC.. This guy is the full meaning of any where belle face

I no like TonyeBarcanista writeups but this writeup aint supporting APC....it is bn objective

MrRobot:
And Barcanista finally returns to APC.. This guy is the full meaning of any where belle face

I no like TonyeBarcanista writeups but this writeup aint supporting APC....it is bn objective.

My dear it's called analysis not prophecy. Can you spot the difference.
This witchcraft of gullibility will expire soon

Hidentity:
Who else read that part where this dude wrote that 'PDP has the chance to do with nominee AMAECHI what they want?'

Yet, they call THIS political analysis? Who goes about writing in this manner and gets his stuffs pushed to the FP? Nairaland sha. It shouldn't be a political vendetta as you and your ilks are made to hold, it is about facts and justifications.

TonyeBarcanista:

Thank you for your input. The PDP Senators lost EVERY moral legitimacy the day they escorted Saraki to the CCT. They cemented it when they adjourned planery to enable Saraki face his alleged crime and instead convene at the CCT. I warned against these and even openly criticised it.

PDP were more of Saraki's personal interest than their own interest. I remember Metuh's Press Statements...(Jeez)! Saraki took advantage of the whole thing for his own interest and traded with the APC at the expense of PDP that were doing Abubakou for him.

As for moral burden, it is on both the Presidency, APC and PDP.

-The Presidency nominated a morally bankrupt Amaechi for minister.

-The PDP defended a morally bankrupt Saraki with their lives(and got served)

-The APC defended a morally bankrupt Amaechi and aided his confirmation.


Like you said, PDP must return to the drawing board. It is too late to seek control of NASS. We just have to protect Senator Ike

Hmmmmm...true. So true.

onatisi:
bros forget saraki and tinubu matter,that is an internal APc issue . The annoying thing in this issue is that the opposition provided a very feeble front against something they believe is wrong. If saraki didn't ask any sensible provoking question in order to protect himself,he can still hide under the guise that he can't go against his party. The annoying thing is that pdp senators did not live up to expectation,they shouldn't have staged any walkout,this is democracy and the whole world is watching ,only a fool will believe that walkout wasn't planned by APc and pdp senators . With this present crop of pdp senators o think it is even better if the senate is wholly full of APc members because there is no difference.

Well i beg to differ. It was better that the PDP staged a walk out rather than stay back and adopt a far more.conforntational stance, something that couldve degenrated to something far worse. I equally support the PDP's decision not to question Amaechi on the grounds of corruption petitions early submitted and their decision not to second the.motion for Amaechi to take a bow. The overall results are not palatable BUT at least it clearly shows that the PDP stood for what was right while the APCs action rubbishes their so called anti corruption stance.

the SP case is a bit confusing,its like the more u look,the less u see.to think that saraki will get away with it is an error.jagaban and co are nt the forgiving type.the ccb case is there to keep bukky on a leash and make him carry out actions that will make him loose allies i.e pdp members.forget APCs we are united brouhaha.they are waiting for saraki to loose enough no of allies before giving him the okadigbo treatment.

the SP case is a bit confusing,its like the more u look,the less u see.to think that saraki will get away with it is an error.jagaban and co are nt the forgiving type.the ccb case is there to keep bukky on a leash and make him carry out actions that will make him loose allies i.e pdp members.forget APCs we are united brouhaha.they are waiting for saraki to loose enough no of allies before giving him the okadigbo treatment.

TonyeBarcanista:
The confirmation of Rotimi Amaechi as minister of the government by the Saraki-led Senate yesterday sent a strong message to the PDP that APC is fully in charge of the red chambers. What went wrong?

PDP Once Had The Senate At Its Grip:
During the period that precede the election of the National Assembly leadership, some of us opposition members schemed on how to do a "Tambawal 2011" on the ruling APC for both Houses of the National Assembly. Seeing that APC leadership had endorsed Senator Lawan and Hon Femi Gbajabiamila for the offices of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively, we embarked on campaign calling for Senators elected under the PDP platform to team up with minority APC dissent legislators and support Abubakar Saraki and Yakubu Dogara for the respective aforementioned offices. It was in fact, a well calculated effort to position the PDP as the power behind the National Assembly throne". The NASS leadership election not only went the way of the PDP in all four offices, it also gifted PDP's Ike Ekweremadu the Deputy Senate Presidency as a "trophy". It sent shivers and anger to the APC and joy to the PDP.

PDP Prevented APC From Self-Destruction
APC leadership and the presidency never hid their displeasure at the manner the ruling party was embarrassed by Saraki-led minority APC rebel senators that worked hand-in-hand with the PDP. The government embarked on a journey to get Saraki out of the way by dusting his alleged corruption file that was idling at the Code of Conduct Bureau locker. I had reasoned that the prosecution of Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal is the internal affair of the APC and capable of polarising APC's ranks in the Senate, creating division and catalysing their own destruction. There was a room for the PDP to negotiate a soft landing for Saraki and his minority APC loyalists with promise of chairmanship of choice committees and retaining the Principal officers on condition that Saraki will step down voluntarily and mobilise his minority APC followers within the Senate to support a PDP candidate for the position of Senate President. The PDP unfortunately, chose to "swim and sink" with Saraki. They followed him to all his court appearances like the now famous "Abubakou" and allowed Saraki to negotiate his way to the heart and soul of the APC leadership at their very own expense. The PDP successfully aided the prevention of APC's destruction in the Senate. They made the APC to realise their mistakes and unite their Senators to do their own bidding. PDP lost the Senate as a result!

PDP Lost The Golden Chance To Block Amaechi's Screening:
October 21 was first scheduled as the day of screening for Hon Rotimi Amaechi as a minister of the government. Same day coincidentally was the day Bukola Saraki was to appear before the CCT for his ongoing trial. Being the Deputy Senate President, the constitution allows Senator Ike Ekweremadu to preside over the affairs of the senate in the absence of the Senate President. It was expected that with Ike at the helm affairs, the PDP senators have the rare privilege of doing nominee Amaechi as they pleases. Instead of seizing this rare opportunity, PDP leaders in the Senate "agreed" with Saraki to adjourn planery for the said day. They lost the golden opportunity to have both their say and their way in Amaechi's screening. Sadly, with Saraki at helm of affair, PDP Senators only had their say but not their way.

Walk-out May Cost PDP The DSP Position:
It is no secret that APC leadership want Ike Ekweremadu out of the DSP office. According to section 50(2)(c) of the 1999 constitution, removal of the Deputy Senate President from office only requires 2/3 votes of the Senate. Considering that it only needs 1/3 members of senators to form a quorum(Section 54(1) of the constitution), the APC senators present may take advantage of any walk-out by PDP senators and move motion for the impeachment of Senator Ekweremadu from office. It only need the blessing of 2/3 members of the Senators present to achieve it. PDP caucus should be very careful.

The Present State of PDP In The Senate:
Having lost their grip of the senate, PDP caucus should let bygone be bygone and come to terms with their role as opposition within the Senate. They should be focussed on providing good opposition while doing their jobs as legislators. They have to face the fact that as opposition, they will most likely not have their way but only their say. Hopefully, the party gets things right and win majority seat in next legislative election in 2019.



May God Bless Us All and Nigeria

Bushman how far?

Thanks for these words of wisdom.

justmenoni:
Bros na me hail pass ooo....I'm a great follower,subscriber and supporter of you and ur post...going by your post even when it seems u support pdp and going by your post when it seems you support pdp ;what I figured out is dat u are a great political analyst and u don't just argue instead u give Facts... Alot of ppl see u are a staunch pdp supporter but me I dey see u as a great politician who just want the best for his nation and people...pretty bad our system has been eaten,bitten and washed with corruption if not how can we have crack heads as leader's when we have brilliant ppl like u and even some APC supporters here on Nairaland...


All our leaders know and think about is money,then money... They giv no F about what ever happens afterwards but it's pretty bad dey hv jazzed alot of Nigerians who keep on fighting themselves while they the politicians are doing good at their business (corruption)..


How can a sane person tell me pdp misruled Nigeria for 16 years..whereas in this 16 years Nigeria was ruled by alot of peeps from this same APC...


U wanna be seen as an angel in politics, it's easy.. Get to a post thenloot and loot and after some time buy over some ppl and decamp to APC and let the public know u hv been brainwashed before...dats all.


Anyway one of d latest ministers have said they steal and loot cos Nigerians don't stone them...but when the frustration becomes too much won't the stoning happen?

coolscott:


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Approved sir!