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Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by HAH: 3:30pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
You people saying senator is better than minister are just being academic. Many senators have left their seat when asked to come and be minister, tell me one minister that resigned to go and contest as senators. Yes, senators screen ministers, but do you know that after the screening senators become beggars in the offices of the minister looking for one favour or the other. Taking cognizance of Nigerian factor a minister is by far better than senator. However senators are powerful with no influence as ministers 1 Like |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by PassingShot(m): 3:34pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
shiinihost:We know. And we ask, within each "household" and considering what each does and capable of doing as an individual, who is more influential and more powerful? By now, you're sure of the answer. You don't have to say it out. Lol |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by shiinihost: 3:39pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
PassingShot: the joke is on you....a minister cannot act 'outside' her ministry. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by roysean(m): 3:43pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
Any time,any day. Senators are more powerful than ministers |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by ajbabs(m): 3:44pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
CACAWA:You still have a lot to learn sir. The Nigeria scenario is affecting your thinking too much and some others nairalanders. Thinking out of Nigeria and read constitution again sir. In a Sane society,it is not debatable about who has power between a senator and an ordinary minister( Secretary of department as it is being called in USA). |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by PassingShot(m): 3:45pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
shiinihost:It seems you're a senator or aspiring to be one. Look at it this way again: A senator may never have the opportunity of meeting foreign important figures. A minister on the other hand will have to be very docile not to meet many international figures throughout his/her tenure. There are too many reasons why a minister is far more influential than a senator who may sit like a lame duck throughout his term. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by ajbabs(m): 3:48pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
HAH:Nigerian former minister of defence is in the current senate sir. He was equally two terms governor of kano state. Also, Sen. David Mark was a former military governor and minister. Among other examples sir. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by zinachidi(m): 3:51pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
nwadiuko1:but who earns more money? Do u know? |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by gungab(m): 3:52pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
Senator all the way!
I could remember Rome back then
#long live ceaser who underestimate the power of Senator! |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by ajbabs(m): 3:54pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
HAH:It means that an average nairalander is of average intelligence and exposure. The question is a senator and an ordinary minister (not limiting to Nigeria alone). For any sane person to have argued for the latter, he or she ought to have known that it is so because of "Nigeria factor". |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by nwadiuko1(m): 3:56pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
zinachidi:who earns more, i know not .......but who has access to more money i know. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by Mykelpato(m): 3:57pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
who is even asking this type of question, (science student I believe) Well, the three arms of government, consists of The Executive, The legislature and The judiciary. None of them has Supreme powers, they checkmate each other in order to make sure, the Constitution which is the only Supreme thing is not breached. _ A ministry is just a mere branch of the executive, he uses his ministers to work, they're the president's employees Ministers have the president's Authority, while Senators have constitutional powers. (oya check btw power and Authority which one pass). Senators are law makers of this country, for me, I think they're the power house of a government, they make and amend the Constitution which the judiciary interpret. You all know they can impeach the president too. #IRespectMyLegisators they run this county jaree. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by Mykelpato(m): 4:01pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
HAH:Receive sense IJN!! So Appointed is better than elected. May God open your eyes, so that you'll quit from p#rn and start watching NTA network News always. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by shiinihost: 4:04pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
PassingShot: oya look at it this way too, if i am your oga, and i send you outside the country to go and meet potential clients and market my business abroad, while i remain in Nigeria to oversea things, does that make you more powerful than me? |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by PassingShot(m): 4:06pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
shiinihost:Na senator dey send minister abroad? |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by shiinihost: 4:08pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
PassingShot: senator oversees the ministry the minister is managing. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by PassingShot(m): 4:09pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
shiinihost:How? You funny oooooo. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by shiinihost: 4:13pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
PassingShot: Have you heard minister coming to defend their budgets to senate committees? You wouldn't come to defend your budget now to an inferior, would you? |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by feaworaoja007: 4:27pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
Sweetguy25:a single person can move a motion and get the support of his colleagues thereby making him powerful,but the ministers cant do that...they"ll be summoned,and of course its one person that"ll always moved the motion and get support from his colleagues.. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by InvertedHammer: 4:27pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
/ What is the budgetary allocation controlled by a minister? What is the budgetary allocation controlled by a senator? There you have it. / |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by id4sho(m): 4:31pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
mazzi:kwarrupt mazzi hehehe |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by SanniGroup7: 4:35pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
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Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by BabaO2: 4:38pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
mentorken05:But you have forgotten that senators confirmation of ministers means they voted for them, thereby transforming them to position above themselves. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by YUSUPH1986(m): 4:47pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
franklingud:bro, read d above comment and learn, the question is not as u think. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by orisa37: 4:50pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
A Senator. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by YUSUPH1986(m): 5:07pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
HAH:former aviation minister |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by East2West: 5:20pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
mentorken05: Comparing A Minister & Senator As An Individual. The minister can be more influential than d senator to d populace and country at large due to d size of thr responsibilities. A senator on d other hand will be more powerful 1stly becos he rest on d election by d people and can hardly b removed witout legal process. He can also exercise his power over a minister thru summoning. Yet a minister influence override such of an ordinary minister in affecting d ppl. Hence d reason why ppl will mostly kno about Fashola now in most states than knowing one of thr senators. And d reason u kno Diezeni more than senators from Bayelsa especially d regular ppl without flair for politics. So Ministers Are More Influential, Senators Are More Powerful. NOTE: I assumed a decent political environment. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by Chuksdede(m): 5:26pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
nwadiuko1:sir why do u think that the governors that has completed their 8 years tenure struggle for the senatorial seats that is because senators are powerful both financially and otherwise....maybe in other countries ministers may be more powerful but so far as naija is concerned a senator will always have an upper hand than a minister |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by Nobody: 5:32pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
The OP's question is synonimous to asking who's more powerful between a house of assembly member and a commissioner.In my opinion which I believe is the reality,a senator is more power than a minister with these reasons: 1.A senator is an elected representative of a constituent,while a minister is an appointee. 2.The ministers are screened by the senators while the senators attain their positions based on the people's mandate. 3.A minister can be sacked by the president (an individual),while a senator can be recalled by his constituent (his people) 4.A senator has a chance of becoming a President when the President is impeached or dies,but a minister can never become a President in that dispensation. 5.A Senator can summon a minister,while a minister can't summon a senator. 6.Senators make the laws,while ministers abide by the already made laws. With these few points of mine,I hope I've been able to convince the OP that a senator is more powerful than a minister. Please clap for me. 2 Likes |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by Lekmusic: 5:38pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
Don't confuse it with impactful Sweetguy25: |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by harristo(m): 6:00pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
Sweetguy25: And senators only have power within the House of Assembly, outside they are powerless. |
Re: Who Is More Powerful...a Minister And A Senator??? by Nobody: 6:06pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
shiinihost: Do the fact that the Senate can summon the president, does that make a senator more powerful than the president?? NO... Yes a minister can be summoned by the Senate, but not by a senator |
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