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AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by Nobody: 8:38pm On May 12, 2016
Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble As AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void

THE embattled President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, seem to be moving from frying pan to fire as the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has declared the election that produced the due was a nullity and couldn’t stand the test of legality.



He has therefore advised the Director of Public Prosecution to take an immediate step to proceed against the Saraki and other members of the Senate leadership.

In a legal opinion written by the office of the AGF, Malami wrote that since the election was conducted with an alleged forged document, it is just natural to conclude that election in itself is a nullity from the beginning. In the legal advice issued by the Federal Ministry of Justice with reference number, DPPA/ADV/258/15,  recommending that some suspects, whom the police refused to name in their investigative report, should be prosecuted.

The legal opinion, which analysed the evidence thrown up by the police investigation, had indicated that the “leadership election, based on the forged document, cannot stand and it is null and void”.

The legal advice added, “Further investigation should reveal:

“Who authorised the promulgation of the Senate Standing Order 2015?

“Who published the Senate Standing Order 2015?

“Who approved the Senate Standing Order 2015?

“Who paid for the publishing of the Senate Standing Order 2015? and

“Who distributed the Senate Standing Order 2015?”

In addition, the legal advice recommended the yet-to-be-identified suspects to be prosecuted “for criminal conspiracy, contrary to provision of Section 97 of the Penal Code; forgery, contrary to Section 99 of Penal Code; breach of official trust and unlawful assembly contrary to Section 102 of the Penal Code.”

The legal advice also recommended that the various versions of the Senate Standing Orders since 1999 should be collected as part of evidence needed for the prosecution of the case.


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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by manutdrichie(m): 8:44pm On May 12, 2016
AGF is a member of the Federal Executive Council so he has no right over the legislators

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by AkpanUnanam(m): 8:47pm On May 12, 2016
This country wahala dey honestly! What have we done to see all this thing, may God forgive us if we do wrong............pls God have mercy.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by egike(m): 9:00pm On May 12, 2016
AGF or whatever he calls himself,same SP and DSP that screen you for a ministerial position was illegal, it then means you are illegal minister.
cannot give good legal advice to kogi scenero mtcheew

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by richyrolly(f): 9:09pm On May 12, 2016
Fire Fire in our country fire...... Jehovah God, please help Nigerians once again.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by Nobody: 9:14pm On May 12, 2016
I hope that their actions such as minister's screening, budget passage etc are not in nullity.

Jonathan sef embarassed

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by BeardedMeat(m): 9:15pm On May 12, 2016
If the 8th Assembly is a nullity, then aLl actions taken by them is also a nullity. Can lawyers in the house throw more light on this?



Even if the election was conducted a 100times over, Tinubu's stooge still won't be SP and DSP.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by sexylogan(m): 9:15pm On May 12, 2016
Wow... The drama never ends #In Naija

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by modath(f): 9:21pm On May 12, 2016
Saratiff will be axed, it's just a time..... How wont Nigeria earn the #FantasticallyCorrupt crown, when lawmakers are forging documents to illegally install themselves...

Bubu will see this task to conclusion, no turning back now.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by omokab: 9:29pm On May 12, 2016
This is a good news for the country but bad news for Wailers. A person that uses forged certificate to gain job will be sacked and arrested immediately it is discover that he or she uses forge certificate but wilers want saraki and ekweremadu to remain as number one two after discover that they used forge certificate to get to that position. It will never be possible.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by cktheluckyman: 9:32pm On May 12, 2016
The oloribruku AGF does not have any powers to declare any election null or void so his opinion is immaterial.BTW I still doubt the veracity of this news

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by tomakint: 9:34pm On May 12, 2016
Rubbish.....while some of us said this at the initial stage, I wondered why the AGF has to wait this long what he ought to have established against the criminal (Saraki) immediately he was appointed as the AGF angry angry

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by kuuljay(m): 9:37pm On May 12, 2016
richyrolly:
Fire Fire in our country fire......
Jehovah God, please help Nigerians once again.
grin grin grin are you a lawyer I hate the guy called saraki and I can't wait for him to be kicked out but you just complicated issues with your knowledge grin grin grin you are smart dear!!!

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by MossadAgent: 9:41pm On May 12, 2016
AGF is not a court of law.

He merely expressed his opinion and that of his govt's stance.

He can only approach a court of competent jurisdiction to make a pronouncement.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by tomakint: 9:43pm On May 12, 2016
modath:


Saratiff will be axed, it's just a time..... How wont Nigeria earn the #FantasticallyCorrupt crown, when lawmakers are forging documents to illegally install themselves...

Bubu will see this task to conclusion, no turning back now.
Babe we have been on this Saraki saga right from September 2015, this is taking too long....even Danladi Umar is dulling.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by ShakaZullu(m): 9:49pm On May 12, 2016
[s]
modath:


Saratiff will be axed, it's just a time..... How wont Nigeria earn the #FantasticallyCorrupt crown, when lawmakers are forging documents to illegally install themselves...

Bubu will see this task to conclusion, no turning back now.
[/s]
Nonsense trash your useless bastard Tinubu the bastard vagabond have been defeated that's why he's using any means to overthrow saraki but saraki na master AGF or whatever has no power over the legislative deal with that
iti mpataka

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by Pidggin(f): 9:49pm On May 12, 2016
MossadAgent:
AGF is not a court of law.

He merely expressed his opinion and that of his govt's stance.

He can only approach a court of competent jurisdiction to make a pronouncement.

Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by MeAboki(m): 9:50pm On May 12, 2016
Keneking:
I hope that their actions such as minister's screening, budget passage etc are not in nullity.

Jonathan sef embarassed

I think all that can be addressed under a new leadership by a simply majority vote to adopt all passed under the former leadership.

LOL, if true then Saraki is doomed, not even his team of 80 lawyers can save him from this ogbono soup.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by dunkem21(m): 9:52pm On May 12, 2016
tomakint:

Babe we have been on this Saraki saga right from September 2015, this is taking too long....even Danladi Umar is dulling.


Lol grin


@Topic: Mezietimes? ..Continues sipping Ogogoro undecided

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by Nobody: 9:58pm On May 12, 2016
The AGF cannot declare the election conducted in the Nigerian senate null and void. If he wants to do so, he must approach a competent court of jurisdiction, and if no member of the senate is interested in pursuing the case, then he is wasting his time. What Saraki must do now is too woo all the senators to his side simply by taking some committees from his friends and giving it to his enemies in order to appease them. Then he will tighten his grip on the neck of the executives. He must start attacking and stop defending. Had he bargained his CCT case for the budget, by now nobody will invite him to court again. Politics everywhere is dirty.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by bedspread: 9:59pm On May 12, 2016
Abeg who be Meztimes or whatever he call himself!!
Wetin concern AGF with senate elections..
Mtchewwwwww

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by donvicky2007: 10:04pm On May 12, 2016
omokab:
This is a good news for the country but bad news for Wailers. A person that uses forged certificate to gain job will be sacked and arrested immediately it is discover that he or she uses forge certificate but wilers want saraki and ekweremadu to remain as number one two after discover that they used forge certificate to get to that position. It will never be possible.

Which one Mr. Righteous use occupied No1 position, NEPA bill, I guess.

The problem is not to nullify their election but the AGF will step down cox the SP that approved his nomination is fraudulent, even the budget, ministers and all political appointee will step the cox the SP that approved their credibility is fraudulent.

Which way my people.
Nigeria shall be great again if we put all these fantastically corrupt politicians and yam eaters, even those that have become king and queen just to protect themselves from the Law , must be put in a big hall and roast to dead, only than will Nigeria be great again.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by MossadAgent: 10:08pm On May 12, 2016
MeAboki:


[s]I think all that can be addressed under a new leadership by a simply majority vote to adopt all passed under the former leadership.

LOL, if true then Saraki is doomed, not even his team of 80 lawyers can save him from this ogbono soup[/s].

Crass nonsense from an illiterate

Saraki can only be removed by the following;

1. Impeachment but PDP senators and his apc buddies makes that impossible

2. A CCT conviction forcing him to resign which isn't feasible anymore as Umar is now being subjected to scrutiny as his competency is in doubt given his history of bribe taken that has been revisited by the judiciary.

3. Death. That is if una fit kil am.

4. Recall by his constituents which will never happen

5. Tenure expiration with the APC refusing to give him the ticket. He will simply move back to the PDP and still win re-election.

So keep foaming like a rabid hungry dog

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by teekay213(m): 10:09pm On May 12, 2016
Saraki till 2019.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by reverendfather: 10:20pm On May 12, 2016
if saraki should escape all these unhurt, I vow never to question anyone who calls Nigeria a zoo.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by tydi(m): 10:28pm On May 12, 2016
Who AGF APC "Fantastically corrupt Government " epp?
zombie no get direction

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by pcicero(m): 11:11pm On May 12, 2016
Op, this your 'sauce' is good for 'ganja' oo. grin
Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by freeze001(f): 11:16pm On May 12, 2016
The AGF has issued a mere legal opinion which has no judicial weight. Only judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction can rule their election as fraudulent.

They are in no trouble until a person or group with locus standi can successfully prove this in a court and secure final victory at the Supreme Court.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by Rexology: 11:24pm On May 12, 2016
Anybody that will contemplate this report is grossly ignorant of our Constitution... even the president, with his enormous constitutional powers CANNOT contemplate it.

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Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by Nobody: 11:25pm On May 12, 2016
@op, this your source get K-leg oo.. mezietimes.ng, really?
Re: AGF Declares Senate Election Null And Void, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Fresh Trouble by cjrane: 11:30pm On May 12, 2016
So the Attorney General now has the authority to tell senators who they should elect?

Okay. This will be a sweet one.
grin

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