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Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by kokerkl(m): 8:53am On Nov 28, 2016
This naija senate na crack head oldmen full am. am highly disappointed
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by arabianights: 9:01am On Nov 28, 2016
9jatriot:
The senate is more used to "Ghana must go" bags.
Am impressed by the Abubakar who despite the risk of not being confirmed insisted that the senate was not useful to their face. Epic
for Real?Abubakar Stated It?Pls I Must Have Missed It And I Keep Up To Date Both Nat.And Int.Kindly Quote Sources Let Me Make Researches.I HATE NGN SENATE.PLS VOTE FOR ME IN 2019,U HEAR?
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by loomer: 9:06am On Nov 28, 2016
Cry me a river
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by eph12(m): 9:12am On Nov 28, 2016
blackpanda:


I know u will always be the one to support corruption. U wake up this early morning to start championing evil as usual. Mtscheeww
Why don't you wait for the details before shouting corruption?
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by Nobody: 9:16am On Nov 28, 2016
The Senate remembered they need to punish Obla for blowing them off several months ago. . . revenge is a dish best served cold
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by ogunboss: 9:21am On Nov 28, 2016
How did you expect the Senate to clear Obono-Obla. Is that not that Ministry of Justice guy. The one that went to represent Malami in the Senate then. The one that was 'running' his mouth then?
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by Nobody: 9:31am On Nov 28, 2016
But i can't see south south, how come it's in Nigeria

Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by ShootToKill: 9:33am On Nov 28, 2016
Obla is a bloody sycophant and a trouble maker. They were right to kick him out.
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by calabardick(m): 9:37am On Nov 28, 2016
I don't blame them, I blame our leader, I blame the Daura monk, their shepherd.

I can see that he is on his way to Damascus, very soon he will have an encounter that will change his name forever

Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by 9jatriot(m): 9:50am On Nov 28, 2016
arabianights:
for Real?Abubakar Stated It?Pls I Must Have Missed It And I Keep Up To Date Both Nat.And Int.Kindly Quote Sources Let Me Make Researches.I HATE NGN SENATE.PLS VOTE FOR ME IN 2019,U HEAR?
It was in the report by OP. See bolded.

TWELVE days after the Senate cleared Chief Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Cross River, South South, as a non-Executive Commissioner on the governing board of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, it has made a dramatic turn by dropping his name from the list of successful nominees sent to President Muhammadu Buhari.

Obono-Obla’s name was removed in the letter transmitted to Buhari as one of those confirmed by the legislature.

In the letter dated November 22, signed by Senate President Bukola Saraki, a copy of which was obtained yesterday, Obono-Obla was listed as one of the three whose nominations were rejected by the Senate.
It would be recalled that Oboni-Obla was among the five whose nominations by President Buhari were approved by the Senate on November 17, 2016, while two of the nominees were dropped.

At the plenary, those whose appointments were confirmed were Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye (Chairman/Ogun/South-West), Senator Ifeanyi Ararume(Non- Executive Commissioner/Imo/South East), Sunday Dare (Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management/Oyo/South-West), Okoi Ofem; Obono-Obla (Non-Executive Commissioner/Cross River/South-South) and Clement Omeiza Baiye (Non-Executive Commissioner/Kogi/North-Central).
The lawmakers, however, dropped Aliyu Abubakar (Non-Executive Commissioner/Bauchi/North-East) and Pastor Ezekiel Yissa (Non-Executive Commissioner/Kwara/North-Central).
According to the report of Senator Gilbert Nnaji led Committee on Communications, Pastor Ezekiel was rejected because of his background as a nursing officer.
The second nominee rejected by the Senate, Alitu Abubakar, had repeatedly called for the scrapping of the Senate, even when he appeared before the Senate for screening, saying the existence of the Senate was not justifiable.
He also pointed out that the upper chamber was only wasting the nation’s resources by its existence.

Obono-Obla, who is the Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, attached to the Ministry of Justice, protested in an email sent yesterday against what he described as back-door removal.
The mail was titled, Can the Senate President unilaterally overrule the confirmation of a nominee by the Senate?
The nominee, who asked why he was removed after the Senate had confirmed his nomination, simply said: “The entire major electronic and print media organs in the country, on November 17 and 18, 2016, carried the confirmation by the Senate of the Board of Nigerian Communications Commission.
“Surprisingly and curiously, the Senate President, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, in a letter dated November 22, 2016, to President Muhammadu Buhari, titled ‘Confirmation of Appointments,’ falsely stated that the Senate did not confirm the following nominees: Aliyu Saidu Abubakar; Pastor Ezekiel Yissa and Chief Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla.”
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by Nobody: 9:54am On Nov 28, 2016
agabusta:



There is always a precedence for these kind of things. When Saraki and co, unilaterally forced the former clerk to make adjustments to the senate standing rule, and reasonable and deep-thinking people were calling for their heads, a lot of mofos made it a Tinubu affair, claiming it is because Tinubu's preferred candidate was outsmarted that was why everybody was following his cue. Imagine, some people just came together to modify a rule that is supposed to be jointly modified by the senate. Well, that illegality was left to stand, and has surely become a precedence for other coming illegalities.

Now the man is getting used to such impunity of arrogating to himself the powers of the Senate. He is just a presiding officer, I guess he sees himself differently. He sees himself as the senate.

I think it is time we follow the US pattern of senate where there is no "substantive Senate President" that daily directs the affairs of the senate. Though their VP is the senate president, he is an absentee senate president, who comes only once in a while. In his stead, there is a Senate President pro tempore who also do not daily preside over sittings.

They are so matured that they even use new comers to preside over daily sittings. This has the effect of making the resolution and collective decision of the senate more powerful and undiluted by individuals under whatever guise.
the bolded is what I want you to put into consideration before bringing this type of suggestions

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Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by linusbnn(m): 12:45pm On Nov 28, 2016
Stalwert:
One can see that the senate should be scrapped. ... an irredeemable bunch of crimetads


Go sleep. Their functions includes confirmation of processes of the executives,you cannot dictate how they do it.
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by linusbnn(m): 12:46pm On Nov 28, 2016
blackpanda:
Saraki must go!!!

Mumu spotted
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by linusbnn(m): 12:48pm On Nov 28, 2016
blackpanda:


I know u will always be the one to support corruption. U wake up this early morning to start championing evil as usual. Mtscheeww


You do not support evil but you support propaganda and lies of this present executives
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by rcb34: 12:49pm On Nov 28, 2016
dorofresh:
Political Manipulation I guess. But should competence be sacrificed on the alter of mediocrity?.....To even think that the ruling party controls the National Assembly yet with so much shenanigans going on is laughable

Sakari surely does not have the political maturity of David mark who was able to a great extent stabilise the Senate

Anyway, na dem dem who cares?

the oracle of National Assembly " David Mark" controls Saraki
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by Bimpe29: 12:50pm On Nov 28, 2016
It seems there is no end in sight as far as Executive and Legislative logger heads is concernedd.
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by linusbnn(m): 12:53pm On Nov 28, 2016
agabusta:



There is always a precedence for these kind of things. When Saraki and co, unilaterally forced the former clerk to make adjustments to the senate standing rule, and reasonable and deep-thinking people were calling for their heads, a lot of mofos made it a Tinubu affair, claiming it is because Tinubu's preferred candidate was outsmarted that was why everybody was following his cue. Imagine, some people just came together to modify a rule that is supposed to be jointly modified by the senate. Well, that illegality was left to stand, and has surely become a precedence for other coming illegalities.

Now the man is getting used to such impunity of arrogating to himself the powers of the Senate. He is just a presiding officer, I guess he sees himself differently. He sees himself as the senate.

I think it is time we follow the US pattern of senate where there is no "substantive Senate President" that daily directs the affairs of the senate. Though their VP is the senate president, he is an absentee senate president, who comes only once in a while. In his stead, there is a Senate President pro tempore who also do not daily preside over sittings.

They are so matured that they even use new comers to preside over daily sittings. This has the effect of making the resolution and collective decision of the senate more powerful and undiluted by individuals under whatever guise.


But you see most of the senators are in support of the senate president,we saw it when him nd his deputy went to court. So how can you say the SP forced the clerk?do you have any evidence?
Re: Senate Drops Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, Already Cleared Buhari’s NCC Nominee by blackpanda: 6:13am On Nov 29, 2016
eph12:

Why don't you wait for the details before shouting corruption?

And why don't u mind ur business. Who is talking to u

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