PHILipu1:

we gave PDP 16 good years and we had nothing to show for it even though we had crude oil boo that period and people like you still wanted PDP to continue in 2015,this is just 3 years for Buhari and APC with falling oil price but you are asking us to go back to Egypt?

Buhari will win in 2019 with a wider margin than in 2015.
Write it down

Sirjamo:
Yes, he can nail even a Man- god MR JE- US to the cross and make him shed tears of blood and beg for his life just like he did to a certain albino who eventually ran away from the land of the falling sun dressed as an olosho

PHILipu1:

Oh because Buhari is popular he should fold his hands and watch Dino melaya ApC senator but PDP by soul that knows that Yahaya bellows will stop him in 2019,Shehu Sani APC senator but knows that El-rufai will show him the way out soon and their committee members change the rules of the game in the middle of the game.

Nobody change the rules of the game when the game is already on.
Obasanjo of PDP change it to this present format in 2003 and we will continue with it till further notice.

kcmichael:
Section 76(1) of the Constitution provides that “elections to each House of the National Assembly shall be held on a date to be appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission”.

National Assembly is not interfering with any date that INEC has setup to conduct the election.

Section 132(1) of the Constitution further states: “An election to the office of the president shall be held on a date to be appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission,” while Section 178(1) provides that “an election to the office of governor of a state shall be held on a date to be appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission”.The constitution is greater than the electoral Act,Same way wike got supreme court judgement when they rule that cardreader was alien to the constitution that the voters register superceed the cardreader.

Again, the National Assembly is not interfering with any date that INEC has setup to conduct the election. The only thing they've done is trying to change the order of the election and there is no place in the constitution that says Presidential election MUST ALWAYS COME FIRST, So why is the presidency afraid? All INEC need to do is to put a date that is in line with the amendment and that shouldn't be a problem if they don't have plans to rig Buhari into office.


These lawmakers are clowns,why not put the national Assembly election last.National Assembly cannot do inec job.where is the independence of inec

omenkaLives:
Funny how the press tries to instill bias in a reader's mind even before they get to read an article.

First, it was INEC that proposed a sequence because it is their duty to do so. Members of the National Assembly saw that the proposed sequence wasn't gonna favour them, they therefore amended it in such a manner as to favour them.

When they did this, it was neither a PLOT, an execution of a GRAND PLAN, or an ABORTION of the initial proposal. But now, the presidency IN THE SAME VAIN, makes plans to alter the sequence in such a manner as to favour them and suddenly their moves are being described with all these negative adverbs.

Every party involved would do as they believe would favour them, as long as no law is being broken in the process. No need being overly sentimental about it.

BeeBeeOoh:
• President to veto bill

• INEC plots challenge of amendment in court

Tobi Soniyi in Lagos



http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/02/14/presidency-in-grand-plan-to-abort-new-order-of-elections/

freeze001:
INEC is supposed to be independent and neutral. Should they have a problem or opinion about the sequence of elections as law enacted by the national assembly? Will any sequence whatsoever affect its efficiency?

I wonder what grounds they would base their challenge in the courts on or is it to just tie down the matter in the courts?

kcmichael:




The functions of the Commission shall be to—
(a) organise, conduct and supervise—
(i) the elections into the office of chairmen and vice-chairmen of local government councils and area councils, membership of the local government councils and area councils, office of Governor and Deputy Governor, membership of the Houses of Assembly of the States, the office of President and Vice-President and membership of the Senate and House of Representatives as may be specified in any enactment or law;


U need mental. Surgery

EternalTruths:
Only fools think that their PVC will count.

See how determine Buhari is to stay in power and achieve Usman Dan Fodio's dream.

Proudlyngwa:


The national assembly was aware of INECs neutrality, why did they alter their sequence

freeze001:


Making and amending laws do not touch the neutrality of the INEC. Whether presidential elections hold first or the legislative, how does that hamper INEC's preparations and conduct of elections as an unbiased umpire?

Proudlyngwa:

Because it is INECs responsibility to set date and sequence. If the NA is not comfortable with that let them make a law taking such powers away from INEC .
They can't be Lawmakers and Executives at the same time.

freeze001:


Nope. The laws creating and regulating the INEC are made by the NASS. Legislation is the job of the NASS. The Constitution requires the INEC to fix the dates of elections and make necessary regulations for the conduct of elections within the ambit of the Electoral Act. The NASS has the sole constitutional right to make and amend the Act which it has done.

Proudlyngwa:


So did the NASS make and amend any act, or did they arrange a sequence.
The NASS is going beyond their jurisdiction by trying to do an executive work.
Only INEC has that responsibility, if they are not comfortable let them amend the electoral act not set sequences.

Dhugal:

The NASS just amended the Electoral Act to capture election sequence.
This your post shows you didn't read nor comprehend the topic of discuss before jumping in to comment.

Proudlyngwa:


That is where you are getting it wrong
INEC is the empowered to make electoral sequence not NASS.

The commission, according to the source, would among others ask the court to determine who between it and the National Assembly has the power to determine the order of elections.
He said INEC genuinely believes that the responsibility for determining the order of election is its sole prerogative and not that of the National Assembly.

hakimi1974:
this has got nothing to do with performance, it is all about their own way of weakening the presidency for their own selfish and dubious interest. the president will use all means to throw this nonsense to the thrash bin where it trully belong.

xandy84:
You're wrong. You can't weaken the presidency because you change the order of election days. Delivering electoral promises is what streghten the presidency while non performance is what weaken Buhari chances of re-election. He has perform so bad that his chances of re-election get slimmer by the day

Dhugal:

The INEC is the sole authority,constitutionally,to appoint dates for election,but they do not have the power to determine election sequence. That is the forte of the NASS,which they've rightly done.
Dates can only be appointed following a sequence, and that determined by the Electoral Act.
BTW,that wasn't what your post which I quoted was talking about.Don't try to wriggle out of it by throwing up shiny objects.

Proudlyngwa:


You are the one twisting it , I quoted what the INEC said, that they believe they are they ones responsible for setting date not NASS which has been the premises of my argument.

maestroferddi:
You are a stark illiterate.

So because according to you PDP was given 16 years to tinker with Nigeria, then the directionlessness and disaster called Buhari should be allowed to cause further damage beyond 2019?

It is very clear you dont know anything. Why bother with Egypt while you are in Afghanistan?

EternalTruths:
Only fools think that their PVC will count.

See how determine Buhari is to stay in power and achieve Usman Dan Fodio's dream.

PHILipu1:

so where you at all the polling units in the north to know who the underage voters voted for?

PDP used underage voters.
APC used underage voters.

Cultists and thugs were killing people and snatching ballot boxes up and down to thumb print for their party in the south.

The rigging cancelled each other out.
Stop crying

PHILipu1:

majority of Nigerians will give APC that 16 years too and we will then compare the two parties.

Save your energy because you will wail for a very long.

skales67:
I no tell una? Fulanis are the grand masters in the game of political chess. You all are shouting "Go get your PVC ready for 2019 elections", "We most send buhari back to Daura"...

Well I've got bad news for y'all...

One out of 2 likely outcomes will unfold in 2019... The presidency may cancel elections citing reasons such as insecurity (they'll say that because of events in Nassarawa, Benue, Taraba etc, it would be unsafe to conduct elections and not including this states will be seen as disenfranchisement hence the elections generally will be boycotted) This means "No Elections and Buhari continues his tenure"...or...

2) Elections will hold with APC rigging it to their favor in such a manner that it will be the most criminalized form of rigging ever done in the history of Nigeria. Infact, it will be so glaring that after y'all have voted for PDP or any other party, they'll take your ballot papers and transfer them to the APC booth and declare buhari the winner!

Outcome: Nothing...ABSOLUTELY NOTHING will happen rather than we all running back to Nairaland to whine about Buhari and the fulanis. Any form of protest will be met with stiff resistance by the Nigerian Army with bullets kissing the heads, chest and a*se of the protesters.

Remember, A NEW SHERIFF IS IN TOWN AND THIS SHERIFF IS NOT READY TO LEAVE YET! Abi ina think say Buhari na GEJ?

Nigerians ntoooooooorrrr! Enjoy the CHANGE the yorubas and northerners foisted on us.