The senate president is right on this

Malami, at work.

Roger3D:
The senate president is right on this

He is very right

FreeStuffsNG:
Even though I prefer that the electoral act be left the way it is now and let us see it in operation to find if there are other contentious issues and then do a comprehensive amendment, I agree with the Senate President.

The intention of those who went to court is to use the judiciary to frustrate the legislature from doing its constitutional role. If that is encouraged, it will bring friction between both arms of government.

In my opinion, the plaintiffs will not suffer any injury if the legislature chooses to reject the amendment from the executive or adopt to amends it because they can challenge it in the court but using the court in this manner to block the legislature is sinister and infantile. Governance is serious business.

The court should throw out requests to tie the hands of the legislature and allow the Nigerian Senate and HOR legislature do its work. If the clause removal is against the constitution, they should let the courts now decide afterwards.




As the election approaches, the judiciary needs to be very careful against being used by politicians to create chaos. The NJC must read the judges a riot act to avoid issuing frivolous and ineffectual injunctions that bring the judiciary into ridicule.

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bro4u:
After signing it into law, he still wants it amended. Was he high on fermented kunu?

The question is - Can one arm of government stop another arm from performing its constitutional duty? I am not a lawyer but I think Falana once addressed the issue. I will allow the most learned Nairalanders address this. Wetin Scientist like me know? *smiles..

Igbofam:


He is very right

The Senate President is more than right on this matter. If I am allowed the superlative.
Ekweremadu should hang his head in shame and the Judge should be derobed and procecuted by the Judges Council.

Electoral Act Amendment was done in 2010 and 2014

emmykk:
The Senate president and the Attorney General of the Federation should be ashame of themselves.

They were with the electoral law for weeks but allow one of the section to be signed into law.



The PDP was in power for 16years yet they never thought it worthwhile to amend the Electoral law.
Then APC that Amended it few days ago and was widely praised want it re-amended!.

In just less than a week that the law was passed, APC want to re-amend what they just enacted
They want section 84(12) deleted

What Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022 Provide?

Section 84(12)
“No political appointee at any level shall be voting delegates or be voted for at the Convention or Congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election”.

PDP took them to court to stop the new planned amendment and the court favors PDP.

Now is it PDP that fail to touch the electoral law for 16 good years or the Attorney General of the Federation that should have read the law word for word with deep meaning we should blame for not seeing what they don't like?

Now that section is a trap waiting to devour politicians.

"I agree with what you have said, the court cannot stop us from making laws. The problem with the letter sent to us by the President was that there is a part of it that interpreted the law we made. I think that is the only part that the court can act on, because he (President Buhari) said that the law we (National Assembly) made is ultra vires the Constitution, which is not his responsibility, and, I think, to that extent, the court can comment on that and not on the fact that we are making laws”.

So with all the lawyers, ex governors, many term law makers in the house of assembly could not discover the so called anomaly before passing it into law? By the way how is that section an anomaly? Political appointees see it as not favorable to them.

Where is the justification for all the salaries and allowances paid to members of the house of assembly?

Jagbajantis intete.

So many stupiid people in the country, many of them on front page.

How does any sensible person who saw the 4 walls of a classroom think that the judiciary has the power to interfare with whatever the legislature is doing?

That judge who made that order needs to be sanctioned by the NJC.

Funny how incompetent people dominated all areas of leadership in this century. Ahmed Lawan is an asslicker to the executive. He doesn't understand the concept of separation of powers.

Igbofam:


He is actually right. Separation of powers should be respected as is in line with our constitution. The Judiciary cannot infringe on an already executed bill by the Executive arm of government which in turn asked the legislative to amend certain portions it already signed.

The Judiciary is trying to usurp powers onto itself and that is wrong

It is clear that PDP does not understand the separation of powers between the executive, legislative and Judiciary.

Why and how would a whole Ekweremadu of PDP want the Legislative to obey the dictates of the Judiciary when clearly this matter does not concern the Judiciary?

You misunderstood Ekweremadu, he agreed with the SP but suggested that they instruct their lawyer to back to court and tell the court to stand down his order, presenting their reason, which is the best thing to do instead of unilaterally disobeying the court ruling.

Odidigboigbo:
You misunderstood Ekweremadu, he agreed with the SP but suggested that they instruct their lawyer to back to court and tell the court to stand down his order, presenting their reason, which is the best thing to do instead of unilaterally disobeying the court ruling.

Approaching the court is not even necessary because the courts have no business getting involved in this regard

Odidigboigbo:
You misunderstood Ekweremadu, he agreed with the SP but suggested that they instruct their lawyer to back to court and tell the court to stand down his order, presenting their reason, which is the best thing to do instead of unilaterally disobeying the court ruling.

Which stupid court ruling. A court telling a federal legislature not to amend a federal law in a democracy? Haba.

Eniitan19:


Which stupid court ruling. A court telling a federal legislature not to amend a federal law in a democracy? Haba.

Don't mind those PDP apologists who act like zombies whenever any opposition against the current FG comes up without using their own intelligence.

I wonder when the Judiciary began playing the role of the Legislative. Or will the Judiciary allow the legislative to take over their function if reverse was the case?

Mad supporters everywhere

Igbofam:


Approaching the court is not even necessary because the courts have no business getting involved in this regard

That is the best thing to do, we are govern by law and order, we are not in Banana Republic. Mind you that someone can use this court ruling to thwart the outcome of this amendment if it's not stand down by the court. Just like what happened in Rivers state in 2019 election, the court ruled that they should not conduct a primary election, they ignored it saying that the court has no right to middle in the party affairs instead going back to court to argued their case, they unilaterally disobeyed, we know the outcome of that.

emmykk:
The Senate president and the Attorney General of the Federation should be ashame of themselves.

They were with the electoral law for weeks but allow one of the section to be signed into law.



The PDP was in power for 16years yet they never thought it worthwhile to amend the Electoral law.
Then APC that Amended it few days ago and was widely praised want it re-amended!.

In just less than a week that the law was passed, APC want to re-amend what they just enacted
They want section 84(12) deleted

What Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022 Provide?

Section 84(12)
“No political appointee at any level shall be voting delegates or be voted for at the Convention or Congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election”.

PDP took them to court to stop the new planned amendment and the court favors PDP.

Now is it PDP that fail to touch the electoral law for 16 good years or the Attorney General of the Federation that should have read the law word for word with deep meaning we should blame for not seeing what they don't like?

Now that section is a trap waiting to devour politicians.

Stop disseminating wrong information, this is disinformation.

Which electoral laws where used in previous elections? 2010 was it done by you?

It's good to constructively posit your assertions but not to outrightly put out false information.

Odidigboigbo:
That is the best thing to do, were are govern by law and order, we are not in Banana Republic. Mind you that someone can use this court ruling to thwart the outcome of this amendment if it's not stand down by the court. Just like what happened in Rivers state in 2019 election, the court ruled that they should not conduct a primary election, they ignored it saying that the court has no right to middle in the party affairs instead going back to court to argued their case, they unilaterally disobeyed, we know the outcome of that.

The Judiciary turned it into a Banana republic by getting involved in what their powers do not cover. Thus that Court ruling is null and void. Our constitution is very clear on this.

Stop this your argument please. There is a clear line of separation of powers between the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary.

The Judiciary is a tout in this regard and that Judge who gave that ruling should be either sanctioned or disbarred.

The example you cited above has nothing to do with the Legislative arm of government. That is a party problem

Lawan is actually right. There roles are clearly different. This should not be an issue at all.

Xscape1993:
This is the only Senate President in the history of Nigeria that does not know the difference between the Executive and the Legislature arm of government. Funny man!

Shut up Ignoramus, it is an exparte application that will be vacated next court date, you can’t stop them from going about their duty in accordance with due process, they make the laws, the Courts interprets them.

Igbodicool:

North and West are truly the problem of Nigeria.

You don't know before now?

DaveHarry:

You don't know before now?

Ipobians in the house.

I completely concur with you mr president. PDP can continue to procure whatever injunction they want. But, it’s not for the entire country to succumb to their whims and caprices. Like you said, one day, one judge will sit down somewhere and order the National Assembly not to sit again. Rubbish!!!

Igbofam:


The Judiciary turned it into a Banana republic by getting involved in what their powers do not cover. Thus that Court ruling is null and void. Our constitution is very clear on this.

Stop this your argument please. There is a clear line of separation of powers between the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary.

The Judiciary is a tout in this regard and that Judge who gave that ruling should be either sanctioned or disbarred.

The example you cited above has nothing to do with the Legislative arm of government. That is a party problem

You are the true son of your father. Don’t mind those emotional human beings.

When the president refused signing the electoral bill into law because of a few clauses he felt was a violation of the current constitution, we called him names and enemy of democracy saying why can't he sign the bill and ask for an amendment just like he does with the budget.
It was sent back to him and he took his time yet again, left to him, he would have told them to take out that clause before he signed but what did we do? Called him names and some CSOs took him to court. After a while, with the assurance that the clause will be looked at for amendments after signing, he passed it into law.

Now, we're still abusing the president for writing to the senate to amend and even more, the senate president and the senate for doing his job in making laws. Imagine Ekwwremadu standing up to talk like he's not a member of the senate, or he doesn't undertsand separtion of powers, yet he'll be the first to stand up and threaten to VETO the president if he doesn't sign the electoral bill into law.

In the end, Nigerians are wayward and lawless, we only shout injustice and cry foul when it doesn't favour us. When it is in our favour, we demonise the truth so as to justify insanity!

Xscape1993:
This is the only Senate President in the history of Nigeria that does not know the difference between the Executive and the Legislature arm of government. Funny man!

But he is better than the over 15 Senate Presidents, the East produced between 1999 to 2007

If this Electoral Law can be Amended by just cancelling and rewriting a portion of the clause, just because the President requested for it. Then this same Style of Amendment will be applied to just any other existing law that does not suit who ever is in Power.

Chaos and Anachy brewing.

To amend a law the bill must pass through the Amendment process, in the National Assembly, this is what the Court ruled. The Judiciary is not interfering in the Affairs of the Legislature.

This is not a violation of Principle of Speration of Powers. Rather, the Judiciary is upholding the Principle of Check and Balances. Which is Constitutional. You don't amend a Passed law without the Bill going through the normal Process of Legislative hearing and vote.

These Legislators are Just Shameful Clowns.

Lawan is the worst senate president in the history of Nigeria!

chinyce:
If this Electoral Law can be Amended by just cancelling and rewriting a portion of the clause, just because the President requested for it. Then this same Style of Amendment will be applied to just any other existing law that does not suit who ever is in Power.

Chaos and Anachy brewing.

To amend a law the bill must pass through the Amendment process, in the National Assembly, this is what the Court ruled. The Judiciary is not interfering in the Affairs of the Legislature.

This is not a violation of Principle of Speration of Powers. Rather, the Judiciary is upholding the Principle of Check and Balances. Which is Constitutional. You don't amend a Passed law without the Bill going through the normal Process of Legislative hearing and vote.

These Legislators are Just Shameful Clowns.

God bless you for this submission. Most nairalanders don't read and comprehend before jumping to comment. They are busy abusing the judge. If the law ought to be amended then it must pass the normal due process of amendment in the house. That's what judgement stipulates.

What a dumb senate president

Apc the most ignorant puppets on earth