ablejesus26:
It's not just unconstitutional,it should be considered a big fraud.
Anyone pushing for such agenda should be rejected in all totalty bcus such a person doesn't have what it takes to unite a very diverse Country like Nigeria.
Apc is not going to be in top 3 in this forthcoming election.

Truthisunique2:
The idiot should not have even subject himself to obeying the ethnic diversity provision while leaving the sharpest one which is Muslim christian

Carlosdd:
Either you like it or not everyone knows his /her candidate come 2023 . Shun politics of hatred, envy, jealous and bitterness am talking to all internet bandits and terrorist who want to kill their selves because they don’t want to see opposition, what then is the beauty of democracy? . Better face your life and engage in meaningful and fruitful things , if you have a preferred candidate campaign and canvass vote for your candidate

Truthisunique2:
I expect this to get to court in the coming days

Very solid clear law there, shebi tilumbu is finding controversy

He would get enough, nobody even Muslims go stand behind this bad market when the heat starts and other Muslim alternative are available

Toks2008:


We are discussing sense and logic here.

You can read comments if you don't know what to write.

seunmsg:


There is no sense in your post. How’s the constitution against a North/South ticket?

Toks2008:


It will help you a great deal if you can calm down and read to comprehend and not just read to reply.

Toks2008:
It is not expressly stated in Nigeria constitution to have a democratic President and Vice president from same or different religions.

But then the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended, is the grundnorm. The highest law in the land of which every provision is binding on all and every other law bows to.

According to Section 1(1), “This Constitution is supreme and its provisions shall have binding force on the authorities and persons throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria”. Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation.

The whole idea of Section 14 is that our diversity in ethnicity and religion must be recognised and factored in while composing any government and no ethnic or religious group should be allowed to dominate others or be discriminated against.

As a matter of fact, Section 14(3) states and I quote...

"The composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner as to reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons form a few States or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups in that government or in any of its agencies."

The government of the federation is composed of three arms of government, the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.

The Constitution expects that our ethnic and religious diversity should be reflected in each arm of the government without any section dominating another and religion is clearly sectional.

This simply means that the executive arm must have a balanced representation of a multi-religious nature of the country hence it becomes a constitutional breach

Apparently this has been the situation since 1999 when we had Obasanjo and Atiku, Yaradua and Jonathan, Jonathan and Sambo and presently Buhari and Osinbajo.

If this has been the norm since 1999 what could bring about a distortion in this balanced representation come 2023?

Does this promote equity and fairness?, should Nigerians accept or reject this anomaly?

Toks2008:
It is not expressly stated in Nigeria constitution to have a democratic President and Vice president from same or different religions.

But then the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended, is the grundnorm. The highest law in the land of which every provision is binding on all and every other law bows to.

According to Section 1(1), “This Constitution is supreme and its provisions shall have binding force on the authorities and persons throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria”. Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation.

The whole idea of Section 14 is that our diversity in ethnicity and religion must be recognised and factored in while composing any government and no ethnic or religious group should be allowed to dominate others or be discriminated against.

As a matter of fact, Section 14(3) states and I quote...

"The composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner as to reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons form a few States or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups in that government or in any of its agencies."

The government of the federation is composed of three arms of government, the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.

The Constitution expects that our ethnic and religious diversity should be reflected in each arm of the government without any section dominating another and religion is clearly sectional.

This simply means that the executive arm must have a balanced representation of a multi-religious nature of the country hence it becomes a constitutional breach

Apparently this has been the situation since 1999 when we had Obasanjo and Atiku, Yaradua and Jonathan, Jonathan and Sambo and presently Buhari and Osinbajo.

If this has been the norm since 1999 what could bring about a distortion in this balanced representation come 2023?

Does this promote equity and fairness?, should Nigerians accept or reject this anomaly?

seunmsg:


The constitution was written in simple English language. If there is anywhere in the constitution where it was written or even implied that a presidential ticket must be Muslim and Christian, kindly point it out.

Toks2008:


We are discussing sense and logic here.

You can read comments if you don't know what to write.