Schematics:
This is a right move.

Is he still the speaker of the House? NO

He got Speaker's post because PDP was and is still the majority in the House. Now that he has pitched his tent with APC which has minority in the House, the right thing to do is to relinquish his position immediately he decamped.

I don't know why some people want to create unnecessary attention.

You can't eat your 'gworo kola' and have it back!

chukwudi44:


Bros is Tambuwal still ba member of the HOR? That is the fundamental question u should try and answer

ZACHIE:


Is Mimiko still Governor of Ondo State? YES.

Warped minds.

muktarmtt:
dey will shot ur useless old papa of urs first dic*k head

jamesandrew:




I keep seeing this comparison with Mimiko. Get this straight: Mimiko is a governor and Tambuwal is a member of the House of Reps, these are different positions! The Constitution provides specifically that a member of the House of Reps loses his seat if he becomes a member of another political party. (Section 68(g) of the 1999 Constitution).This section is crystal clear. Stop calling Mimiko who is a governor. The section does not apply to governors!

dustydee:
Whatever happens, I expect the National assembly to demand that the IGP resign or be relieved of his appointment

chukwudi44:
Good move by the security agencies. We cannot tolerate lawlessness, section 68(g) of the 1999 constitution must be enforced

sneezeemek:
I weep for my dear country NIGERIA!!!! for once we should do things d right way! Mr tambuwal as a lawyer should know that he is d speaker of d house by d virture of pdp dominating d house, now u pitch tent with d party that have d biggest number of representative in the house! Constitutionally u have lost ur seat, u bow out like a gentleman nd safe urself some sort of disgrace. and again for d FG, the use of forces to prevent him from gaining entrance into d house is not d most lawful act!I think our judicary is not doing their job @ all, otherwise d moment dis man decamped he should be striped off his position! U can't eat ur cake nd have it back mr speaker(former) all dis power drunk politicians u guys should go get a life nah nd stop behaving like street touts, if u must use violent then why do we have constitution, why do we have laws nd our so called lawyers are sitting looking for who to come offer bribe ..bunch of fools with chicken brain

bigshug213:

and u are a son of the ashawo....

jamesandrew:




I keep seeing this comparison with Mimiko. Get this straight: Mimiko is a governor and Tambuwal is a member of the House of Reps, these are different positions! The Constitution provides specifically that a member of the House of Reps loses his seat if he becomes a member of another political party. (Section 68(g) of the 1999 Constitution).This section is crystal clear. Stop calling Mimiko who is a governor. The section does not apply to governors!

Whitehorse:
Since folks have been too lazy to dig up stuff for themselves, here is the part of the Constitution of the FRN that pertains to the Tambuwal scenario

Chapter V
The Legislature
Part I

National Assembly

68. (1) A member of the Senate or of the House of Representatives shall vacate his seat in the House of which he is a member if -
(a) he becomes a member of another legislative house.

(b) any other circumstances arise that, if he were not a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, would cause him to be disqualified for election as a member;

(c) he ceases to be a citizen of Nigeria;

(d) he becomes President, Vice-President, Governor, Deputy Governor or a Minister of the Government of the Federation or a Commissioner of the Government of a State or a Special Adviser.

(e) save as otherwise prescribed by this Constitution, he becomes a member of a commission or other body established by this Constitution or by any other law.

(f) without just cause he is absent from meetings of the House of which he is a member for a period amounting in the aggregate to more than one-third of the total number of days during which the House meets in any one year;

(g) being a person whose election to the House was sponsored by a political party, he becomes a member of another political party before the expiration of the period for which that House was elected;

Provided that his membership of the latter political party is not as a result of a division in the political party of which he was previously a member or of a merger of two or more political parties or factions by one of which he was previously sponsored; or

(h) the President of the Senate or, as the case may be, the Speaker of the House of Representatives receives a certificate under the hand of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission stating that the provisions of section 69 of this Constitution have been complied with in respect of the recall of that member.

Now, the question is "Is PDP divided?" Remember that in the nPDP vs PDP scenario, a previous court ruling had ruled that PDP was not divided.

Tambuwal's best bet would been to allow the court explicitly state his case (even though its clear from above) AND not try to preside over the HOR. He pushed his luck too far...

For those that are interested below is the url for Constitution of the FRN

http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm#QualificationForMembershipOfNatAss

68(2) The President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, shall give effect to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, so however that the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives or a member shall first present evidence satisfactory to the House concerned that any of the provisions of that subsection has become applicable in respect of that member.

Curlieweed:

if you even knew which of your mother's numerous clients was your father, you won't go around displaying your lack of home training and general janjawid bad manners by insulting your betters.

Curlieweed:

if you even knew which of your mother's numerous clients was your father, you won't go around displaying your lack of home training and general janjawid bad manners by insulting your betters.

IYANGBALI:
I was not surprised to read what you wrote,your username says it all. Weed smoking is not good for your health

chukwudi44:


Lol which NASS members? Abeg no make me laugh. If Tambuwal wants to test ife he still has powers let he try summoning the IGP and see if he will honour him.

figment232:
For gross misconduct n insurbodination

Juicypunny:
I NEED A NICE FÙCK FROM A GUY WITH BIG BLACK DICK AND WELL CHISELLED ABS OR FLAT TUMMY.

PM ME, LETS ARRANGE.

chukwudi44:


AT LEAST I AM LIVING IN LAGOS OBODO OCHA WHEN WLL YOU LEAVE YOUR CAVE IN OSUNISTAN

luvmijeje:
I can't believe that I'm enjoying this madness.

NgeneUkwenu:
Some 1000 soldiers and policemen have sealed the entrance of the National Assembly in Abuja and physically prevented the Speaker of the House from entering.

Sahara Reporters Media

 
 The Speaker of the House, Aminu Tambuwal arrived the National Assembly today with a view to preside over the sitting of the House but fierce looking troops posted the stopped him at the gate. A melee has ensued as a result.
 Mr. Tambuwal, President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling People’s Democratic Party are at loggerheads over the Speaker’s decision to decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC) a few weeks ago.
 
Immediately he joined the APC his personal security guards were withdrawn on the orders of the President.

 
SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK
BREAKING NEWSNEWS
source: http://saharareporters.com/2014/11/20/nigerian-troops-prevent-speaker-aminu-tambuwal-entering-national-assembly

ionsman:

We already this .So why did your president send him a letter?