The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday charged the National Assembly to commence constitutional processes against President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly withdrawing and spending $I billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) without the constitutionally required legislative appropriation.

PDP in a statement in Abuja through its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said President Buhari was aware that his unilateral spending of $496 million (N151.374 billion) from the ECA, without recourse to the legislative approval of the National Assembly, was a gross violation of the laws and constitution of Nigerian.


The opposition party further said, “By this action, President Buhari has technically suspended the 1999 Constitution (as amended), plundered the inherent powers of the National Assembly as the principal institution of democratic rule, while re-enacting a sole administratorship in governance as if our nation is operating a military regime.

“More disturbing is the revelation that President Buhari paid the $496 million for the purchase of military aircraft from the United States, ignoring allegations of overprice and issues concerning due process, just to achieve a political expediency of currying President Donald Trump’s support for his 2019 re-election bid.

“The PDP states that President Buhari’s action amounts to a gross misconduct and betrayal of public trust because in the bid to push a personal agenda, he deliberately side-stepped statutory legislative scrutiny and acted in clear breach of section 80 (3) (4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

“While section 80 (3) states that “no moneys shall withdrawn from any public fund of the federation, other than the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the federation unless the issues of those moneys has been authorized by an act of the National Assembly”, section 80 (4) provides that “no moneys shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund or any other public fund of the federation except in the manner prescribed by the National Assembly.”


It also added, “The resort to falsehood, deception and secrecy in the withdrawal from the ECA and the reported $469 million payment for the military aircraft raises very serious issues regarding the integrity of the Buhari Presidency”.

Ologbondiyan said, “It is shocking that President Buhari, whose administration prides on claims of transparency and zero tolerance for corruption, elected on a platform that lay claims to the height of progressivism, who boasts of the highest standards of integrity, can mundanely resort to a violent abuse of our constitution just to suit a desperate passion of seeking re-election”



https://www.dailypost.ng/2018/04/23/pdp-urges-nass-sanction-buhari-withdrawal-1bn-eca/amp/

Unfortunately we have a president, whose intelligence quotient (IQ) is less than 10, less than an IQ of an average primary school pupil.

A man tinctured with intellectual emptiness, who doesn't know Western Germany isn't no more, what does he know?

Demarketing Nigeria with unpresidential languages, without a print speech this man is dead, what sort of president is that?


He's like a robot, read-only-memory (ROM).

buhari n his cabals are 1st class criminals, but the gullible mugus ll say it's change chainj unlike pdp.. smh

animal

I think a petition should be written to the U.S president,both houses of Congress,and the American public be made aware,that,the President of Nigeria in a democratic setting,and in clear breach of the constitution,which is the hallmark of all democracies, that America champions,unilaterally caused the release of almost $500million,without recourse to the National Assembly of Nigeria,as expressly required by the constitution!
If the American congress and populace are made aware,they would force the American government to halt his trip to the U.S. and start asking relevant questions!!

fellow Nigerian youths,please have mercy on buhari....

2019 should do and come.
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Shebi una don see this man

Lol! Buhari won't say anything because he's back in the country.

Just wait for counterattack when he leaves for US

Him mouth dey always sharp when him dey outside the country

doctokwus:
I think a petition should be written to the U.S president,both houses of Congress,and the American public be made aware,that,the President of Nigeria in a democratic setting,and in clear breach of the constitution,which is the hallmark of all democracies, that America champions,unilaterally caused the release of almost $500million,without recourse to the National Assembly of Nigeria,as expressly required by the constitution!
If the American congress and populace are made aware,they would force the American government to halt his trip to the U.S. and start asking relevant questions!!

wetin this one dey yarn na . Petition america

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PDP can go and die

Once a dictator always a dictator.A leopard never changes its skin.Shame on all who have a hand in enthroning this catastrophe.
-https://www.nairaland.com/3302603/breaking-news-buhari-seeks-emergency#48691722

nawao, Wuna never see anything. okwa change. we will all enjoy it

Trash!

My Problem with PDP is the brazen Shamelessness with which they conduct themselves thess days.

They have not exhibited enough remorse to show that they actually regret what they ve put this country through.

Rather trying to reduce the magnitude of their crimes to child's play

Nothing is wrong with either APC or PDP.
The people are the problem.
Donal Duke is a PDP member and Fashola APC member.
Nothing is wrong with the tribe..
Muritala Is a Northerner,Nmandi azikwe is a Easterner,Awolowo and Akintola are Yorubas.
Nothing is wrong with religion..
Our leaders has painted us some kind of divisive illusions and we've been living in it.
Abacha was a nationwide problem,we overcome him,Obasanjo wants to be a life president we overcome him....many of the men that do this are dead now or some are very weak or incapacitated.....My brothers and sisters Buhari's a national problem now and the responsibility solely fall on us to save our future and the upcoming generations...
Get your PVC.

9jaArea:
PDP can go and die

Senseless comment..... if we denigrate our constitution in this manner... we can aswell split the nation.

How do you expect Nigerians not to evade tax, when such practises are perceived as norm.

If the president can't even respect National Assembly tell me why a senator will not lead thugs to go and carry Mace from the plenary.

A Democratic country operating like we are in a dictatorship era

God have mercy...


Let quickly do a poll 2019

Like for Anyone else apart from Bubu

Share for bubu

Whoever said Buhari is not corrupt, is a corrupt person

get your pvc

9jaArea:
PDP can go and die

Is that all you can say.

#LazyBuhariBMCYouth

withdraw here and there. na wa ohh
the other one was social intervention, this one again

9jaArea:
PDP can go and die

mumu

ednut1:
wetin this one dey yarn na . Petition america

You don't know that if sufficient cause is found by the American congress that Buhari has not been honest in this deal,they can block the deal from being actualized despite the payment,and they can force the U. S government to suspend his visit due to concerns about constitutional breaches?
You don't also know that just one person in America can write to his/her congressman expressing concerns about fraudulent activity in the war planes deal and that congressman is obliged to look into it and possibly bring it to the attention of the whole congress?
If you don't know,try and seek education and enlightenment.

Dis guy must die

he his our best option,u guys have been insulting him on social media and d whole world read ur comments now he has insulted u guys back and tagged u as lazy" u nor wan let person hear word, to some extent he his right ,imagine someone who is 28 still collecting monies from his parents and refuses to make himself useful to d society just cos he is a graduate,some youth lazy DAT was y e said 60% ,anyone who quote my mention still collects or begs for money from his parents irrespective of his or her age,I started biz with 13k,so look for what to do ,,,,fucking lazy youths,baba till 2034

National Assembly can only legislate on federal government money while State Assembly will legislate on State potion. The money in excess crude account belong to both Federal and State government therefore is not under purview of national Assembly. Nigeria constitution does not envisage a situation where federal and state government will have a common purse except consolidated revenue account. The excess crude account remaining illegal account.

tolexy007:
get your pvc

And vote for who

buhari is just a petty thief, did you see how he cornered Abacha returned loot saying he will dispense it to the poorest Nigerians that nobody knows their names up till today..

Lazy idiotic dullardiho..

Ogaezy:


And vote for who

nor mind dem,on election day DAT is free of charge he will b with his phone following election results online but he spent more than 2k voting for c cee and miracle ,dey even contributed money to erect a billboard of c cee and miracle, lazy youths ..lazy pigs

Whothecapfits:
Trash!

My Problem with PDP is the brazen Shamelessness with which they conduct themselves thess days.

They have not exhibited enough remorse to show that they actually regret what they ve put this country through.

Rather trying to reduce the magnitude of their crimes to child's play

Attack the message not the messenger. Even if the message is from a convicted armed robber, look at it critically. We can't continue like this. It is because of issues like this that makes it impossible for the executive to nail the legislature because those sinators know there's a big heist going on. Shina Rambo style..