The Senate yesterday explained why President Muhammadu Buhari should not have the powers to assent the ongo ing constitution amendment, arguing that “presidential veto of a bill to amend the Constitution makes jest of the philosophy of sovereignty, which is that power belongs to the people.”

The Deputy Senate President and chairman, Senate committee on constitution review, Chief Ike Ekweremadu stated this at the ongoing retreat by the committee, holding in Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos.

He declared that since former President, Goodluck Jona than failed to sign the Fourth Alteration Bill into law, which strips the president of powers to veto any bill, it will be reconsidered with fresh inputs.

According to the lawmaker, “A bill to amend any portion of the con­stitution is not an ordinary bill. It is the only bill that requires the two-thirds majority of each Chamber of the National Assembly to pass in the first instance. It is also the only bill that requires the approval of two-thirds of the States Assembly to pass.

“Presidential veto of a bill to amend the consti tution makes jest of the philosophy of sovereignty, which is that power belongs to the people, and that the people exercise this sovereignty through their representatives in parliament.

“Nigerians have argued, and rightly so, that the Constitution would have made explicit prescrip tions on how such veto could be reversed, if it were the expectation of the framers of the Constitu tion for one man or woman to veto a constitution amendment.”

http://dailypost.ng/2016/06/18/why-buhari-should-not-have-power-of-assent-constitution-ammendment-senate/?utm_source=nnd&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=nnd



Lalasticlala

See these thieves oo

But that's normal nau. It's not the executives job. They can only lobby with legislative to get wat they want.

I beg to disagree.

In every country, there must be someone to veto the entire process...Mr President's veto is not really on the law being made, but as a way of saying "yes, I agree that this followed the right procedure". In the UK, it's not the Prime minister, but the queen, in Germany, it's not the Chancellor, but the President. In modern democracies, it's the president. And in some monarchy, it's the emperor.

If you are talking about sovereignty, the president is that symbol...not our over-fed corrupt lawmakers.

presidential veto of a bill to amend
the Constitution makes jest of the philosophy of
sovereignty, which is that power belongs to the
people

I think Buhari represents the interest of the people than this conglomerate of thieves called Senate.

Are the two branches not supposed to check each other? So what's all this noise about? These legislators should park well; after all, there's a good reason for the use of presidential veto in the Constitution.

CACAWA:
I beg to disagree.

In every country, there must be someone to veto the entire process...Mr President's veto is not really on the law being made, but as a way of saying "yes, I agree that this followed the right procedure". In the UK, it's not the Prime minister, but the queen, in Germany, it's not the Chancellor, but the President. In modern democracies, it's the president. And in some monarchy, it's the emperor.

If you are talking about sovereignty, the president is that symbol...not our over-fed corrupt lawmakers.

Thank you jare, you nack de thing well!

I wud rather stick with a pmb to veto or assent to any bill than alow it entirely in the hands of a corrupt szenate president,who can forge any document that suits him and an accomplice forger in the deputy senate president.
These 2 men can forge the signatures of 2/3 members of both houses and preszent it to nigerians as assent for constitutional amendment.
Hell no,let the president retain that power,than a corrupt nass

If Buhari allows this nonsense to fly, he would be the most useless president ever.

In United state, President can veto senate bill. Obama have done or threatened to do it several times.
Just an example below:

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/obama-vetoes-obamacare-repeal-bill-n492881

Useless hypocrites. When would they realise they shouldn't be entitles to 1/4th of the abominable amounts they earn as redundant slobs doing nothing but reading newspapers in what is supposed to be the busiest Chamber in the country??

These people disgust me no end.

oo