.....Obasanjo’s letter confirms nepotism in Buhari administration, says S’East caucus

Damilola Oyedele in Abuja

The Senate wednesday advocated the impeachment of any president and governors who do not act in line with their constitutional mandates.

Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe (Abia PDP) said this while contributing to the debate on a bill seeking to prescribe punishments for acts and conducts that are undemocratic by elected officials and persons.

Expressing opposition to the bill, Abaribe argued that impeachment is already prescribed in the constitution, adding that there are further consequences for non performing officials at the polls.

“This is a very difficult bill to pass. Elections have consequences. When you choose in an election, you must be able to accept the consequence of that choice you have made. Nigerians chose APC, they must live with the consequence of that. Nobody can wake up now and tell us that some people are undemocratic, we know that therefore but they are going to suffer the consequence of their misdeeds in office with another election.

“That means we actually do not need this bill to punish those that are undemocratic. The way to punish them is to make sure that they don’t come back to office. That is the only way and of course if you are in office and you commit a crime the consequence of the crime is also there, it is up to the executive to do the needful using the institutions that are available,” Abaribe added.

“The penalty is there in the constitution. If a president refuses to act, then impeach him. There is no other thing you need to do,” he added.

His position which elicited laughter from the lawmakers, did not go down well with Senate Leader, Senator Ahmed Lawan, who cited a point of order to the effect that Abaribe has strayed away from the subject being debated.

Lawan accused Abaribe of casting aspersions on the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the president.
Senate President Bukola Saraki agreed with Lawan.

Abaribe however cited a portion of the lead debate presented by Na’Allah who quoted former United States President, Richard Nixon, as saying ‘if you dodge from your responsibilities, you cannot escape the consequences.”

“What does the law say about consequences of dodging from your responsibility? I was simply explaining that. Let me withdraw that of the president and say any governor that leaves his responsibility should be impeached,” Abaribe said.

Meanwhile, the South-east Senate Caucus has said its fears on the manner of administration of Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari have been confirmed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, particularly regarding the lopsided appointments.
The leader of the caucus, Abaribe, in a statement issued yesterday, said the caucus had issued several warnings on the nepotic appointments, but was largely ignored.

“What is happening? What former President Obasanjo said is what we have said and predicted long ago. No one should be surprised over what is happening or the shape of the political appointments made by President Buhari,”

“To be fair to him, the president made himself clear during his state visit to the United States of America, with his now unfortunate theory of 95 percent and 5 percent reward for support. The whole thing has come to bear negatively on the entire country and every body is now shouting but we predicted what is going on,” the statement read.

Abaribe said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may have deliberately chosen to run a government which alienates a sizeable portion of its people and promotes exclusivity, unlike the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which ran an all inclusive government.
The statement read further in part:

“For any party, there should not be any political barrier or alienation of any constituent part, because after elections, the president is the president and father of all Nigerians irrespective of the political leaning,”

“My hunch is that the appointments so far, which have surreptitiously thrown up the prevailing circumstance, have failed to encourage our people’s hunger and quest to build a nation state out of a heterogeneous Nigeria. The appointments, as they were, do not also support the effort to weave a more cohesive country that would metamorphose into a nation where unity and love will prevail.”

“The founding fathers of our country had this in mind when the notion of ‘federal character’ was inscribed in the constitution and a commission created for that purpose. That a president of elder statesman status would willfully breach this fibre that holds this country together is highly regrettable.

“Well, my take is that ‘it is a Buhari country,’ it is the reality, so he can play around with his choice as his mind and conscience direct him. After all, he did not win election in the South-east and South-south and yet he became president, therefore, the South should be orphaned for not voting for him. Perhaps that is the stark reality that the people of the South in Nigeria should face.

“There is an idiom in Igbo language that says: “20, years or more is not eternity.” The Buhari government will also come to an end one day.

“Nonetheless, it could have been good and politically expedient if President Buhari sees himself as president of Nigeria, which is the hallmark of a statesman and not that of president of a section of the country.”

http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/01/25/senate-advocates-impeachment-of-non-performing-president-governors/

Conclusion of the matter:

“It could have been good and politically expedient if President Buhari sees himself as president of Nigeria, which is the hallmark of a statesman and not that of president of a section of the country.”

But, NO! the despot due to inbuilt hatred will never.

We are sha watching.

And what will be the fate of a senator that commission electric pole?

PMB will find this amusing...

madridguy:
And what will be the fate of a senator that commission electric pole?

My brother, I was shock to read such a news about a senator. CDs project for Corp members.

Nah dem sabi.2019 isn't far sha.

It's clear that the Senate is afraid of confronting the president. This is largely because they have skeleton in their cupboard and are more concerned about coming back to the Senate than the good of the nation.

I wish people will use their votes to wipe out all of them from governance.

The Senate we had in 1999 was better, even when almost all of them were first timers in the Senate. We can make the change. STOP INACTIVE, NEPOTIC, NON-PERFORMING AND FEARFUL PEOPLE.

If u are Blaming only buhari, then u aint normal d senators they are d most corrupt, how many project have abaribe excuted in his constitutency,this country can never get better but it we get more worster than this if all these old men keep on rotating theirselves at d helm of government affairs, GEJ was bad nd people thought that buhari could be gud, now he is worst,people is now shouting atiku but believe me atiku we sink this country even mugabe we be better than him

Abaribe has been in that house for 12 years and nothing to show for in Abia.The Governor of Abia is not performing.The law to impeach the senators should also apply.Abaribe bought Ambulance for his disrict

Firefire:
Conclusion of the matter:

“It could have been good and politically expedient if President Buhari sees himself as president of Nigeria, which is the hallmark of a statesman and not that of president of a section of the country.”

But, NO! the despot due to inbuilt hatred will never.

What other thing can a jihadist give if not blood & fire

littlewonders:


My brother, I was shock to read such a news about a senator. CDs project for Corp members.

Hmm, VC will impeach him come 2019. Thats all

The incompetent dullard should have been impeached a long time ago but not to worry, he will be given proper eviction/sendforth come 2019.

Nigeria politicians are jokers. they made constitution look like a joke to mock the masses


I stand to be corrected, eversince the emergence of buhari since 2015, our law had deviated far from jurisprudence to God knows what

legislation in Nigeria is just a mere name used to suit the existence of democracy. buhari arrested and jailed people without any court order that they're guilty of any offence and the legislatures couldn't summon the president or his daura secret service for questioning. thought the three arms of govt is for check&balance


I read america constitution recently, I cannot but weep for this Nation. democracy in Nigeria is basically for the elites. almost everything in Nigeria political space are mere paper works


we said to be operating mixed economy system in Nigeria but rather it was capitalism economy in disguise we are operating. economy that give room for producer and importer to exploit the masses their hard getting money


democracy is a scam in Nigeria

okay

Abaribe is the only senator from South East.

Others are sidom de look.

madridguy:
And what will be the fate of a senator that commission electric pole?

200years in prison

Abaribe,where is Nnamdi Kanu?

Baba lead the way out

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“What does the law say about consequences of dodging from your responsibility? I was simply explaining that. Let me withdraw that of the president and say any governor that leaves his responsibility should be impeached,” Abaribe said."

I'm very sure to say that the fear of EFCC and DSS gallivanting around Abaribe's house is the only reason why he'd withdraw his statements after being cautioned by Saraki.


Abaribe got intimidated and he withdrew his statement on Buhari's impeachment and redirect it to the governors!!!!.....


Shithole sin'ators!!!!!!!!!!!


So no one's allow to appeal for Buhari's impeachment at the senate.... How then will it be possible for the senate to attend to issues like restructuring when vital cases like impeaching a null functioning president can't be addressed!!!


Shithole country!!!

N.a. today.

Any elected official that is not acting should be shown the way out. We need active representatives.

fully supported but also include non performing senators too...

Hector09:
If u are Blaming only buhari, then u aint normal d senators they are d most corrupt, how many project have abaribe excuted in his constitutency,this country can never get better but it we get more worster than this if all these old men keep on rotating theirselves at d helm of government affairs, GEJ was bad nd people thought that buhari could be gud, now he is worst,people is now shouting atiku but believe me atiku we sink this country even mugabe we be better than him

Its never been the Job of a senator to execute projects... I really dont know where Nigerians got that from..

BeeBeeOoh:
.....Obasanjo’s letter confirms nepotism in Buhari administration, says S’East caucus

Damilola Oyedele in Abuja



http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/01/25/senate-advocates-impeachment-of-non-performing-president-governors/

Pot calling kettle black. What about the senate itself and the house of representative that have a long history of poor performance?

Although this seems like a good idea but it needs to be managed well.

They need to list the criteria they consider as "Performing" so we know that any president or governor not meeting up to expectations is to be impeached. If not tribalism will set in.

madridguy:
And what will be the fate of a senator that commission electric pole?

The law has made it possible for you to recall such a senator. So what's the fuss here?

Anyways, sai prophet Mohammadu Buhari (KNIFE)..

Story. ......make we hear word

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