LordAdam16:


Oga, it will be sent to Buhari. Of course Buhari wouldn't sign it. Then it would come back to the Senate and they'd veto it. The Executive and/or INEC may take the case to court, but the Judiciary will back the Senate.

This is prolly part of the preconditions Saraki et al have to do before PDP accepts them. Or it could just be Saraki et al making sure they secure their mandates regardless of what happens to Buhari. It's every man for himself.

-Lord

kahal29:


http://allafrica.com/stories/200305140200.html

The attempt by lawmakers to legislate the order of election is not entirely new having travelled this route before in 2002. That year, the legislators attempted a similar amendment of the Electoral Act with the enactment of Section 15 of the Electoral Act 2002, in relation to fixing the order of elections into the offices of the President, National Assembly along with governors and state houses of assembly elections. At that time, the incumbent President withheld assent but was vetoed by the lawmakers. Their action was further challenged by the INEC in the case of NASS vs The President at the Federal High Court. The court subsequently struck down the said provision as unconstitutional and inconsistent with the provisions of sections 76, 116, 132 and 178 all of which stipulated that “Elections…. shall be held on a date to be appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission”. Thereafter, the National Assembly appealed against the judgment at the Court of Appeal and again in a unanimous judgment, the court as per Justice Oguntade. (J.C.A) who delivered the leading judgment affirmed the decision of the lower court and even went further to state that, but for the fact of the wide disruption of our national life that may ensue given that the Act was already being used for the 2003 election, it would have nullified the entire Electoral Act but however declared the provision of section 15 of the 2002 Electoral Act unconstitutional, given the provisions of sections 76, 116, 132 and 178 as they were in the textual form at that time.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/2019-buhari-inec-nass-three-way-face-off/

Nutase:
Buhari has started playing ball. I thought the senate was united in there opposition to him.

Money answereth so many things.

LordAdam16:


Oga, it will be sent to Buhari. Of course Buhari wouldn't sign it. Then it would come back to the Senate and they'd veto it. The Executive and/or INEC may take the case to court, but the Judiciary will back the Senate.

This is prolly part of the preconditions Saraki et al have to do before PDP accepts them. Or it could just be Saraki et al making sure they secure their mandates regardless of what happens to Buhari. It's every man for himself.

-Lord

kahal29:


You never can tell.... A similar thing happened in 2002 and the courts declared the amendments null and void. see

LordAdam16:


Oga, it will be sent to Buhari. Of course Buhari wouldn't sign it. Then it would come back to the Senate and they'd veto it. The Executive and/or INEC may take the case to court, but the Judiciary will back the Senate.

This is prolly part of the preconditions Saraki et al have to do before PDP accepts them. Or it could just be Saraki et al making sure they secure their mandates regardless of what happens to Buhari. It's every man for himself.

-Lord

IkpuNnu:
The self serving Bill will not see the light of the day..

No need wasting time, debating it.

PDPGuy:

Well, even if Buhari vetoes the bill, the NASS would override his veto if a 2/3 majority vote so.

Realistically, it’s only a court that can quash the bill (or soon to be law).

AishaBuhari:
Nigeria so useless that I'm confused on what to say right now...

Kennylash11:
Abeg na when Bubu dey go for medical check-up?

IkpuNnu:


It is not easy to override the veto of the President... A lot of things come into play...Even Saraki may not contain it..

edunwablog:
Senators, on Wednesday, were divided over the reordered sequence of the 2019 General Elections.

Recall that the reordered sequence puts the presidential election last.

The Independent National Electoral Commission had, before now, put the presidential election among the first elections to be conducted in February 2019.

On Wednesday, the report on the election sequence was submitted for consideration of the Senate by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC, Suleiman Nazif.

After the presentation of the report, Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki did not allow senators to make contributions to the amendment, a development that led to series of Points of Orders on the floor of the Red Chamber.

Senators such as Kabiru Gaya, Abdulahi Adamu and Adamu Ailero, had raised points of orders on the passage of the bill.

But the Senate President ruled the lawmakers out of order and when some lawmakers observed the position of their leadership on the matter, they left the chamber,

Fifty-nine of them were to later address the Senate Press Corps, insisting on their opposition to the reordering of the elections.

http://www.akelicious.com/2018/02/just-in-59-senators-oppose-move-as.html

CalyMan2:
Madam, Well to my own opinion i feel the country is blessed just that right from the onset we couldn't get it right in terms leadership which has degenerated into alot of problems such as Greed and various forms of sentiment! Its high time we realize all these things and strive to ensure we get it right.

LordAdam16:


Oga, it will be sent to Buhari. Of course Buhari wouldn't sign it. Then it would come back to the Senate and they'd veto it. The Executive and/or INEC may take the case to court, but the Judiciary will back the Senate.

This is prolly part of the preconditions Saraki et al have to do before PDP accepts them. Or it could just be Saraki et al making sure they secure their mandates regardless of what happens to Buhari. It's every man for himself.and how long ll it last in d court? May b 3 to 4yrs. God bless pmb

-Lord

AishaBuhari:
Your opinion. Noted

LordAdam16:


Oga, it will be sent to Buhari. Of course Buhari wouldn't sign it. Then it would come back to the Senate and they'd veto it. The Executive and/or INEC may take the case to court, but the Judiciary will back the Senate.

This is prolly part of the preconditions Saraki et al have to do before PDP accepts them. Or it could just be Saraki et al making sure they secure their mandates regardless of what happens to Buhari. It's every man for himself.

-Lord

LordAdam16:


Oga, it will be sent to Buhari. Of course Buhari wouldn't sign it. Then it would come back to the Senate and they'd veto it. The Executive and/or INEC may take the case to court, but the Judiciary will back the Senate.

This is prolly part of the preconditions Saraki et al have to do before PDP accepts them. Or it could just be Saraki et al making sure they secure their mandates regardless of what happens to Buhari. It's every man for himself.

-Lord

Nutase:
Buhari has started playing ball. I thought the senate was united in there opposition to him.

Money answereth so many things.

progress69:


lol. where u guys get ur analysis from only God knows. How many bills have they been able to Veto?lol.
Judiciary will back the senate..lol
even as weak as GEJ was, they couldnt veto any bill.

uba1991:
how long ll it last in d court before d judge pass d judgement? May b 3 to 4yrs. God bless pmb

LordAdam16:


Oga, it will be sent to Buhari. Of course Buhari wouldn't sign it. Then it would come back to the Senate and they'd veto it. The Executive and/or INEC may take the case to court, but the Judiciary will back the Senate.

This is prolly part of the preconditions Saraki et al have to do before PDP accepts them. Or it could just be Saraki et al making sure they secure their mandates regardless of what happens to Buhari. It's every man for himself.

-Lord

PHILipu1:

Funny you that can use your head.
The federal government will challenge it from the lower courts to the supreme court and you know how many years that will take?

Buhari will even leave office and that law will still be going up and down from one court to another.

And you think that with the attorney general of the federation under the executive that the court will favour the senate?
Keep dreaming.
2019 election will come and go and this case will still be in court.

You think the legislative arm can hold ground with the executive?

WorldRichest:


And signed into Law by Saraki and your good self.

LordAdam16:


Oga read about the 2012 case.

This is not a new trick.

-Lord

ajawara:

Do you actually understand the elementary function of the NASS?

senatordave1:

Chairman,buhari will remain till 2023 while you join gej in otuoke.its not an electoral case so it will not be expedited.the act is inferior to the constitution which gives inec the power to fix election timetables.

LordAdam16:


Oga, I don't care who wins in 2019.

And I deal on facts. The last one in 2012 was expedited. And unlike 2012, the act has been fixed to take out the explicit directive that INEC sets the date. And since it's open to interpretation, the Judiciary would very likely side with the Legislative.

Let's all observe how it goes.

-Lord