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Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by walex2(m): 1:33pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
verygudbadguy: But someone like Kwankaso can contest under any platform and still win the election. since the presidential and national assembly election is now differentiated 1 Like |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by walex2(m): 1:38pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
progress69: INEC is independent you said? but they have to sought the approval of the Senate to use the card reader. INEC chairman said i quote him " If the President sign the new bill of time table sequence into law, we dont have any option than to abide with it" meanwhile if the bill is not signed it may be vetoed by the 2/3 majority of the national assembly 1 Like |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by Ratello: 1:52pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
progress69: Wrong notion bro! You must understand that the Acts that created INEC was accented to by the Senate so the Senate played an important role in the emergence of INEC and let me also remind you that the Senate represents the masses in a logical sense while INEC works for us the people. If by any reasons the masses are complaining bitterly about the way INEC is operating then the Senate (based on petitions scooped from the people they represent) have the power to put things straight in the operations of the INEC so as to appear fair and not biased in the way they conduct elections. The Senate did not change the dates of election which still makes INEC independent but only rearrange the sequence of election dates so as to prevent future disagreements. 2 Likes |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by verygudbadguy(m): 1:52pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
walex2:True though. 1 Like |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by unbitchable(m): 1:54pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
All for self interest |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by progress69: 2:37pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
walex2: Lol... The kind of points u guys use to argue is always funny. Card reader was alien to the constitution and needed the senate for it to be put into the electoral act. If today we are to start using a computer based system of voting, that will also need the approval of the senate. However, the sequence or timetable of the elections is to be determined by the authority empowered to do that constitutionally. It is like the senate telling the CBN how to run its business. Stop making noise about 2/3 veto like u are a kid in Nigerian politics. 2 Likes |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by progress69: 3:05pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
Ratello:Lol. So the senate can also interfere with the affairs of CBN based on ur notion. The constitution and the electoral act solely grants INEC the authority to determine date, and sequence of the elections. If that has to be changed then the electoral act as to be changed and accented to by the president or vetoed by the senate. |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by maasoap(m): 3:28pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
Anikulhapo:Buhari victory is almost certain. They just wanted Buhari to help them winning their own election first. Have you seen Buhari or anyone from the presidency react to this development? No. I only laugh whenever I see people like you thinking that this reordering actually targeted Buhari. It only protect the lawmakers in the sense that they believe that whatever affects them during their own election day will affect Buhari a week later. Let me quote from the report itself: The fear of the legislators is that if they successfully work for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari, it may boomerang on them as the President and his hatchet men may turn the tide against them and ensure that they are not re-elected.People like you actually think that lawmakers are doing you favour or hurting Buhari. Lol. |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by maasoap(m): 3:34pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
Ratello:You knew that part actually revealed that you are trying to be clever by half? INEC goes to court, the NA will be told that they have trespassed. |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by OfficialAwol(m): 3:35pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
san316: Who made the constitution? Why wasn't there this fuss in 2010 when the electoral act was amended? Why the equivocation? |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by Rebelutionary: 3:45pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
Ratello:I concur 100% that everyone should be elected/reflected based on their past records/cureent sterling performance but this whole reordering thing by the senate is nothing new and the Houses overstepped themselves by putting the cart before the horse and unfortunately no matter how we feel about this I don't see this seeing the light of day going by legal precedence on this subject! This is what is going to happen; the president will withhold assent, the House will call his bluff by passing into law, the FG will go to court and you know what...hmm...the supreme will affirm that ONLY INEC is empowered by law to fix dates and schedule for elections! This is the unfortunate end of the matter. That was why I don't see the excitement in this whole house election reordering thing; We've been down this road before! Except the house tweak the electoral act and take such powers away from INEC at this moment, as it was, so its going to be! Read this; https://www.onlinenigeria.com/news/latestnews/19309-national-assembly-lacks-power-to-fix-election-dates.html?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C1835755959 |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by OGHENAOGIE(m): 4:38pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
Max24:abi we take elections to be war...in America they have midterms elections for legislators.... It's high time we scrutinized evry politicians from top to bottom they shd earn their place but religion and ethnicity always colour our eyes 1 Like |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by san316(m): 6:01pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
OfficialAwol: what I just want to find out whether the constitution clearly spells out the order of general elections or gives a particular body the reserve to decide. |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by Kingspin(m): 6:47pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
This is why when I heard profession Jaga statement recent I perceived he maybe part of the problem. Even before reading this article some of us know the implementation of having presidential election first which is why I support the law makers decision. It may not solved the entire problem but clear some election issues. |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by MIKOLOWISKA: 8:01pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
san316:have you seen any human that feeds others before his family |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by kabarka(m): 8:20pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
rxmusa:Here is not America. |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by freeze001(f): 8:34pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
progress69: INEC is bound by the Electoral Act. The Act stipulates the sequence of elections. INEC is a creation of statute. The NASS by the Constitution is the maker of statutes including the Electoral Act by which the INEC must abide. The NASS has exercised its constitutional mandate of making and amending laws. The amendment includes the sequence of elections. INEC has no choice and is so bound. It is not INEC or any other electoral body that enacted the current election sequence. The same institution of the NASS enacted the sequence used in previous years and reserves the right to turn it around provided it is supported by the majority. It has exercised this right and there should be no drama. 1 Like |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by freeze001(f): 8:39pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
progress69: Exactly what has happened! The sequence has to change and it is only the NASS that can change it and not INEC! INEC did not author the sequence in the first place, the Electoral Act did as enacted by the NASS. It is left for the president to assent or the NASS to veto as the case may be. NB! The INEC has power only to determine the date and not the sequence. |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by OfficialAwol(m): 5:19am On Feb 24, 2018 |
Even if the constitution gives a particular body (INEC) the reserve to decide the order of elections, the National Assembly has right to alter both that reserve, and the order of elections. Or don't they? |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by OfficialAwol(m): 5:21am On Feb 24, 2018 |
san316: Even if the constitution gives a particular body (INEC) the reserve to decide the order of elections, the National Assembly has right to alter both that reserve, and the order of elections. Or don't they? |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by san316(m): 9:32am On Feb 24, 2018 |
OfficialAwol:INEC is under the executive arm of government and not the legislative. The senate has powers to approve their activities and not impose it on them. The constitution gives INEC the powers to decide on how to structure an election without interference. Hence, the senate cannot dictate to them how to go about their jobs. That is my take |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by OfficialAwol(m): 10:46am On Feb 24, 2018 |
san316: Lol. Such a funny character you are... You are arguing for the independence of INEC, yet you assert that the same INEC is under the executive. if so, where is it's independence? And be reminded that the NASS is not ordering INEC, but only making a law. As long as Nigerian law is concerned, there is no "no-go" area when the NASS is involved. They can make laws even for spoon. Stop exposing your daftness |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by san316(m): 11:59am On Feb 24, 2018 |
OfficialAwol: You are the daft person here if you do not know that INEC is statutorily an independent umpire and the NASS cannot go about making arbitrarily self serving laws to armtwist it in carrying out its duties. I'm done with nitwits on this thread. Don't quote me again. Peace out |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by writeprof(m): 2:21pm On Feb 24, 2018 |
eleojo23: Yes, it is a good idea. But we must not forget that the members of the NASS are not doing it out of love for NIGERIANS but for THEMSELVES. Anyway, I hope it stands and remains permanent. |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by herraph: 2:49pm On Feb 24, 2018 |
rxmusa: You forgot what the North did against GEJ abi |
Re: Much Ado About Election Reordering by walex2(m): 12:37pm On Mar 05, 2018 |
progress69: your arguement is baseless and you result to abuse. is like you are not well |
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