Daviddson:
I totally agree. Even though Buhari appointed "Mama Taraba", he hasn't sacked her till date for saying she will not support Buhari's re-election bid, but rather Atiku's. How then does Saraki think he can just be suspending ELECTED (not appointed) senators anyhow?

TheUpsetGirl1:


I'm not a bruh. You people think every person who comments on political threads as bruh's.

goodnight I'm feeling sleepy

Wealthandjobs:

I don't think so sir. No Senator has the right to suspend another Senator. The only authority to suspend a Senator is the constituents.This suspension is an aberration in democracy and it is the hangover of military mentality. It's illegal and immoral. Why on earth should Ilorin be represented and Delta central denied of representation?Is it the constituent that erred even if an error is committed?This nonsense has to stop and the courts should sanction any defaulting legislator and should be prosecuted after the expiration of his/her tenure. Their suspension is useless now because they can't physically bundle the Senator out of the Parliament.
Buhari doesn't have their time and he is not ready to share money so it's in their court now. The case of Jibrin is clear,he was part of those who padded the budget illegally,he doesn't have clean hands so he lost the moral authority.

Wealthandjobs:
I still don't understand why people brazenly failed to admit that the illegal action of suspending a Senator representing his constituent for 6 months itself is provocative. The Senate President should apologize for causing the country this embarrassment and promise to henceforth act legally and morally on this case of suspension.He wants his own constituents represented but don't see anything wrong in denying other people's constituents of representation.

Fyno:
This is coming from a SAN

They have turn SAN from senior advocate of Nigeria to

' STUPID ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA'

eTECTIVe:
Some ppl are mad.. Dis lawyer and one of d commenters above are 2 of d numerous mad and stupid Ppl we have... Can U imagine these ediots trying to justify dis embarassing and shameless act.. So becos dey were "provoked" dey had d right to brazenly snatch a symbol of authority from d National Assembly? In otherwords since d youths have been pushed to d wall by d rising unemployment in d country it is justifiable to go into crime abi? Now we know d kind of SAN he is...

Fyno:
The House of Assembly is an independent arm of the government just like the Judiciary and the Executive. They have internal mechanisms in resolving their issues, the suspended senator accused the red chamber wrongly and was penalized just like the house of Representatives suspended the member from Kano who raised the alarm on budget padding,the NJC retiring some of the judges accused of corruption.

The Executive in collaboration with some of this SANs (STUPID ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA) wants to destroy Democracy by intimating the other arms of govt that should be independent.

Wealthandjobs:
I still don't understand why people brazenly failed to admit that the illegal action of suspending a Senator representing his constituent for 6 months itself is provocative. The Senate President should apologize for causing the country this embarrassment and promise to henceforth act legally and morally on this case of suspension.He wants his own constituents represented but don't see anything wrong in denying other people's constituents of representation.

KEZDON:
It's a pity how people like dis now talk, thinks and reason through their Anus.

By the way, what can we now do to ur types for de innumerable provocations that ur incompetences caused us or u are also advising that with take laws into our hands

I need an answer

hedonistic:


You're clearly stupid. Even worse, you must be mad. Have you taken time to look at the Senate Rules to see whether it is "illegal" to suspend a senator? Have you examined the grounds on which the despicable Agege thug senator was suspended vis-a-vis what the Senate Rules provide for?

Animal, do you know that there are precedents? When The House of Reps under current Speaker Dogara suspended Jubrin for 180 days, what did you say?
Did the heavens fall?

You emergency rule of law activist, what have you said about Buhari's continued disregard for court orders - by refusing to release the likes of Dasuki on bail, in arrogant disregard for numerous court rulings? Is that not the ultimate act of provocation?

Bloody, ignorant idiot. You and the bastard professor Sagay deserve to be burnt at the stake for doing so much violence to common sense.

immhotep:
But, but , but. . . .he is supposed to blame GEJ. . .
cc lzaa onyeoga

Gayigaskia:


God damn, can you just chill a bit? everything you just typed is debatable, yes the senate has the right to suspend its members but not because of free speech. Case in point Ali Ndume was suspended just for the courts to reversed it. and you are here trolling people very rudely.

emiwanlee:
And they said this man is a professor and a SAN at the same time. What an error

Ebullience:
The Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) has blamed Senate President Bukola Saraki for the invasion of the senate by suspected thugs on Wednesday.

Sagay explained that Saraki and his minions in the senate had been provoking people to take the law into their own hands.


The Senior Advocate said this while speaking to Punch.

He said, “This Senate led by Bukola Saraki has been provoking Nigerians for a long time. What happened today (Wednesday) was illegal; there is no doubt about that. But the provocation that this particular Senate has been inflicting on Nigerians has reached a boiling point.

“You cannot be enjoying the huge and enormous resources of the people, living in luxury and at the same time refusing to do your job, making trouble with the executive at the slightest opportunity, bringing the government to a standstill and then turning members of the Senate into puns who can be pushed here and there.

“I think Saraki has gone too far. While what happened today is illegal, I have no doubt in my mind that he and the group that surround him provoked it. Ultimately, I hold Saraki responsible for what happened today.”

DAILY POST reports that thugs suspected to be loyal to the suspended Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial district, Ovie Omo-Agege had invaded the red chambers and forcefully took away the mace.

They broke into the chambers when plenary was going on, creating serious confusion and tension.

Few hours later, Sen. Omo-Agege was arrested in connection to the incident but was later released, after which he denied claims that he staged the incident.

http://dailypost.ng/2018/04/19/thugs-invasion-saraki-responsible-missing-mace-sagay/

K2asure:
Let us face the reality to me the man ( Omo- Agege) act on frustration in which some of senators are keeping quiet because of suspension
if you watch the drama from the beginning you will knew that the man did his best to settled this matter with them based on election rearrangement issues said they are target Mr president and later apologized on the floor of the house but one senator raised a motion that they should transfer the matter to the ethnic and privileges committee to look into the matter in which the senate President supported the motion in which senator Omoagege is part of the same committee knew what is coming up at the end of the day before he gave them court letter. Don't let us forget that these people are representing us not there selfish interest . The senate president cause all these drama we are seen everyday did we heard any issues like these at house of rep because they are not gave some rep upper hand to talk to anybody the way they like.

Wealthandjobs:

I don't think so sir. No Senator has the right to suspend another Senator. The only authority to suspend a Senator is the constituents.This suspension is an aberration in democracy and it is the hangover of military mentality. It's illegal and immoral. Why on earth should Ilorin be represented and Delta central denied of representation?Is it the constituent that erred even if an error is committed?This nonsense has to stop and the courts should sanction any defaulting legislator and should be prosecuted after the expiration of his/her tenure. Their suspension is useless now because they can't physically bundle the Senator out of the Parliament.
Buhari doesn't have their time and he is not ready to share money so it's in their court now. The case of Jibrin is clear,he was part of those who padded the budget illegally,he doesn't have clean hands so he lost the moral authority.

Wealthandjobs:
I still don't understand why people brazenly failed to admit that the illegal action of suspending a Senator representing his constituent for 6 months itself is provocative. The Senate President should apologize for causing the country this embarrassment and promise to henceforth act legally and morally on this case of suspension.He wants his own constituents represented but don't see anything wrong in denying other people's constituents of representation.

positivethought:
if the suspended senator feels the suspension was illegal was it not better to approach the courts instead of this shameful act?, why can't those senators who feel suspension is undemocratic move a motion for amendment of Senate rules,i suppose the legal advice omo agege got was from sagay n malami n perhaps you.

MXrap:
This one is already suffering from Bubulisis.

Between Saraki and Buhari, who has far more provoked Nigerians?

Like for Saraki and Share for Bubu.

hedonistic:


And all of whatever it is you're trying to say justifies bringing thugs to invade the National Assembly and snatch the mace of the Senate? Are you people sane? Why haven't Dasuki and El-Zakzaky loyalists penetrated Aso Rock to bomb the Daura bastard and his useless family to death for ILLEGALLY detaining them? Wouldn't that be even more justified than this ignoble Senate invasion, following your implied logic?

aolawale025:
Always knew people in this government can justify anything. Shame

Gayigaskia:


The invasion of the senate was terrible reaction from Mr Agege, i strongly condemn it. I also condemn the dictatorship Saraki is practicing in the senate. You know Mr Agege belong to group of senators that favors the presidency (legal group) which two members just died mysteriously of a sudden death.I keep my mouth shut but God is watching.