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| Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by nairavsdollars(f): 8:40am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos – There are ongoing plans by some All Progressives Congress (APC) senators working in connivance with the presidency to forcibly reopen the Senate ahead of the September 25 date it was officially expected to resume. A presidency source told Daily Independent that the move was being considered in view of the suspicion that Senate President Bukola Saraki may have taken the decision for a long adjournment for “selfish reasons”. Daily Independent gathered that the plot to have the Senate summarily reconvened with the objective of effecting Saraki and Ike Ekeremadu’s impeachment is part of the Plan B in the hatchery of those whose plot to allegedly remove them on Tuesday, last week, failed. The source said they are seeking legal advice to this effect. He said another reason being advanced was the anxiety of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regarding the effects of the shutdown of the National Assembly on the commission’s N242, 445,322,600 2019 poll budget. A notable member of the Reformed APC, who confirmed the plot, said the presidency was being persuaded by some powerful individuals to forcibly reopen the Senate, impeach Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, and subsequently arrest them. He said if the move succeeded, Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and his Deputy, Yusuf Lasun, would also not be spared. It was gathered that leading the plot on the part of the APC senators was Ahmed Lawan, the Majority Leader, and Adams Oshiomhole, the party’s national chairman. Our source said: “The presidency is currently seeking the opinion of lawyers and experts on how it will be possible to reconvene the Senate ahead of the September date announced by the Senate President. Once the move succeeds, I don’t see how Saraki will remain as Senate President. The same applies to his Deputy, Ekweremadu.” According to the R-APC member, “The general impression in the presidency is that Saraki’s adjournment is not in the interest of the APC and the country, and they feel he cannot continue to hold the APC to ransom. So, if the plot sails through, he should consider himself gone as President of the Senate.” Nigerians at the weekend said it would be unconstitutional for the All Progressives Congress (APC) – led Federal Government to reconvene the Senate before the September 25 official date announced by Bukola Saraki, the Senate President. While these may seem impossible, many are afraid that the government can carry out the move, especially given the role played by Adams Oshiomhole, APC National Chairman, in the siege to Saraki and Ekweremadu’s homes last week prior to the defection of 14 senators to the opposition. Speaking with Daily Independent, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), said the presidency lacked the power to reconvene the Senate ahead of the September 25 resumption date. He, however, said if there was an urgent need for the Senate to reconvene in order to deliberate on an urgent matter such as the issue raised by INEC concerning funding of the 2019 election, the presidency could go to court to seek an order compelling the Senate to resume. “No. the APC can’t reconvene the Senate. If the Senate decides to shut down for that period they decided to shut down, which is September 25, the executive arm of government cannot reverse it on their own. “They may, however, resort, to court action to order them to open it, especially if there is a pressing need for them to reconvene such as the issue of funding of election,” he said. Yunusa Tanko, National Chairman of the National Conscience Party (NCP), also said it would be unconstitutional for the presidency to attempt to forcibly reopen the Senate without the input of Saraki, who is the chairman of the National Assembly. “I don’t think the APC-led Federal Government has that power. I believe the National Assembly can only be reconvened by the leadership of the National Assembly. “If they attempt that, it will be a gross violation of democratic ethos. “If there is any conservative way in which they want to reconvene the Senate, let them show us. “But as far as I am concerned, it is the leadership of the National Assembly that can do the reconvening and that can only be done by the Senate President or the Speaker of the House of Reps.” Speaking in a similar vein, Balarabe Musa, elder statesman and former governor of Kaduna State, said the presidency could only appeal to the Senate President to reconvene the Senate if there was a need for them to do so. “They can only appeal to the Senate President to come and reconvene the parliament. They have no power to do that on their own. It will be unconstitutional if they do so,” he said. In his remark, Yinka Odumakin, National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, said it would amount to political gangsterism and a return to military dictatorship if the executive arm of government decided on their own to reconvene the Senate. “They lack such power and it will be political gangsterism carried to the extreme for the executive to now go and reconvene the Senate. “Gradually, we are descending into a dictatorship which shouldn’t be since we are not under the military. “So, I don’t think they want to carry out such act, but if they do, then that will be the end of democracy and we will be back to martial rule and military dictatorship,” Odumakin said. https://independent.ng/plans-to-reconvene-senate-impeach-saraki-ekweremadu-underway/amp/ 7 Likes
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| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Crocky23: 8:41am On Jul 30, 2018 |
They don't have the numbers, waste of time and money. Look at how Saraki continues to play them. By September 25, Saraki would be president and Ekweremandu his vice and Buhari would be impeached or placed under house arrest. 165 Likes 10 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Ziggylady(f): 8:42am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Last kick of a dying horse...Democracy don tire the failure-personified team of buhari/APC and their zombie supporters  144 Likes 8 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Babiod: 8:43am On Jul 30, 2018 |
how will they get their two-third to impeach him or have they started bribing PDP senators. Anyway in politics no permanent friends or enemy dey na permanent interest. 6 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by dizon: 8:45am On Jul 30, 2018 |
They need two thirds of the members to impeach saraki, they don't have that number 93 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by FarahAideed: 8:48am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Please what is Buhari seeking for election for now? Is it to fix electricity ? Is it to create jobs? Is it to fix roads? Is it to fight corruption? Is it to reduce the prices of goods ? Is it to stop the payment of Fuel Subsidy ? Is it to make petrol 40 Naira a litre? Is it to make one Naira equals to one dollar? Is it to improve security ? Zombies please what promises will Buhari be campaigning with? 296 Likes 30 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Baawaa(m): 8:48am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Nigerians are watching,we want to see the end of the film,who is the actor and who is boss  2 Likes |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Baawaa(m): 8:51am On Jul 30, 2018 |
FarahAideed:Since you are still a learner in the camp of wailer,ask one of the chief wailers  25 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by nairavsdollars(f): 8:53am On Jul 30, 2018 |
And who is the chief wailer? Baawaa: 25 Likes |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Mynd44: 8:55am On Jul 30, 2018 |
I hope everyone knows this is a lie 9 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by jokayos: 8:57am On Jul 30, 2018 |
I thought Buhari said that he can work with anybody? He hasn't see anything, he travails has just began. Foolish and Dillard President. 21 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Butterflyle0: 9:01am On Jul 30, 2018 |
FarahAideed: We haven't even heard one single campaign objective from your PDP camp focused on the citizenry. All they have been busy  Can you share your PDP campaign focus which affect the citizenry with us all? Try to make it something very realistic. At least something that wouldn't take another 16 years of nonachievement. 22 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by surgical: 9:02am On Jul 30, 2018 |
FarahAideed:but you know now, just one fake agenda,Mr integrity wants to pyte kwaruption to a stand still. 66 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Butterflyle0: 9:03am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Mynd44: Which is why you need to affect nairaland rules on false info. A link cannot make something as unconstitutional as this, right. Buhari has never gone against the senate. The propagandists are really trying to earn their keep 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by FarahAideed: 9:04am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Butterflyle0: Atiku has a clearly spelt out road map that I am satisfied with 72 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by saaron(m): 9:06am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Impeach Saraki, the political maradona of Nigeria with which number? Useless govt. 64 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by omowolewa: 9:10am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Crocky23: All they need us the quorum of the members present, every other things becomes legal discuss. Infact, the venue of the meeting or the presence of maze is inconsequential until the court determines otherwise then it becomes non-enforcible by the police. 2 Likes |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by DogmaNation: 9:10am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Mynd44:I just sight a mod that is partisan. Are u working for APC or for Seun? That's how u go around placing restrictions on people's account just because their comments are against APC. 90 Likes 9 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Tecno66: 9:11am On Jul 30, 2018 |
This country is truly a zoo. If you must impeach people, are there no constitutional procedures to do that? Must it be forcibly done? Are we Barbarians? The APC chairman self looks like a chimp that escaped from the zoo. He believes every thing must be gotten by force. When he became gov in Edo, he used force to remove the house speaker. If they don't take things easy, I see tb Joshua's prophecy of military intervention happening. I think when military come, everybody go enter house. All the gragra go stop. nairavsdollars: 5 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Nbote(m): 9:13am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Why everything by dis APC is always by force?? Chanji? Dole!! Corruption? Dole!! Forgery ? Dole!! 12 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Nobody: 9:13am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Lolzzz buhari and his aides has gone nuts..... I wonder the kind of professor lawyer osibanjo is.... A fake pastor......parading as man of God..... The Senate remains shut down......... 16 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Crocky23: 9:15am On Jul 30, 2018 |
omowolewa: Then why not just impeach him, I mean the dude have been SP since 2015. why do you think they didn't follow this route considering they've used EFCC, police, DSS etc 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by SalamRushdie: 9:15am On Jul 30, 2018 |
FarahAideed: 10 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Ziggylady(f): 9:18am On Jul 30, 2018 |
surgical: 5 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Tecno66: 9:20am On Jul 30, 2018 |
That's why they say forcibly. They will convene at an awkward hour backed with police, DSS, army, and the whole world will be watching. People like Trump will just be shaking their head. These guys don't even give a damn that the whole world is watching the nonsence they are doing. dizon: 12 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Butterflyle0: 9:21am On Jul 30, 2018 |
FarahAideed: And what is the road map? Show me. Is it the same Atiku who, between 1999—2003, while Obasanjo globe-trotted and gallivanted, Atiku was the de-facto President and made himself stupendously rich? Is it the same Atiku who ensured His children became directors of oil-servicing companies and forgot about people like you? Is it the same Atiku who was the custodian of the machinery for national development in the first years of this government and did absolutely nothing with it except enriching himself? Is it the same Atiku who handled all the Federal Government dealings in the 36 states of the federation, including FCT Abuja, and chaired all the economic projects of the country, and appointed 7 out of 10 ministers yet failed woefully? Is it the same Atiku who was the chairman for the transformation of the socio-economic landscape of Nigeria and failed to link the 36 states of the federation in terms of good roads, electricity, security of life and property, job creation etc? Is it the same Atiku who stabbed Obasanjo in the back that made Obasanjo unable to forgive him till date despite Atiku sneaking into Abeokuta to beg Obasanjo and still got rejected? Is it the same Atiku who his AC compatriots abandoned after he destroyed AC and forced tinubu to rebrand it to ACN? Is it the same Atiku who crept back to the PDP after yaradua died only to walk out on PDP in 2013 and switch to APC which he described with his own mouth as his last and final bus stop yet when APC failed to satisfy his presidential lust he quickly jumped back to PDP? Your Atiku is as fraudulent and deceptive as can be. His words or promises are not worth the cost of a tissue paper. His personal satisfaction and greed is all he is after. I follow politics and I know. I am sure the info I just gave you is new to you. 22 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by Ndonu101: 9:22am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Buhari is making dictatorial moves under the cover of democracy the rules are not even. Our democracy is meaningless at this point and Buhari seems to be justifying a Military takeover. It is quite unfortunate 11 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by AroleOduduwa(m): 9:24am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Nigeria won’t be this bad if only Buhari had focus on good governance, the man is hell bent on rulling Nigeria like a military leader. 4 Likes |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by NgeneUkwenu(f): 9:38am On Jul 30, 2018 |
Daily Independent Vanguard Thisday Tribune Daily post Authority All the above are Propaganda papers of the Ethnic Party PDP.. Don't ever regard any news from them. 3 Likes |
| Re: Presidency Moves To Forcibly Reconvene Senate, Impeach Saraki by NgeneUkwenu(f): 9:40am On Jul 30, 2018 |
[quote author=SalamRushdie post=69824297][/quote] Why are you quoting yourself Paul? 1 Like |
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