A simple majority vote(55) of the Senate is what is needed to get him the seat see section 50(1)a. However, the constitution as per section 50(2)c, provides that two third majority vote (73) of all the members is what is required to impeach him.

RockHard:
How many Senators voted to make Saraki SP again?

ATTENTION PLEASE

IF YOU CALL SENATOR ANDY UBAH AN APC HARDLINER,

NA IGNORANCE DEY RUSH YOU.

IT’S SAFER TO CALL HIM APGA

You mad i dont know what ia wrong with the youth of this country..so Sariki is the problem Nigeria is having? (quote author=kurt09 post=70254557]Good development. Saraki days as Senate President are numbered. Still standing with Buhari for better Nigeria.[/quote]

mknigeriagreat:


I put it to you since you know my brother, how can saraki be impeached? And how was he elected as well? LEgally o not using jungle means please educate us.

Okay, the APC GOOFED when it allowed saraki to become the SP, N the Constitution protect the senate leaders such that the house leadership have a sense of stability, do you know about the issues of Adolphus WABARA during his saga with OBJ, he was forced to resign, OBJ had more than 37senators Workin for him then ,with all his tyranny,he could have lock up WABARA n have 37senator impeach him, but hey he didn't do such .
Pls go an read the judgement on LADOJA VS OYO HOA
two senate president were impeached between 1999 & 2001
In 1999 90 senators voted for the removal of EVANS ENWEREM ,99 senators were present that day ,more than two-thirds of the whole house voted for his removal, in the year
2000 CHUBA OKADIGBO was impeached 81 senators voted for his removal while 11 voted against it , again more than two-thirds voted for his removal

12Monkeys:


Saraki's brain is a supercomputer to you zombies.

Anyone with a super computer brain won't spend more than 10years in the UK studying medicine, he struggled to pass out in 1998 or there about after his mates had long graduated..shior!

Butterflyle0:


Nobody is setting anywhere on fire. Its the job of the courts to address the ambiguity but this cannot be done unless there is a lawsuit filed to that effect and you cannot just file a law suit without an " infraction" to the law being commuted.

Notice I put infraction in quotes and that's because it may also not be an infraction based on interpretation of that portion of the constitution.

The constitution is silent regarding number of senators to be present but is very clear regarding percentage of votes required.

The only hint it gave regarding number of senators is the word MAJORITY which itself is ambiguous because same majority could also.mean a number greater than half the total number of senators in the senate.

Total senators is 109

Any number such as 55 senators or above form a Majority of the members of the house.

That is the loophole in that constitution and saraki can be impeached based on this. He can thereafter go and seek redress in court but would no longer be senate president while doing so.

Case can be adjourned and readjourned until after the elections in 2019 at which point the lawsuit would become useless

Bros two senators have filed a suit wrt that yesterday. Trying to remove Saraki will only give this government a and name and spell doom for this country. There will definitely be commotion. Oshiomole is a complete dunnes and dumbass. He thinks removing Saraki will solve his problems come 2019. Have you imagine how oyegun will be feeling now?
Meanwhile no matter how many DSS, POLICE and other security agencies deployed you will see the outcome for yourself. Let Saraki remain and that Inec budget be reviewed. Why is APC so aggressive about that outrageous inevitable budget. Nobody seems talking about it. They have the machines, personnels and etc yet see how much they want to collect. 2.5 times 2015 election. Saraki is not Nigeria's problems. You could imagine what made some MDG submit their budget late. Let me how that kind of budget won't be padded. Playing let me know.

saraki remain the senate president based on two-third majority except if decleared by the attorney general of the federation

so you are not aware he joint the winning party.

Mynd44:
Correct except for one.

Senator Aduda is not in the APC

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babayinka77:


Anyone with a super computer brain won't spend more than 10years in the UK studying medicine, he struggled to pass out in 1998 or there about after his mates had long graduated..shior!

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Where is Buhari's WASC ?

mknigeriagreat:


Since you have resulted into insult and abuse this will be the last time I will quote you. 2/3 of any quorum formed will impeach saraki and he knows that was why he if fighting any sitting without him present like last week own. speak with a lawyer that knows and you will be properly educated.

Do you even know the wat the Constitution is ??
Please go and read ,
Sorry for the insult though , but really you should read the nigerian Constitution in detail
Once again sorry for the insult

aolawale025:
Why not just manage saraki same way GEJ managed tambuwal

Saraki will frustrate the Government projects and campaign promises to the people. So the need for him to be kicked out!

Ndonu101:


Oshiomole is planning to bribe 16 more to crossover just to impeach Saraki before February

The amount of corruption going on just to impeach Saraki is unbelievable

The news you heard from Radio Biafra?

FOLYKAZE:
PDP can now stop mischievously calling themselves majority or show us list of their members.

lets get something straight here, as far as Saraki have not read the defection letters of all those who moved to APC including Hope Uzodinma, Akpabio, Sonni mgboji, that ekiti woman, and others, they are still not referred as APC. and one thing is that Saraki was so intelligent that they first formed a faction based on the marginalising factor. what will Akpabio and others say Wen they will be asked to explain their defection reason when the constitution clearly stipulates that there must be an irreconcilable difference with the party

If APC are clamouring to declare their defectors seat vacant, I think PDP should do the same as well so that the equation can balance. Nonsense leaders with selfish ambitions.

LaaJiblik:
Godswill Akpabio’s defection letter hasn’t been read on the floor of the house, YET.
He is technically still a PDP Senator.

And you think he will vote to along the pdp line? Senator monsurat from Oyo is in adc but will likely vote along the APC line because she pledged her support to Buhari's reelection the same thing applies to senator azeez Nyako from Adamawa. She only left the party due to issues with her state governor. Danjume Goje from Gombe is back within the APC fold as well.


All the majority needs is to suspend some of the minorities and it's a done deal. Besides if APC can successfully poach Akpabio from the PDP I can see them trying to poach more.

anataala:
so you are not aware he joint the winning party.

Joint indeed ,go online type his name only!! Senator Philip ADUDA , now show me where he decamped like akpabio, or like saraki ,show me the publication .. please.......

isht689:
Saraki must go!

Is saraki our national problem?

2odd:

Do you even know the wat the Constitution is ??
Please go and read ,
Sorry for the insult though , but really you should read the nigerian Constitution in detail
Once again sorry for the insult

He is actually right and it was the same way the pdp senators were able to elect Saraki as the sp in the absence of the majority of the APC senators

2odd:

Okay, the APC GOOFED when it allowed saraki to become the SP, N the Constitution protect the senate leaders such that the house leadership have a sense of stability, do you know about the issues of Adolphus WABARA during his saga with OBJ, he was forced to resign, OBJ had more than 37senators Workin for him then ,with all his tyranny,he could have lock up WABARA n have 37senator impeach him, but hey he didn't do such .
Pls go an read the judgement on LADOJA VS OYO HOA
two senate president were impeached between 1999 & 2001
In 1999 90 senators voted for the removal of EVANS ENWEREM ,99 senators were present that day ,more than two-thirds of the whole house voted for his removal, in the year
2000 CHUBA OKADIGBO was impeached 81 senators voted for his removal while 11 voted against it , again more than two-thirds voted for his removal

The constitution is very tricky about the part it says 2/3 of the majority. IT would have been easier saying 2/3 of the house which will be 73. Now to my own understanding, the constitution is referring to 2/3 of any quorum formed and him Saraki knows. Saraki is not a fool and he is being properly advised by his lawyers as well. That is one of the reasons they fought APC senators sitting last week when DSS invaded the NASS. Now he has gone to court. The same Saraki undermined our law as a country and stepped on it when he illegally commenced a new Assembly without the proclamation of the President of the Federation Republic and became the senate president. IF they want to serve him back the same way, so be it. I am not for jungle justice o but he himself has betrayed his party, his conscience and his country law.

bedspread:
Ok... Not yet 73..

16 More needed ....

Maybe APC should go to Ghana and Borrow some of their Senators...

or chard as usual.






But come o,why do these apc apologists forget that pdp still has d apga and adc senators? Oya add and c

babayinka77:


Anyone with a super computer brain won't spend more than 10years in the UK studying medicine, he struggled to pass out in 1998 or there about after his mates had long graduated..shior!

Epic!!!

aolawale025:
Why not just manage saraki same way GEJ managed tambuwal

When Tambawal and co defected,APC became the majority in the house and GEJ had no option.

Saraki and Dogara want to join the minority and remain senate president and speaker respectively.

kayzat:



He is actually right and it was the same way the pdp senators were able to elect Saraki as the sp in the absence of the majority of the APC senators

That's where you are getting it wrong
To elect into any position in politics,the majority wins 57 out of 109 leave you with 52 ,is 52 greater than 57 ,you do watch cricket right, do u know d meaning of unassailable lead ??
It simply mean that no matter the score your opponent have ,he/she cannot win.
Why would saraki need APC members to vote for him when he could have just aligned with the PDP only. PDP have more than 37 members then don't they ?? , They can form a quorum , have 2 third majority when APC was meeting with Buhari
Come on ,PDP COULD HAVE HAD THE SENATE PRESIDENT FROM DAY ONE..,

12Monkeys:
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Where is Buhari's WASC ?

Face saving deflection...

Negro just to remind u,pdp still has the apga and adc senators,so stop masturbating

Oblang:


Lol..who are RAPC? Are they not the ones that defected to PDP. They just created RAPC to give them ground for their defection. Saraki is the brain behind RAPC...

2odd:

Do you even know the wat the Constitution is ??
Please go and read ,
Sorry for the insult though , but really you should read the nigerian Constitution in detail
Once again sorry for the insult

No issue man we are only debating here not arguing and we shouldn't be taking things too personal after-all politics isn't my career unlike the tinubus and sarakis. But the constitution was not well spelled out. That word 2/3 of the majority to impeach him is very ambiguous and not self explanatory unless when you push it to the court Nothing stops the constitution saying 2/3 of the senate. Saraki is not a fool and not stupid. He is being advised properly by his lawyers and he knows the stand of law himself. This is the same saraki that commenced a new senate house without the proclamation of the president of the feral republic of Nigeria. I feel they are serving him the same portion he served them. I have a strong feeling the constitution is saying 2/3 of majority that forms a quorum and considering the number of APC senators now, they have the majority as it stands. I might be wrong though.

dlaw70:
or chard as usual.






But come o,why do these apc apologists forget that pdp still has d apga and adc senators? Oya add and c

Even if you add all to PDP are they not 52 in the chamber of 109?

And who tell you they will all support PDP?

lagosrd:


Bros two senators have filed a suit wrt that yesterday. Trying to remove Saraki will only give this government a and name and spell doom for this country. There will definitely be commotion. Oshiomole is a complete dunnes and dumbass. He thinks removing Saraki will solve his problems come 2019. Have you imagine how oyegun will be feeling now?
Meanwhile no matter how many DSS, POLICE and other security agencies deployed you will see the outcome for yourself. Let Saraki remain and that Inec budget be reviewed. Why is APC so aggressive about that outrageous inevitable budget. Nobody seems talking about it. They have the machines, personnels and etc yet see how much they want to collect. 2.5 times 2015 election. Saraki is not Nigeria's problems. You could imagine what made some MDG submit their budget late. Let me how that kind of budget won't be padded. Playing let me know.

Emotions are not a part of legal processes so you can try and stop being emotional about what you are saying.

There is a legal principle applicable to the hallowed chambers of the senate and it is expected that the senate president must be a person of impeccable character and very high levels of integrity.

The very day saraki was made SP he did so on a illegality. He fraudulently mounted that seat and ever since that day, every other action of his has been majorly fraudulent.

He has delayed budgets for Nigeria for over 6 months and people like you didn't say anything even when you knew he did so for selfish reasons so he can pad it (which is another illegality)

He has been linked to being sponsors of political thugs who later got involved in armed robbery and killed 33 people.

He has lots of fraudulent charges both home and abroad hanging on his neck.

His people in Kwara all took to the streets in protest calling him a thief on national and international television.

He is running the senate ad if it was his property and based on his whims and caprices and has somehow coerced other senators to become foolish as they act in same manner.

He has turned the hallowed chambers to a place of disrepute especially when senators were seen the other day turning it into a bar.

He is not fit to be in the senate not to talk about being senate president.

He is one of the major problems in Nigeria.

Oshiomhole is very right with his utterances and decisions regarding saraki

Saraki is only popular with the emotional like you and the fraudulent. But to the learned and patriotic, he is a cancer that needs to be eradicated.

This is not about DSS or police or any other arm of law in Nigeria. This is about doing what is right with regards to the legislative arm of Government known as the senate.

dlaw70:
Negro just to remind u,pdp still has the apga and adc senators,so stop masturbating

Hw is apga the same as PDP?

babayinka77:


Anyone with a super computer brain won't spend more than 10years in the UK studying medicine, he struggled to pass out in 1998 or there about after his mates had long graduated..shior!

Wickedness. If Saraki hears this, he can put 100 million naira on your head to eradicate you o. What a strong word.

Bishop4real:



Face saving deflection...

If whatever nonesenes rubbish your fellow zombie spewed about Saraki graduating later than his peers from Medical School is true, which I highly doubt, as any Medical student who can't keep up is shown the way out, then what are we to make of your semi illiterate soja boy?

Saraki is showing your APC lords and Masters that he is way above their IQ level

centoke30:
lets get something straight here, as far as Saraki have not read the defection letters of all those who moved to APC including Hope Uzodinma, Akpabio, Sonni mgboji, that ekiti woman, and others, they are still not referred as APC. and one thing is that Saraki was so intelligent that they first formed a faction based on the marginalising factor. what will Akpabio and others say Wen they will be asked to explain their defection reason when the constitution clearly stipulates that there must be an irreconcilable difference with the party

Once the senate reconvenes one of the first demands that would be placed on him would be for him to read the defection letters.

He has since been denying he has them (which is another lie)