Butterflyle0:


A quorum is not what is required to elect or impeach.

2/3 majority of members present is what is required for impeachment or election. But therein is the ambiguity and that was what saraki took advantage of and got in through that loophole with 57 senators out of which 37 were PDP and the majority party only had 20 votes.

Even his action was illegal because the President had to first address a new senate prior to any elections and he went against this legal norm

Just a quick correction of one of the phrases you have been repeating since on the president's proclamation of the 8th senate.

Buhari sent his proclamation through a letter and it was read on the floor of the senate that day.
Kindly update your knowledge on this.

When you are chanced, open the attached link for further upgrade

https://www.nairaland.com/4675124/opinion-73-senators-not-24

Senator Binta Garba and Danjuma Goje will announce their defection when the Senate resumes.also Philip Aduda is PDP.bad journalism

Greyworld:

pure matured politics. waitin for season 3

Even you...

kurt09:
Good development. Saraki days as Senate President are numbered. Still standing with Buhari for better Nigeria.

Na u number am?

FOLYKAZE:


They acted too fast and foolish. I think they have joined CUPP and with that, they are no longer factionalised APC group. APC can declare all the decampee seat vacant with some legal backing

so why is apc scared of doing so?

on a face value, Hope Uzodinma, Andy Uba and Philip Aduba are not APC members.
The APC are really stupid sha, if not they should know the Law didnt state that the ruling party or the candidate whose party has the highest member can become the Senate President, but rather the Candidate that has garnered the highest number of voters. Saraki is the Senate president simply cos he has the highest number of Senators that voted. The laws ate also clear on how to remove him, you need 2/3 of the total number of senators in the Senate. 57 is not 2/3 of 109, 73 Is.
For one the likes of Sen. Sani, Hope Uzodinma, and Andy Uba wont vote against Saraki. Smart guys take the money, allow them call you an APC Senator, but thats where it stops.

73-57=16 that is what aPC needs

PrecisionFx:




so why is apc scared of doing so?

Where should they have done that when the Senate is in recess?

mknigeriagreat:


Buhari's inexperience killed it all. You also heard the president called the clerk to delay the reading of the latter till he's done meeting with the APC senators in ICC?

How can you say a former head of state, a former governor and a former minister is inexperienced? Buhari is just weak contrary to the wide spread believe that he's a Hardman and he surrendered his powers to his few trusted allies who are only interested in misusing it the way they like.

afroniger:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/list-of-apc-senators/

Kogi is missing

kayzat:



How can you say a former head of state, a former governor and a former minister is inexperienced? Buhari is just weak contrary to the wide spread believe that he's a Hardman and he surrendered his powers to his few trusted allies who are only interested in misusing it the way they like.

Politically he is. Especially when he just resumed office. Diplomacy goes hand in hand with leadership under democracy where you don't enjoy autocracy.

FOLYKAZE:


Where should they have done that when the Senate is in recess?

Nah, They are already tried to remove him while the Senate is in recess but it didn't work.

PrecisionFx:



Nah, They are already tried to remove him while the Senate is in recess but it didn't work.

You are telling me that. You can help me know more and better

ademoladeji:


Kogi is missing

Kogi and kwara are the northern states with all 3 senators from PDP.

Bobby4090:


Keep Dreaming.
The Constitution says 2/3rds of those present. So if all 109 senators are present then 73 will be needed. But then the average attendance of senators is between 70 to 80. Never have all been present at a sitting.
Infact, minimum quorum needed for a sitting is just 1/3rd of them, that's 37. Meaning 37 senators can legitimately sit and if 2/3rds of that 1/3rd that sits (that's just 25 out of 37) votes for impeachment then it will be constitutionally effective.
My brother, do your maths well, just 25 senators is the minimum needed to impeach if conditions favour them or if properly executed.

Why do u guys like to DECIEVE yourself...
with your Summation, you Think the Apc guys will not hv done their bidding since??


In Nigeria, senate and house rules states that the candidate (senator and honourable) with the highest number of votes regardless of party affiliation becomes president but the traditionally, the majority party always has its way. However, if other parties have the number to come together and defeat the majority party's candidate, then their choice will be the senate president, and that's what happened with the Saraki case. He took his APC goons and agreed with PDP senators to give him their support in exchange for the vice president position. They hatched the plan overnight including forming new house rules, fooled the Tinubu-Buhari click, got the number to form a quorum and executed their plan to perfection. And house rules, which is a legal document that has backing in the Nigerian constitution, states that only a two-third vote by members can remove the senate leadership

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

Did you forget GEJ did all he could to impeach Tambiwal?
I would prefer APC forget about any impeachment plan but not because GEJ acted more democratic

4601CE:
Just wait and see.
You go shock like electric cable

Nothing will Happen!!! No kill Yourself for this Their Matter

Makanjuola89:

How many senators voted Saraki as SP?

In Nigeria, senate and house rules states that the candidate (senator and honourable) with the highest number of votes regardless of party affiliation becomes president but the traditionally, the majority party always has its way. However, if other parties have the number to come together and defeat the majority party's candidate, then their choice will be the senate president, and that's what happened with the Saraki case. He took his APC goons and agreed with PDP senators to give him their support in exchange for the vice president position. They hatched the plan overnight including forming new house rules, fooled the Tinubu-Buhari click, got the number to form a quorum and executed their plan to perfection. And house rules, which is a legal document that has backing in the Nigerian constitution, states that only a two-third vote by members can remove the senate Leadership

BabaRamota1980:
So thats 109 Senators - 55APC

= 34 PDP.

Lets move forward, APC has more than 2/3 majority as it is.

So in your APC Mathematics;

109-55 = 34?

Why is it that these ppl so unwise?
May God save our land from this set of foolishness.

It is either your calculator is bad or you a biased. I would not include your intellectual ability to calculate but can you explain how 109-55 is now 34?

BabaRamota1980:
So thats 109 Senators - 55APC

= 34 PDP.

Lets move forward, APC has more than 2/3 majority as it is.

kurt09:
Good development. Saraki days as Senate President are numbered. Still standing with Buhari for better Nigeria.

Please stop using the word *betterNigeria* ok just speak for you and your family and get this to your head not everyone cares as per that your foolish crap better Nigeria from a failure so Keep your thrash one side ok.

Better Nigeria 85% of the country in total darkness? Better Nigeria and fulani bastards killed at Will? Better Nigeria price of gs going higher everyday? Better Nigeria ikoyi mansion millions dollara has no owner till date? Better Nigeria Meina was recalled to dry pension completely? Better Nigeria education went dead? Better Nigeria no security? Better Nigeria health sector in graveyard? Better Nigeria Baru awarded fake 23billion dollars NNPC contract and it all ended in handshake with Kachukwu? Better Nigeria Daura turned emperor? Better Nigeria the country went from grace to grass? Better Nigeria 21billion loot on Daura and up till now nothing was heard of it? The list is endless I beg you if you don't know what to say just sshhrraapp!!!

bedspread:
Why do u guys like to DECIEVE yourself...
with your Summation, you Think the Apc guys will not hv done their bidding since??


In Nigeria, senate and house rules states that the candidate (senator and honourable) with the highest number of votes regardless of party affiliation becomes president but the traditionally, the majority party always has its way. However, if other parties have the number to come together and defeat the majority party's candidate, then their choice will be the senate president, and that's what happened with the Saraki case. He took his APC goons and agreed with PDP senators to give him their support in exchange for the vice president position. They hatched the plan overnight including forming new house rules, fooled the Tinubu-Buhari click, got the number to form a quorum and executed their plan to perfection. And house rules, which is a legal document that has backing in the Nigerian constitution, states that only a two-third vote by members can remove the senate leadership

please where did you see such a law? They even discussed this at the Journalist round table in TVC the TV channek owned by Tinubu. Buhari was never in the mix when Saraki won, he made it clear he was willing to work with anyone who emerged. So stop bringing Buhari into it. Tinubu started all this nonsense, In his desperate attempt to control the National Assembly as if he was the key factor that led to the victory of the APC. for your info the APC won simply cos the likes of Saraki and Kwankaso worked against their party to help them. But instead of Tinubu to respect the agreements made before the merger, he allowed his selfish interest destroy the good thing they had going for them at the APC. Buhari defeated Goodluck with just less than 2million. Saraki, Kwankwaso and the rest of the state governors and nPDP faithfuls wouldvhave easily polled that to the PDP. so what gives Tinubu the audacity to act like he is critical to the APC success alone?
Below is a picture of some of the So called APC senators that wants to vote out Saraki. These same guys they are listing here were amongst those who accompanied Saraki on his visit to OBJ. if you look carefully you would see Some of them, they guy with white beards is the Former Governor of Zamfara Sen. Ahmed Yerima.

lol you guys should just stop being pathetic, even if they used force to remove Saraki, the Supreme Court would still reinstate him cos thats the law.
What I find surprising is the amount of energy they put in, before it was Goodluck that hindered the APC from working or performing now its Saraki.
Ask yoursekves the question, how comes they couldnt get all these so called Senators to sign the impeachement letter last time they tried? Senators like Sani wont sign cos the APC has not even offered him his demands, but Saraki made him Chair Commitee on Loans and appropriation.

SuperS1Panther:


Really!!!!! It will do you like film trick.

You said that about Jonathan

You said that about Kanu

You said that about Fayose.

Gradually you are leading Saraki to the Golgotha.

...taking about "fayose", he ought to have been making his usual noise by now but I hardly hear his voice lately. what happen?

tuniski:

They can't do nothing to saraki!

Modarun:



please where did you see such a law? They even discussed this at the Journalist round table in TVC the TV channek owned by Tinubu. Buhari was never in the mix when Saraki won, he made it clear he was willing to work with anyone who emerged. So stop bringing Buhari into it. Tinubu started all this nonsense, In his desperate attempt to control the National Assembly as if he was the key factor that led to the victory of the APC. for your info the APC won simply cos the likes of Saraki and Kwankaso worked against their party to help them. But instead of Tinubu to respect the agreements made before the merger, he allowed his selfish interest destroy the good thing they had going for them at the APC. Buhari defeated Goodluck with just less than 2million. Saraki, Kwankwaso and the rest of the state governors and nPDP faithfuls wouldvhave easily polled that to the PDP. so what gives Tinubu the audacity to act like he is critical to the APC success alone?
Below is a picture of some of the So called APC senators that wants to vote out Saraki. These same guys they are listing here were amongst those who accompanied Saraki on his visit to OBJ. if you look carefully you would see Some of them, they guy with white beards is the Former Governor of Zamfara Sen. Ahmed Yerima.

lol you guys should just stop being pathetic, even if they used force to remove Saraki, the Supreme Court would still reinstate him cos thats the law.
What I find surprising is the amount of energy they put in, before it was Goodluck that hindered the APC from working or performing now its Saraki.

My brother, Did u read and Digest my Summation.... We are Saying the Same thing... Saraki cannot be impeached

Indomie001:
They can do many to him , guess why they are scare to reconvene back, call it off today till further notice.

Saraki is a gonner, He can't continue to hold a whole nation into ransom.

If they can do anything let them open NASS nau!

I repeat they can't do jack!

afroniger:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/list-of-apc-senators/

So Sen. Philip Aduda is also in APC?
JOKER

Use ur head not armpit

Oblang:

Hw is apga the same as PDP?

Naajjii:

Kogi and kwara are the northern states with all 3 senators from PDP.

What about the just concluded bye-Election in Kogi state? I thought it's for a senatorial position

kurt09:
Good development. Saraki days as Senate President are numbered. Still standing with Buhari for better Nigeria.

I pity youth of today, we cannot take our stand and stand for better Leader, if a man that led you more than 20 years ago is still the one that you prefer to lead you. When would you also become a leader. ......And they say "YOUTH ARE THE LEADER OF TOMORROW" Please THINK!

dlaw70:
Use ur head not armpit

Simple question and u are insulting. Typical ipob brain..

bedspread:
Ok... Not yet 73..

16 More needed ....

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

Na u go go court to prove your 73 when it is done...u can even go to The Hague if u like