descartes400:


Dont be sentimental. If you know the working of the constitution, and government and the different branches of government, the executive can claim executive privileges and the principle of separation of power. Summoning the president to appear before the legislature is summoning the executive branch of government. There will be power play and the executive will have the upper hand.

Have you ever heard of "checks and balance"??

Who cares about fuckery power play? Ignoring the Reps is akin to ignoring all Nigerians because they are our elected representatives

descartes400:


Dont be sentimental. If you know the working of the constitution, and government and the different branches of government, the executive can claim executive privileges and the principle of separation of power. Summoning the president to appear before the legislature is summoning the executive branch of government. There will be power play and the executive will have the upper hand.

hisexcellency34:
Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos


https://www.independent.ng/ozekhome-counters-malami-says-nass-has-constitutional-powers-to-summon-buhari/

This particular 9th NASS should be disbanded. In all honesty, they have lost their purpose & the very value for which it was established.

The next thing to do is just to impeach the old cow

bolaayenimo:
What's the essence of National Assembly sef?
They asked him to sack Service Chiefs, he refused
They summoned him, he refused

A converted democrat!

walozanga:


That's the way of a dictator under democratic rule

bolaayenimo:
What's the essence of National Assembly sef?
They asked him to sack Service Chiefs, he refused
They summoned him, he refused

That is because they are his person appointees, it is like ministers asking the president to appear for questioning . This is what happens when the executive in the name of political party handpick leadership for them. Nigerians just have to deal with one arm of government currently "executive". Imagine the leadership of the judiciary is a ministry of Justice

backbone503:
Section 67 (1) of the 1999 Constitution gives the president a discretion whether to attend the National Assembly or not.
It states thus:
"The President MAY attend any joint meeting of the National Assembly or any meeting of either House of the National Assembly, either to deliver an address on national affairs, including fiscal measures, or to make such statement on the policy of government as he considers to be of national importance."
The operative word in this provision is MAY. In law, MAY conveys discretion; unlike the word SHALL which conveys a mandatory or compulsory meaning.

The above section of the Constitution does not apply to when a president is called upon by the nass.
If the nass the power to remove the president from office, how come they lack powers to call him to come and explain things to them.

President Buhari is bringing Nigeria 's democracy to disrepute by his disrespect for constitutional processes.

President Buhari show so much disdain for Nigeria democracy having enjoyed the privilege of being two time Nigeria leader that is as military head of state from December, 1983 to August, 1985 and as a democratically elected President from 2015 till date.

Having enjoy two time presidency one expect him to behave as a democrat and show love for the country that gave him such a rare priviledge.

The opposite is the case.

The SAN with his legal knowledge and familiarity should at least be able to quote relevant parts within the constitution that says the legislature can summon the executive.

I saw counter and quickly was expecting strong constitutional quotations and argument, but not rubbish about state of the union that's actually not a summon, but an invitation by the congress that the President can turn down or submitting the budget which is not a summon.

Just imagine, SAN coming up with elementary and sentimental argument instead of real, substantive and constitutional facts and even precedents.

The fact that this man with all his law degree couldn't come up with any coherent or logical views means there's nothing in that constitution that says the president can be summon.

As a matter of constitutional facts, the Nigerian armed forces functions under the president as the commandeer in chief, not the legislature.

He said “It depends on the angle you are looking at it. if it is from the angle of presenting a national budget, the constitution requires the President to lay the budget directly before the National Assembly

www.nairaland.com/attachments/12815796_okonjo_jpeg9e3b0efd8d46ccd54da0800f8d587c42

Okonjo Iweala presenting Budget to the national Assembly

So, this is Okonjo presenting the National budget before the National assembly, so where was the constitution requiring GEJ to present the budget? Was the constitution dead because PDP was in charge.

These ignorant people they dash SAN to left and right talk rubbish every time they open their mouth.

This is just too embarrassing.

Georgejeez:


Have you ever heard of "checks and balance"??

The existence of check and balance is one of the main reason why the executive branch of government will claim executive privilege over the oversight functions of the legislative and judicial branches of the government. Therefore, again, the legislature can not summon or compel a sitting president as long as the doctrine of executive privilege exist.

plaindealer:
The SAN with his legal knowledge and familiarity should at least be able to quote relevant parts within the constitution that says the legislature can summon the executive.

I saw counter and quickly was expecting strong constitutional quotations and argument, but not rubbish about state of the union that's actually not a summon, but an invitation by the congress that the President can turn down or submitting the budget which is not a summon.

Just imagine, SAN coming up with elementary and sentimental argument instead of real, substantive and constitutional facts and even precedents.

The fact that this man with all his law degree couldn't come up with any coherent or logical views means there's nothing in that constitution that says the president can be summon.

As a matter of constitutional facts, the Nigerian armed forces functions under the president as the commandeer in chief, not the legislature.

Well said.

Georgejeez:


Have you ever heard of "checks and balance"??

Checks and balances was to make sure no one branch would be able to control too much power, and it created a separation of powers

You are actually helping the president with that phrase.

The 3 branches of government are powerfully equal, the executive is not subordinate to the judiciary.

AFONJACOW:
Jubrii/Buhari is just our over pampered baby make unah leave am where he dey before he come disgrace himself Again with gibberish.... The fear of Senator Abaribe is the beginning of his oko ngwu wisdom

Ipob, leave this noise maker Abaribe out of your yeye narratives, Aba is the most backward state, yet your Abaribe is from Abia, and you are hyping a docile fellow.

[quote author=hisexcellency34 post=96905486]Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos


https://www.independent.ng/ozekhome-counters-malami-says-nass-has-constitutional-powers-to-summon-buhari/[/quotenawa o,with all this nonsense ongoing is it not enough for the house to impeach this aboki on seat

SUPPORTED.

Olatomiwami:




Ipob, leave this noise maker Abaribe out of your yeye narratives, Aba is the most backward state, yet your Abaribe is from Abia, and you are hyping a docile fellow.

aba is worst than this abi

This Malami is a dullard . That’s how akeredolu tackled him and he could not talk again

Why are you wasting your limited time explaining morning and night to someone that either chose to be dft base on material gain or is dft by default? You may soon be responsible for someone's mental health sickness because what you are trying to explain is too complicated for their understanding.

helinues:
Mike don come again with his gibberish.

The USA he is referring to , ordinary subpoena by Democrats to Mike Pompeo, he did not appear not to talk of Bolton

Bias mind will never allow you to learn any new thing.

okorogodwin4:
and you are more gibberish than malamumu

your full names are malamumu gibberish.

Malami is one of the Judas of this Buhari administration.

the president can be represented if he is incapacitated

plaindealer:





So, this is Okonjo presenting the National budget before the National assembly, so where was the constitution requiring GEJ to present the budget? Was the constitution dead because PDP was in charge.

These ignorant people they dash SAN to left and right talk rubbish every time they open their mouth.

This is just too embarrassing.

guy222:
Keep deceiving yourself, people like you believe buhari was and still a saint, the person in Aso rock is nothing but the real buhari showing is real self, a wicked human of the highest order second to non.

Believe you me, the man in Aso Rock is not Buhari. I'm not a Buhari fan, never has, never will. I'm only stating what I have seen.