Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has thrown his weight behind the position of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami that the National Assembly lacks the constitutional powers to summon President Muhammadu Buhari.

Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Sagay said the President is higher than every other person in the country whom the National Assembly cannot equate to Ministers and head of agencies that they can summon.
Sagay who said summoning Buhari amounts to denigrating the sovereignty of Nigeria also reminded the lawmakers that the British Parliament cannot summon the Queen to respond to any issue.

He said “Well, my view is that I totally support the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. One, the President is not just executive Head of Government; he is also the Head of State. He represents the sovereignty of Nigeria, so he is not somebody you can give orders and say ‘come and address us, whether you like it or not!’. They don’t have the powers to do that. The provisions of the Constitution state clearly when he has to go to the National Assembly, and that is when he is presenting a budget”.

“They can afford to call Ministers, Comptroller General of Customs, Inspector-General of Police, Permanent-Secretaries to the National Assembly. These are people who are implementing various projects for which the National Assembly has voted money. But the President is the Head of State, higher than every other person in the country and a symbol of our statehood. They don’t have the powers to summon him”.

He also added that he supported the decision of the President to shun the invitation because the opposition Peoples Democratic Lawmakers were waiting to boo and humiliate him.

“Secondly, we all know that those PDP lawmakers are looking for every opportunity to boo and humiliate the President. They did it when he went to present the budget when Saraki was Senate President. They booed, shouted at him and embarrass him but he showed so much personal composure, presented the budget and left with dignity”.

“Now they are frustrated and are looking for ways to humiliate the President again. So, from purely practical commonsense and from pure constitutional law, there is no reason why the President should go there”.
“So, I agree with Malami on this even though I don’t agree with the reasons he gave. There is no constitutional provision that empowers the lawmakers to do that. The British parliament cannot summon the Queen to come and address them on any issue. So, let them just forget about it”.

“The best thing they can do is to organise themselves and allow the leadership of both chambers to go to Aso Villa to see the President and then he can tell them what he has to say on security. They will then come back and tell their colleagues what he said”.

https://www.independent.ng/british-parliament-cant-summon-queen-sagay-tells-nass/

Wow
Buhari supporters all lack same thing in common

Breaking
We the family of commander of obigbo massacre wish to announce the death of the command of porthacourt division that order the killing of innocent indigene of obigbo




I think the man is faking his death to avoid icc court
Wike might fake his own death soon

because they have no reason to summon her. can you compare the situation here to United Kingdom?

But the. British parliament can question the prime minister.


Buhari is not the king of Nigeria. Idiots

Nigeriabiafra80:
Wow
Buhari supporters all lack same thing in common

coconut headed supporters everywhere

cc lzaa bamite afamed sarrki yarimo helinues pythonamaka

If you want to compare, pls compare sense.


Last i check, the British don't have bandits and herdsmen crisis.

nairavsdollars:
Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has thrown his weight behind the position of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami that the National Assembly lacks the constitutional powers to summon President Muhammadu Buhari.

Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Sagay said the President is higher than every other person in the country whom the National Assembly cannot equate to Ministers and head of agencies that they can summon.
Sagay who said summoning Buhari amounts to denigrating the sovereignty of Nigeria also reminded the lawmakers that the British Parliament cannot summon the Queen to respond to any issue.

He said “Well, my view is that I totally support the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. One, the President is not just executive Head of Government; he is also the Head of State. He represents the sovereignty of Nigeria, so he is not somebody you can give orders and say ‘come and address us, whether you like it or not!’. They don’t have the powers to do that. The provisions of the Constitution state clearly when he has to go to the National Assembly, and that is when he is presenting a budget”.

“They can afford to call Ministers, Comptroller General of Customs, Inspector-General of Police, Permanent-Secretaries to the National Assembly. These are people who are implementing various projects for which the National Assembly has voted money. But the President is the Head of State, higher than every other person in the country and a symbol of our statehood. They don’t have the powers to summon him”.

He also added that he supported the decision of the President to shun the invitation because the opposition Peoples Democratic Lawmakers were waiting to boo and humiliate him.

“Secondly, we all know that those PDP lawmakers are looking for every opportunity to boo and humiliate the President. They did it when he went to present the budget when Saraki was Senate President. They booed, shouted at him and embarrass him but he showed so much personal composure, presented the budget and left with dignity”.

“Now they are frustrated and are looking for ways to humiliate the President again. So, from purely practical commonsense and from pure constitutional law, there is no reason why the President should go there”.
“So, I agree with Malami on this even though I don’t agree with the reasons he gave. There is no constitutional provision that empowers the lawmakers to do that. The British parliament cannot summon the Queen to come and address them on any issue. So, let them just forget about it”.

“The best thing they can do is to organise themselves and allow the leadership of both chambers to go to Aso Villa to see the President and then he can tell them what he has to say on security. They will then come back and tell their colleagues what he said”.
https://www.independent.ng/british-parliament-cant-summon-queen-sagay-tells-nass/

the Queen can not wait for parament to summon her she will go to them if need be. By the way they summon prime minister how can this man compared Queen whit lifeless. Sagy is mad man

Is Buhari a monarch?

Look at this fool.

According to the Constitution, the joint assembly has the power to summon the president if he is impeached.

This goat sagay is the poster child of cramming students association of Nigeria .

Daft fool.

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright

Too many idiots in this present administration

Money can make people act stupid. I feel sad that Prof Sagay of such repute can spout such imbecilic rubbish from his mouth.
The Queen is a ceremonial head of state and does not wield political power. That is the reason why she cannot be summoned.
Everybody in this Dullard's administration acts like an idiot.

Someone should tell dis old man wat system of government is..the type practised in nigeria and britain...nigeria is really in wrong hands.

Lawmakers have every right to summon president even if its not constitutional they are only calling him to explain what is doing about insecurity. And moreover they represent Nigerians in this way its better than when individuals would want to see the president and explain insecurity.

I noticed something about this man called sagay he must be a selfish man and it Seems sense has leaved him very long time ago. Nigeria constitution is different from UK constitution for God sake.

These is kind of people that keep misleading the president I can say it again and again. The president mean well to all Nigerians but this kind of caliber wouldn't let him do anything.

If any of your family kill like the way bandits ,kidnapping, bokoharam killing innocent people every daily basis you will not be saying this nonsense.

To think that this man was regarded highly as a rule of law advocate just few years ago.. Very stunning to Know that most Nigerian activists only criticize the authorities until they're noticed and compensated by the government in power.

This man is educated illiterate, is Buhari a king?

Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Sagay said the President is higher than every other person in the country whom the National Assembly cannot equate to Ministers and head of agencies that they can summon.
Sagay who said summoning Buhari amounts to denigrating the sovereignty of Nigeria also reminded the lawmakers that the British Parliament cannot summon the Queen to respond to any issue.

What a morosoph Sagay is!

Bringing in a monarchical practice of a British parliamentary system as a case study for a republican System in our constitution is the highest form of ignorance.

Professor Sagay should rather be concentrating on his book “Nigerian Law of Contract” and leave political laws to those that understand it

See how brainless this man is talking


Is the queen of England an elected officer or a ceremonial one.
He should make comparison with the prime minister and not the ceremonial queen

See nonsense o

Prof, visit Google abeg.



Boris Johnson is the prime minister, he's the one running government affairs. British parliament can decide to summon him anytime and he'll surely answer.

Buhari is just buhari ..... I no get name for am abeg

The problem is that these fools think Buhari is our Lord and Savior while the rest of us are his slaves ..lol.

We fvcking elected this old man.

OfoIgbo:
But the. British parliament can question the prime minister.


Buhari is not the king of Nigeria. Idiots

Thank you, I was about asking that drunkard of a prof if buhari is a king or an emperor of Nigeria.

Comparing the queen with buhari is madness

imhotep:

coconut headed supporters everywhere

cc lzaa

Who did this thing to full grown men bro ?

Different system. The British prime Minister is daily subjected to questioning by the house.
Besides, Buhari is not the king of Nigeria. Sagay is getting old, I guess.

What is wrong with this man are we operating a parliamentary system of government that you will bring queen to this issue we operate a federal system of government and its normal for president to be invited

Tochi3:
Who did this thing to full grown men bro ?

I suspect they will all receive sense in the refugee camp

his response justify again my thoughts that Nigeria leaders are mostly advance


idiots with a mindset of business and uses the country their trading ground,


and profits go to their unborn generation....His the queen of England an elected person?

Can you all the youths of Nigeria see the people holding back the progress of this country. They studied in the best schools in the world with tax payers money. Their children are in the best schools with same tax payers money and they enjoy the status quo and want to maintain it. They want to continue to subjugate the Nigerian youth just for their selfish interest. They see and know the truth but they turn blind eye to it. What more can I say. FREEDOM IS NOT GIVEN, IT IS TAKEN!

Itse Sagay is a senile bat

Queen cant go for treatment in Nigeria.

The Queen is not voted into office. Sir don't you have small sense?

OfoIgbo:
But the. British parliament can question the prime minister.


Buhari is not the king of Nigeria. Idiots

As simple as ABC and besides we are copying American system.

PMB supporters seem to be fantastically dumb

That Sagay's PhD needs to be withdrawn ASAP and he must be stripped of that Prof. title

But come to think of it, these people are seriously protecting that man in Aso Rock, the man in Aso Rock has a serious problem and these people do not want same thing that happened during Yaradua to happen again as this will make northern leaders to look like sicklers

Sagay Has Become Senile.

British didn't bequeath unto us monarchial form of government.

Now we have a modern day Emir/Sultan+ Igwe and Oba rolled into one.

What a slowpoke. Buhari must be king of Nigeria! Rubbish.