sageb:


From speaker to COS
@Mrksquare I see Ehie's move from an elected position(House of Assembly member) to an appointee(COS) as kind of weird.
What's your view about it?

Hoelujohn:

The new speaker will have to go through him to get to the governor.

BondRiv:


Myopic fellow. Start by counting me out. I do not want to see him. No wonder this country is like this. Anyway, I have spelt out his powers for you. If you do want to see him, you are at the mercy of the Chief of Staff, unless the governor has a hands-on approach to governance. This one is clearly naive.

fergie001:
If you get one of those two, my brother pick Chief of Staff ooooo, e get why!

No budget .... Except the Governor, extremely more powerful than everyone including the Deputy Governor.

BondRiv:


Power to do what? Outline. You don't know what you are talking about.

You can never compare a Chief of Staff to the Speaker or even the deputy governor. Both rank higher.

When a governor is in charge of his government, there is not much for a Chief of Staff to do except manage staff.

The major power a Chief of Staff has is managing those who want an audience with the governor, that is all. If you don't want to see the governor, you will have very little contact with him.

aribisala0:

Does governor have any money
It is law that gives him power
Did he bring any money from his house to a Government House
If he does not obey the law they will impeach him
Tinubu's government will not send him a kobo of allocation outside the law.
All the House need to do is pass a law with two thirds majority and the FG will send them their money directly. They can even stop the governor receiving money from the FG by passing a law to that effect

Because you are used to seeing compliant Houses you do not realise how powerful the House is.?
The House can freeze all bank accounts of the state and the banks must comply .

BondRiv:


There are always protocols to see public officials, nothing special. The governor will go through same to see the Speaker.

The Chief of Staff is not as powerful as the governor. That is not true. In the absence of the governor, he cannot perform the governor's constitutional functions. He simply manages staff at the Government House and does anything the governor may authorise him to do, so long as it is constitutional. He is only as powerful as the governor wants him to be.

At the end of the day, it is not a constitutional office, leave all the word salad. Should anything happen to the governor, the deputy takes over.

Demigod22:


Abba Kyari will just be smiling at your naivety in African practical politics. West you typed up there is the ideal point, but in Nigeria, you look at the practicality of situations.

In States like Kogi, Ogun, the speaker is a Lilly liver, Chief of Staff practically hijacked day to day governance.

You see the level of power Chief of Staff exercised under Buhari?

aribisala0:

Shut up your ignorant mouth

Odidigboigbo:
Oga, you have little or no understanding on how legislators are run. Their budget are funded by the executive/governor that is the constitution of FG, Tinubu has no any right to send money or fund an isolated state legislation, nor will National Assembly wake up one day to change the constitution because of Rivers State. How state house of Assembly and LG is being funded are is well spelt in Nigeria constitution, State Assembly has no constitutional right over it.

millionboi2:
U are talking to learned ppl, people who are more exposed than u,so think before you type in a public forum.

Indispensable85:
U can be fired at anytime take note. If not for the kind of system we run, an autonomous speaker is as powerful as the governor. Give full autonomy to the state legislature and see the full power of a speaker. You can see what Martins led Rivers State assembly is doing to Fubara already.

With full autonomy I go collect speaker ASAP.

Indispensable85:



U can be fired at anytime take note. If not for the kind of system we run, an autonomous speaker is as powerful as the governor. Give full autonomy to the state legislature and see the full power of a speaker. You can see what Martins led Rivers State assembly is doing to Fubara already.


With full autonomy I go collect speaker ASAP.

Odidigboigbo:
But Femi Gbajabiamila resigned from his elected position to take the role COS to Tunubu likewise other legislators resigned to take ministerial roles. What is more weird than that?

Papparassi:
Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara Announced the Appointment of former factional Speaker, Hon. Edison Ehie as Chief of Staff.

BarrElChapo:


Nah.. The governor needs the speaker and by extension the legislature on his side, if not they can make life harder for him.

Indispensable85:



Buhari was a weak president. The chief of staff is as powerful as the governor or president wants him or her. Under a very strong personality, the chief of staff has no much influence.

BondRiv:


Myopic fellow. Start by counting me out. I do not want to see him. No wonder this country is like this. Anyway, I have spelt out his powers for you. If you do want to see him, you are at the mercy of the Chief of Staff, unless the governor has a hands-on approach to governance. This one is clearly naive.

Agboriotejoye:

What do you think of this fubara and the house over this LG matter

Is he already holding the short end of the stick?

Badadvisor:

You know the truth but you're just being sentimental, obviously one of Wiki foot soldiers.
Which influential personalities would come into PH and won't want to have access to the governor. Sorry to say but you're not making any iota of sense

aribisala0:

Does governor have any money
It is law that gives him power
Did he bring any money from his house to a Government House
If he does not obey the law they will impeach him
Tinubu's government will not send him a kobo of allocation outside the law.
All the House need to do is pass a law with two thirds majority and the FG will send them their money directly. They can even stop the governor receiving money from the FG by passing a law to that effect

Because you are used to seeing compliant Houses you do not realise how powerful the House is.?
The House can freeze all bank accounts of the state and the banks must comply .

BondRiv:


There are always protocols to see public officials, nothing special. The governor will go through same to see the Speaker.

The Chief of Staff is not as powerful as the governor. That is not true. In the absence of the governor, he cannot perform the governor's constitutional functions. He simply manages staff at the Government House and does anything the governor may authorise him to do, so long as it is constitutional. He is only as powerful as the governor wants him to be.

At the end of the day, it is not a constitutional office, leave all the word salad. Should anything happen to the governor, the deputy takes over.

TYCO77:
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He alluded the Speaker because the comparison here is between the office of a chief of staff to a state governor and the office of a speaker of a state House of Assembly. Meanwhile, a speaker cannot impeach a governor, only a State House of Assembly is constitutionally invested with the power of impeachment; if you understand what I mean.

Odidigboigbo:
But Femi Gbajabiamila resigned from his elected position to take the role COS to Tunubu likewise other legislators resigned to take ministerial roles. What is more weird than that?

Minime10:


Did I ever said in my post that the office of the COS is any creation of the Constitution.
Mind you under Section 196 (1) of the Constitution, the Governor has power to appoint anyone to any such office created by him to assist in the running of his administration including the office of COS though not expressly mentioned in the Constitution.
Can you mention one senerio where the President or the Governor of a State pass through any form of protocols before meeting either of the Senate President, Speaker House of Rep or Speaker of State Assemblies?
Now back to our discussion, the Deputy Governor of a State can't even see his boss except the COS gives him/her clearance so to do. That is the reality bro.
The COS is just the behind the scene Governor. 🤓
Like someone said before on this thread, if you are offered any of the two, I bet u, you will sure go for the COS position except you are neophyte .

Tjra:
Pastor Adeboye of RCCG visited Portharcourt yesterday. He held a rally at the stadium and the number of dignitaries (Fubara, Peter Obi, Tonye Cole, Adeboye, etc.) having chitchats got me thinking aloud.

1. Adeboye: Most Obidients hate him because he didn't opening support their candidate. He has always been non-partisan which is good. His mandate is evangelism not Politics.
Don't mind those online bandits that call themselves obidense.
I saw Peter Obi in the programme on TV who was very happy and was responding well to pastor Adeboye prayers and instructions.
From the programme, l affirmed that pastor Adeboye is not biased against any political party and Peter Obi is a humble man.
But, you see those online bandits, they need hypo to wash their heart and brain filled with bitterness and lack of respect for elders and men of God if not they are attracting curse to themselves

2. Peter Obi: His supporters hate Adeboye yet he came to the programme all the way from Anambra. He sees the man as a Father and is always happy to be around him. What an irony!

3. Fubara: He gave a brief welcome speech. He specially acknowledged the presence of Tonye Cole. He also dedicated his election victory to God. And sort the cooperation of everyone including his opponent in leading the state.

4. Tony Cole: He gave a Testimony and thanksgiving speech. He accepted his fate and he is Happy to work with Tonye Cole to move the state forward.

These big men wine and dine behind closed doors and even in the open. Yet, the impoverished populace keep fighting themselves over ethnic or political affiliations.

fergie001:

Martins only have a teeth because the Governor has no tooth. Who says a Speaker can't be taken out. We have countless examples, I mean countless in Nigeria. It is because of who Fubara is, we saw it with Obaseki, didn't we? Will the Speaker had done same with Wike?

Nigeria is no utopia, and how many times not just in Nigeria do you hear that a President or Governor fired his Chief of Staff, his closest staff. The man who vets everyone that either wants to come see him or even work for him. The man who takes the hit of the Government, the man who can even kill to protect his Principal.

Only naive players like Jonathan did that and paid for it.

jkpbestseries:
As anticpated, pls Fubara dont be like Goodluck version 2. 0 do ur things and show them the power of a governor