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alabiyemmy:
@ ALL

The same Atiku that has been part of this same administration you are accusing - or what has suddenly exonorated him? His lust for power has suddenly made him not guilty of the blame in the same government he had been part of?

Atiku has been sideline in the second term of this administration, let me tell you that Atiku brought most of the competent team to this government. Furthermore, the role of the Vice President in 1999 Constitution is just to advise the President and is left for the President to accept it. To an extent Atiku can be exonerated from the proven shameful act the PDP led Federal Government have find itself like the Bode George's case in Nigeria Port Authority and others.

Omofineboy, good point, mariory does not know the law.

I totally disagreed with you, read what Chief Gani Fawehimni says about it: Only N‘Assembly can remove Atiku –Gani
By Geoffrey Ekenna
Published: Friday, 22 Dec 2006
A human rights activist and lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehimni, SAN, has said that only the National Assembly can salvage the harm done to the Presidency by the defection of Vice President Atiku Abubakar, from the Peoples Democratic Party to the Action Congress.

According to him, the 1999 Constitution does not envisage a situation where either the president or his deputy defects to another party, different from the one they were elected.

Also, the National Vice- Chairman of the PDP for the South- East, Chief Fidelis Ozichukwu- Chukwu, said that the party was hamstrung by the constitution which did not make provision for such situation.

Both men spoke with our correspondent in separate telephone interviews on Thursday.

Fawehinmi, said that it was left for the National Assembly to classify the defection of the vice- president as gross misconduct or not, to determine whether to remove him from office or not.

He said that by the provision of Section 142 of the Constitution, it was assumed that the president and his vice would run on the same ticket and as such, would also serve out their term together.

Fawehinmi who stressed that there were no provisions in the constitution for such incidences, also said that he was sure that the National Assembly would not remove the vice-president.

He said, ” Of course, what he has done amounts to gross misconduct. It is what the National Assembly will consider. In Nigeria, they do not resign, other wise he should have gone. They do not have shame and the honour to resign. The president can initiate his removal but if the National Assembly says no, that is the end of the matter. But I am afraid that the National Assembly will not even impeach him. The relationship between the president and the legislature is bad. They are aggrieved over the way the primaries of their parties went. But what he should have done ordinarily was to resign”

However, in a statement he issued Thursday evening, Fawehinmi said that it would only be honourable if Abubakar vacates his position to allow the president appoint a replacement.

He insisted that the action of Abubakar had serious implications for him.

He said that the action of the vice-president had torn his joint ticket with Obasanjo apart.

But Ozichukwu- Chukwu said that the PDP might not take any immediate action now on the defection of the vice-president, because of his status as a suspended member of the party.

He said the fact that the law did not provide for such incidences made the matter worse.

He, however, said that the president and the National Assembly would decide what to do with the position of Abubakar.
Study the constitution ver well, there no place the says the President or VP can not change their poloitical party after election into office, for example, a Governor from the Northern Part defected from ANPP to PDP, also Lagos State Deputy Governor moved to another and nothing happen.

Mariory:
Does the constitution stipulate that the VP be allowed access to the jet?

If you real understand 1999 Constitution, u wil see that the Presidency is not about one person, rather for the President and Vice President, that is why the Constitution emphasis that the President most have a running mate before the person can be deem elected to the office of President. The Vice President has his official jet, just has the president one. Report have it that the jet was bought in 2002 specfically for office of the Vice President. The Presidential Fleet is made up of jets for the President. Vice President, Senate President and Speaker of House of Representative. VP in official capacity should not be deny official jet.

Lawyers in the house, please let us know your view about the recent statement credited to PDP in declaring the seat of the VP vacant. In 1999 Constitution, only section 143 talks about the removal of President and Vice- President. Your view pls. so that we can move this great country forward.

The crisis in the Presidency is taking a serious dimension in the country, report have it that OBJ ordered ATIKU official jet to be grounded for no reason and the order was not communicated to the VP at all, except when he got to the Presidential winge of the Airport.
I think with OBJ latest action on his VP, it will make our democracy a laughing stock at the international community that what Nigeria is practising is not democracy but autocracy, futhermore,it will portrait OBJ as someone who does not tolerant the VP by denying him the constitutional benefits that are attached to Office of Vice President. If OBJ think is not comfortable in working with VP, he should instigate the National Assembly to impeach the VP rather than deny VP the constitutional benefit accrue to his office as seating VP.

Deep Soul:
@Zam
your tiredness is inconsequential o! According to them, "No PDP, No Nigeria!". Time will tell anyway!

Who says no PDP no Nigeria. I totally disagreed with you and i think is time Nigerians should rise up to fight this LAWLESS PARTY CALLED PDP. A party that does not believe in the rule of law at all and that does not obey court orders at all. Well as you rightly say, time will tell for your useless party called PDP, we are tired of the party at all levels.

alabiyemmy:
@ Omofineboy

Abacha's loot has not been stolen - this forum is becoming an avenue for lies and fabricated opinions that amounts to nothing but a disgrace to the nation.

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=66268

See what World Bank says.

It seem you too much believe in this present administration, forget what World Bank is saying about Abacha's loot. The fact still remains that people have been subjected to abject poverty due to HIGH LEVEL of mismanagement by the OBJ led Federal Government, critically look at what is happening in NNPC Account and award of Oil Block in the country u will cry for the high level of mismanagement going on there. I believe if the election can be free and fair, Atiku will defend Yar'adua hands down.

After the emergence of the VP as AC candidate, if INEC did not screen him out base on the ongoing corruption in the PTDF, Atiku and Buhari may be the major Presidential candidates to look out for, because of their exposure,experience and acceptability in the country,even when you talk of full and adequate loyalists, these two presidential aspirants have it,especially Atiku as numerous loyalists all over the country through the PDM machinery.
Some school of thoughts here in abuja have it that OBJ is dealing with the VP for any unjust reasons, if you study all the court cases that the VP have been challenging either the Government for his indicment or PDP, you will see that he has won most of all these cases. With what of seen of Yar'dua and heard about his person, OBJ just want somebody he can direct from his Ota Farm,sorry i mean Ota Estate. If INEC can conduct credible elections that is Free and Fair like that of MKO Abiola during June 12, 1993, i think PDP might lose the presidency like what happened in America where Republican defeated Democratic in United States of America. But the fear of most NIgerians is that can the elections be Free and Fair in 2007.
I laugh when some people says that VP is corrupt, even OBJ is highly corrupt, sentiment apart, am from Ogun State, alot of things have change drastically for OBJ. For example, Ota Farm as turn to Ota Estate, what about TRANSCORP shares that OBJ as 200 Millions. During the first term the Federal Government claimed they spent 300 Billions on Nigerian roads, also Bode George was also indicted in the NPA audit report and nothing happens to all these people who are VERY CLOSE ASSOCIATES OF THE PRESIDENT WITH THE PDP. Another example is how Uba used our National Pride to smuggle money into USA and part of the money was used to procured Farming Equipment for OBJ Farm, will MR. PRESIDENT claim ignorant of this fact that was reveal by a Foreign government. The fact is this, OBJ is not a saint and no society is corruption free but how you manage it speaks volume of you. In a nutshell, OBJ should leave ATIKU and concentrates on how to conduct credible elections in 2007 and let's Nigerians decide his fate in 2007.

yes oooooooooooooooo atiku is d next president 4 dis country, he has d experience and very mature in attitude. atiku has d will to move dis country forward if given d change, i will vote 4 atiku than to vote 4 dat lawless party call pdp that does nt obey court orders. atiku u re d man oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo d only agent of change.

what do u pple think about ac congress in lagos and d likely fate of vice- president, atiku?

The political terrain of Nigeria is so unique that you can say what will happen in the end. The just concluded PDP Primary that produce Kastina State Governor is not a surprise to me but the real JOKE is the issue of the running mate which most people think the battle line is between Odili and Duke but sources within the presidency have it that BABA is highly favour Odili for the slot. I think Odili doesnt merit the slot at all, i know Duke will have being a good and dedicated Vice President. Since we Nigerians advocates for generational change from the old politicians, i pray these governors should perform well in office.

There is no crime to fall in love, but the only crime with your case is very simply, you are too young to involve in this kind of game that is meant for adult. I will advise you waits for the appropriate time to engage in this kind of game because even under the Nigeria constitution you are dem too young to be involved in a relationship. IT IS CAPITAL WRONG.

Money can not buy you love, but money can aid tremendeously in getting you love especially in third world countries where poverty is highly entrenched. Love is a passionate feels that makes one to be so attached to somebody but MONEY plays a vital role in the game. So money can not buy you love but can help you get love BIG TIME.

How i wish i can make it to this year's congress but i believe the Lord will also bless him, because it is my wish to attend the congress but due to the nature of my work which is so demanding i dont think i can make it. I pray to also receive my blessing durin the congress.

I will get our priority right, as n which of the sectors that needs serious attention from the governmet, like the educational, infrastructures, empowerment of the citizents and give these sectors adequate implementation in my first year n office. Another fundamental problem is rule of lwa n the country, my government will make sure that there is strict adherent to the rule of law and nobody is above the law. I will institution(s) in put place to fight the greatest enemy that has bedevilled this country which is CORRUPTION and my government will b masses oriented in nature and implement policy that will affect the masses positively than those ones that is capitalist in nature. I will put mechanism in put to check wastages and culture of lack of maintenance that nigeria has been know for over the years. The civil service shall be reform to give way for our fresh graduates that are jobless and the government will collaborate with investors within the country and woo international investors too to the country. I will diversify the economy from oil sector to numerous sectors that earn the country good returns to put basic amenities of life in place for the people. I still have alots to say ,

Ynot:
Apparently the slowpoke don't see it that way. He thinks he's doing us a favor by remaining in office.

I totally disagree with u and i think we should b careful abt the kind of word(s) we use against our leader(s). The Officeof the Vice President is the second highest office of the land and i think that office shold be accord respect at all time. The office of either the Vice President or Deputy Governor is to assist either the President or Governor, so if MR. President has not deem it fit to delegate responsibilty to his Vice President, the Vice has no choice now to abide within the constitution of the land. If the office of the Vice President or Deputy Governor is redundant, this shows the kind of constitution the military drafted and handed over to us. I think Vice President Atiku Abubakar should be blame for his redundancy in Presidency, it is part and parcel of politics and struggle for power.

na 50/50 d thin shuld i support.

As far as am concern, that should not a be a problem at all, the main thing is LOVE and if the boy and mother are not living with him and u love him then go for it, even if is only the boy living with him and the quality is there, u better make use of the rare opportunity.

fellow nairalanders, how far with intercontinental bank result

I totally agreed with u guys, youths should given the change to exhibits what they have offer the nation. All over the world it is a known and proven fact that countries have greatness through the use of youths as a mechanism for economy and political freedom. For example, youths in the private sector of the economy are performing wonderfully well in their numerous endeavours. Our old leaders must realises that the development of any country demands largely on the amount of chances the old generation is willing to give to the younger generation which is the youths.

i am blue 4 life. up blues! up blues!! blues ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 4 real

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The country can not work because that are suppose to make it works are killing the country through numerous corruption, as is our so called LEADER. The basic problem of this great country blessed resources is BAD LEADERSHIP AND HIGH LEVEL CORRUPTION IN HIGH PLACES. Corruption exists all over the world but ours is out of hand because of numerous reasons in this country. We have a high level of unemployment, because of lack VISIONARY LEADERSHIP IN THE COUNTRY and lack of continuity of policy and programmes in the country. It amaze me to hear MR. PRESIDENT saying he has spent BILLIONS of NAIRA on NEPA NOW POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF NIGERIA, still yet this sector is not working at all and the government usually claims they have spent BILLIONS of Naira on ROADS and roads are still in BAD SHARP. Corruption is our MAJOR PROBLEM and our LEADERS are not sincere in FIGHT THIS GREAT PROBLEM THAT HAS BEDEVILLED THIS COUNTRY. Where our LEADERS suppose to TAKE A DECISIVE DECISION, they lack the power because most of those people engage in CORRUPTION ARE THEIR ASSOCIATES IN QUOTE. That is why Nigeria is not working?