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Only those driven by emotions and disdain for the Senator Godswill Akpabio-led Senate will no see that what Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has engaged in since her ordeal began is clearly a media trial and sensationalization of otherwise serious issues.

Like the author stated, even her own grounds for appeal have negated whatever straws she was still clawing on to.

Lol. Since assuming office in May of 2023, most - if not all - investigative media (print and electronic) have not been able to trace any corruption or personal enrichment to Mr. President or immediate family members - at least for now.

This is contrary to the picture that was painted of the man before he became President; that he will accumulate Nigeria's commonwealth for himself & his family members especially ST. Meanwhile, same rumor peddlers forget that if that was PBAT's intention, he would've kept subsidizing the Naira and Petrol. On those two fronts, he could've easily made his children, associates, friends, partners etc multi-millionaires in dollars in less than a year.

However, seeing that they've nothing on him yet, they'll continue to find & amplify allegations of corruption against his appointees particularly Nyesom Wike. I wish them all good luck in their attempts to get the President to wield the big stick on Wike. Even if that will happen, at least, not in this first term where the HM of the FCT has shown capacity and workings and will also be a valuable asset in PBAT's run for a second term.

Sings aloud:
HIP - for the Hip for the Hippopo
POPO - for the Hippopo
And TAMUS - for the Hippopotamus - HIPPOPOTAMUS!

I'd say options A & C are the correct spelling.

peleson1:
The Senate does not have such rights to suspend her

Ok. Just so you know, they did and when the matter went before Justice Binta Nyako of the FHC, Abuja, she didn't rule or declare that the Senate lacks the powers to discipline its members as it deems fit, she only stated that the "punishment" in this case, 6 months suspension, may have been to harsh considering the implications for her constituents who will be denied representation in the upper chamber of the National Assembly for that duration of time.

Meanwhile, do you mind just for the sake of deepening knowledge, share your view on how the Senate and indeed the legislative arm is supposed to place its "erring" members in check aside suspension from legislative duties? I'll really like to know your thoughts.

Why are we like this? Why must every good intentioned policy be an avenue for some unscrupulous elements to make fast bucks?

When you hear Alh. Aliko Dangote himself constantly lamenting about oil industry mafias or cabals, Baba knows what his eyes have seen in this brief period of his entry into the industry that's making him cry out every time.

The same way they found a way to subvert fuel subsidy and enrich themselves at the expense of the Nigerian Government and people, they've also found another dubious way to short-change Dangote and enrich themselves.

Truth is, the average Nigerian is greedy & a thief: lack of opportunities is what has made this disturbing trait dormant in us. It will usually rear its ugly head once opportunity presents itself and the risk of getting caught is "low".

They don't learn. Someone will ask, "who's Anthony Sani & what does he know?"
Well, lessons will be learnt by all.

zero8zero:
Since 1998, Atiku has been miscalculating. At this point, he's not destined to be President.

You just summarized it. At this point it looks like he's under a powerful spell.
Man isn't politically savvy, at all. If he wasn't a northerner and Fulani, he would most likely be in the league of Southern politicians like Chief Dele Momodu.

The VC should be sacked for shirking her responsibilities. Claiming she only just knew last week that her instruction to stick to the allotted quota wasn't adhered to is balderdash.

While she's already thrown the admissions office, Dean/Provost under the bus and exonerating herself from the whole malfeasance beneath this troubling scandal, she should also be made to face the music squarely for not knowing what was going on right under her nose.

peleson1:
Exactly,same reason that makes a governor not vacate his seat applies here too. Natasha will not be forced out of her constitutional responsibilities untill final verdict . She has to continue

Again, no! She was already suspended from the Senate, say one? She went to court to contest the Senate's powers to suspend her, say two? Court rules: she should apologise for contempt of court for her satirical FB post and publicize the apology in one or two national dailies & then the court also declared that the suspension of the Senator for 6months may have been too harsh. Sen. Natasha appeals the part of the Court's decision on her apologizing, say three?

Now, compare this to a governor who's already on seat, say one? His opponent goes to the tribunal and obtains a favourable ruling sacking the governor, say two? Sitting governor appeals ruling, say three?

Notice the difference? In case you didn't, let me spell it out for you: in first scenario, notice that the Senator was already suspended (ejected, so to say) and was no longer a "sitting Senator" for at least 6months before she went to court? In the other scenario, notice that the governor is on seat? So, he can't be removed until all appeals have been exhausted same with Sen. Natasha: she can't be reinstated until all appeals have been exhausted so, it's still a long journey to getting back into the Senate for her.

That's why some of her reasonable colleagues like Sen. Seriake Dickson are advocating a political solution but would ego & youthful exuberance allow the suspended Senator see reason with this practical solution? She might just end up being in court (Appeal then Supreme) till the end of this current National Assembly in 2027 and by then, the aim of those who suspended her in the first place would've been fulfilled.

peleson1:
She will continue her constitutional duties in the Senate till the court decide. The Senate is not akpabio own

You're missing the point there, Sir. The reason why an election tribunal for e.g delivers a judgment sacking a sitting governor from office & ordering their opponent be sworn-in isn't enforced until all legal options have been exhausted (up to the Supreme Court) is the same reason why she can't "continue her constitutional duties in the Senate" until all appeals have been done with - up to the Supreme Court.

This has nothing to do with whether the Senate is Akpabio's own or not.

PS: Senator Natasha knows this fully well but is only counting on the support of ignorant & gullible supporters who are swayed by emotions rather than facts.

If she claims that the court has ordered her recall back to the Senate and the Senate has no option but to comply, why did she appeal a clear order of the same Court/Judge which she disagreed? If she has a right to appeal a part of the whole ruling of the court that doesn't sit well with her, what makes her (and you, in this case) believe the Senate doesn't also have the right to appeal a part of the ruling that it disagrees with?

Lol. ADC is a SPV that'll take all these people nowhere.

After 2027 by God's grace, most of them will find their way back to the PDP because by then, Atiku would've been done politically; he won't have anywhere else to jump to.

Meanwhile, it's very easy to blame Wike for what's happening to PDP but for every effect, there must be a cause and that cause was Atiku Abubakar!

In 2003, 2006, & 2014 his unbridled ambitions rocked PDP to the foundations and each time he left, he returned only when he thought the coast was clear for him to clinch the party's ticket.

Shebi Senate has appealed the Court's decision just as Senator Natasha also appealed some parts of the Court's decision that didn't sit well with her.

They (Senate and Senator Natasha) should both await the outcomes of their appeals.

C'est fini.

Lol. Thing is, if you removed Obi's name everywhere it appeared in this report & inserted Atiku's name, the message would still be valid.

Whatever is sauce for Atiku should also be sauce for Obi.

You see that part where the author mentioned that one of the vehicles in the Presidential motorcade broke down necessitating its replacement? That's most likely the work of hawks in the Presidential Villa.

That N400m that was budgeted for new vehicles, it just had to be spent whether the then President liked it or not; how will a vehicle used by the President not be properly maintained that it'll "breakdown" on the way to the airport necessitating replacement?

The main presidential automobile is rarely driven outside Abuja and undergoes some of, if not the highest level of maintenance and care so, how will it just break down on the way to the airport if not deliberate ploy to spend funds already allocated for that purpose.

KingCold:
I think people generally masturbate in all countries, but you guys especially love this topic.. it;s a bit funny to be honest, lol

I don't know what there is to "love" about this topic; speaking for myself, this is the first time I've come across this topic on NL or ever commented on the subject matter on a public forum such as this.

KingCold:
Every Sunday, without fail, on this forum, people talk about masturbation. Is there a masturbation pandemic in Nigeria or am I missing something?

I believe there is. My rough estimate is 1 in every 1,000 male is addicted to either porn or masturbation or both (they usually go hand-in-hand).
It's not so evident, ofcourse, because those who engage it, do it in secret.

Anyone straggling with pornography and masturbation and truly desires to break free from it should make the word of God (Bible) their constant companion.

Yes, you may fall back in to those lustful temptations at the latter stages but believe me, if you won't remain there (wallowing in self-pity & self-condemnation) & abide in/and with the word, you'll find yourself gradually losing those desires/becoming less interested in them and before you know it, you've gone days, weeks, months & then years that you haven't watched porn or self-pleasure yourself.

Also, ensure that after you're free from those unhealthy addictions, you deliberately avoid materials (videos, photos, music etc) that stimulate lust. Do well to also find a Pastor that knows the word of God (in my case, I sat under & listened to ministrations by Apostle David Azeez) and sit under their ministration week in, week out (in Church or by listening to their messages).

Jesus did it for me (decades of pornography & self-pleasuring gone) and I've been free ever since.

Thank you, Jesus!

Dr. Bukola Saraki looks like someone who will make a fine Nigerian President. He doesn't have to carry his own bags, serve food in public outings or be everywhere just to be perceived as relevant or visible in the scheme of things; man just does his things without even trying to appeal to public sentiments.

However, his performance as governor of Kwara State is what I'm not so sure will make him a great Nigerian President.

Anyone - especially those who have occupied public office before such as the office of an Executive Governor in Nigeria - who aspires to lead Nigeria must show workings of their performance while they were in office not cho-cho-cho or asking people to go and verify. If you didn't transform your state in 8yrs into a model state or set the process in motion that puts your state on the trajectory to economic growth and development, you've no business aspiring for the highest office in the land!

ehizario2012:
A VP is worse than a spare tire in Nigeria, he's actually a punctured spare tire. He has zero influence over the president.

Agreed. If he's speaking up now about the powers or lack thereof of the President to remove a Councillor from office let alone a Governor, he also ought to have spoken up against the removal of Gov. Fubara & members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for 6 months by PBAT.

The problem with most politicians in Nigeria is that they lack integrity and speak from both sides of the mouth.

Nigerian leaders will spend years in office with our unimaginable Commonwealth at their disposal yet, they won't build a single hospital fully staffed with professionals/qualified medical personnel nor equip same with modern technologies, machines and medical equipment that can compete with the best anywhere in the world.
Then, after they leave office and start experiencing all manner of illnesses for one reason or the other, they sneak outside the country to seek the best medical help money can afford.
Anyways, I wish them well and fast recovery. The man currently occupying the seat they also once occupied also appears to be toeing the same path - no single world class medical centre built & maintained by the FG to offer affordable healthcare to the citizens which they also can attend to receive care should the need arise sometime in the future after they've left office.

VP Shettima's problem is he talks too much sometimes and then ends up sounding like a confused man.

There you're saying a President can't remove a councillor how much more a governor - in reference to then PGEJ - but you're number two citizen in an administration that sacked a duly elected governor, state assembly members and LG chairpersons: pray tell, how do you reconcile these two similar scenarios, Sir?

You're either saying your boss PBAT acted beyond his powers & you're an accessory to such an act of illegality or you're saying that matters of constitutional right & wrong only depends on which side of the fence you're at any particular time.

Instead of light surveillance aircraft (I suspect the Beechcraft King Aircraft), the amount budgeted would've purchased Hi-Tech, modern & durable drones that can stay much longer in the air and unmanned.
Anyways, Gov. Makinde knows better the security needs of his state.

Omo, see doings by a LG chair person!! I'm actually impressed. This is what some state governments build and commission with so much fanfare.

Little wonder PDTJ excluded certain African countries' Presidents.

See these ones in the photos, they'll even accept U.S opening a detention centre such as Guantanamo Bay in their own countries without batting an eyelid.

Lol. Why should Atiku be the one to "rally" the northern votes for Obi? Thought the general belief within the Obidient camp is he can win (shebi they also claimed that he won the 2023 polls?) the elections with or without a coalition?
He either contests in a primary like every other presidential aspirant in the coalition or accept to be running. Worse case scenario, he runs as presidential candidate on another political party's platform.

Lol... ASUU is enforcing the "No pay, no work" rule & heavens didn't fall but when the role is reversed and FG decides to enforce "No work, no pay" if the need arises, that's why you'll see them crying like bush babies.

Notwithstanding, what's the reason for delaying their salaries? Was there any communication with the leadership of ASUU by the FG giving reasons why their members' salaries are delayed & apologize for the inconveniences?

In every conflict, communication is key!

Lol. Only Atiku you mean, Sir? Truth is the coalition was always about power returning to the North with Atiku as the frontliner; but the question still remains - will he do a single term (if they succeed in sacking Tinubu from Aso Villa) & hand over to his vice (which presumably will be Peter Obi) or will he do two terms?

Waspapping truly overrates himself. Like, you think say you get the wherewithal to actively sway voters against Atiku because of his association with Obi?
Joker promax!

Like I postulated in a previous thread, many of these "former APC" bigwigs are only planning on using the ADC as a SPV to the Government House of their respective states such as Osunbor (most likely going to pick the party's governorship ticket for Edo in the next gubernatorial polls) & ex-Air Chief Sadique Abubakar (Bauchi).
Where there will be disagreements especially for Bauchi is if Rtd. Air Marshal Abubakar doesn't clinch the ADC's ticket.

An Atiku-Obi 2027 joint ticket is POssible. That's what the former LP Presidential candidate is indirectly saying.

Like Festus Keyamo said, the ADC is Alh. Atiku Abubakar's SPV for 2027. Likewise, many of the other former APC "bigwigs" such as Bindow, Malami, El-Rufai, Aregbesola etc are joining the coalition party as "founders" in order to get a head-start to the governorship tickets in their respective states.
For e.g in Adamawa, it's no secret Jibrilla Bindow is interested in giving the governorship another shot after he lost in 2019 to the incumbent PDP governor. He isn't going to get the APC ticket in 2027 (Aisha Binani was the APC candidate in 2023) neither will he get it in the PDP so by joining the ADC now, the party's governorship ticket is all his to lose.
In Kebbi, it's also a no-brainer that ex-AGF Abubakar Malami (SAN) is eyeing the governorship of his home state which has an APC governor due for re-election in 2027. ADC presents the best opportunity for him to fulfil his long-held governorship ambition.
In Kaduna & Osun States respectively, political godfathers such as El-Rufai & Aregbesola who lost out in the power plays in their respective states, will be looking to install governors they can control as the incumbents in their respective states are also eyeing re-election.
Overall, Atiku will pick up the ADC presidential ticket (I suspect Rotimi Amaechi will be the presidential election DG - after all, he played that role successfully twice for Buhari in 2015 and 2019) & offer the running mate slot to Peter Obi who will accept.
However, will their joint-ticket be strong enough to sack PBAT from Aso Rock in 2027? Only time will tell.

PDP is suffering from a curse or possibly curses.
A political party whose main entry gate is weekends-Sundays populated by an agbo & sachet alcohol seller with Nigerian youths - as her major customers - getting "high" on alcoholic beverages & engaging in heated arguments is definitely under a curse.
Shame on Atiku, Amaechi, Saraki, Tambuwal, Kwankwaso et al for setting in motion the processes that led the once "largest political party in Africa" to an ignominious end.