Good riddance to bad rubbish

See painment

I stand with Dino

Fine girl with good songs

But not my spec as she is smallish

Happy birthday

This sagay is getting senile like his paymaster

Ironically Buhari should know that "No country became rich by just agriculture, nations become rich by adding value to agricultural produce mainly through industrialization..

Germany is the largest economy in Europe and they mainly grew through insudtrlizaion, Japan was the second largest economy in the world before they were recently overtaken by China don't know what is agriculture, India is an agricultural nations but did not become prosperous until it became the information technology hub of the world.

On this note I think we need a millennium complaint president in Nigeria, as Buhari still thinks like my grandfather that died 1977

Carmal90:



Am always following your comments on nairaland, frankly you have improved my knowledge of Google searchling, thanks sir.

I am flattered, cheers

It is on record that Buhari did not win presidency until obasanjo and some part of PDP called npdp supported him that him became President.

Discount obj at your own peril

The PDP has aspirants but a candidate will emerge at a convention later in 2018.

Let me remind the OP that even Buhari became APC candidate in December 2014 for an election to be conducted in February 2015.

All i will say is don't be in a haste opposition will have a good candidate that will give Buhari a run for his money

This old prof should shut up, the constitution said any man can be summoned, so is Buhari not any man ?

True actually

Since leaving power in 1985 he has not set up any business, has not added any value to himself as regards education , all he did daily was listen to bbchausa .

According to elrufai Buhari is the only major general that has no title like PSC, FSS, MNI etc mainly because he couldn't pass the courses, his promotion in the army are mainly due to quota system.

FearlessDapsin:
She's definitely not the only Thomas Faith in the whole of Kogi

aonag:
is his daughter the only Thomas faith Biko? Some people are just quick to comment but they do not logically think before typing.

no two people have the same VIN which means voter identification number, and he said her voters card is with him

So far from the signature verification exercise being conducted in kogi west as regards Senotor Dino Melaye we can see that the whole process has failed and dying a natural death

Shame to Yahaya Bello

Good riddance to bad rubbish

I stand with Dino

This is a sign of what will happen to APC in 2019 also

forgiveness:


The Judiciary will decide, even if the decision must come from the Supreme Court.


Ekweremandu interpretation is inconsequential.

I am telling you that judiciary is not interpret but the fact they the SP is mandated by the constitution to conclude the process and even if we follow the judiciary angle you will agree with me that it will not end up to the end of the present senate thereby making the whole thing an academic exercise.

Inec and Yahaya Bello should not waste their money on something that is destined to be futile

forgiveness:



We practice three tiers of government in order to limit and balance powers.

The Legislative makes laws
The Judiciary interprets the law
The Executive executes and enforces the law


Ekweremandu belongs to the legislative and therefore, not empowered to interpret or execute the law.

If the legislature refuses to act, he Executive will enforce the law by getting interpretation from the Judiciary before taken actions based on the judgement from judiciary.

It is beyond Ekweremandu or Salaki.

constitutionally the SP is to perform the last function of a recall, have you not seeing a member who eon a case but was refused being sworn in to house by the speaker until the case was finally exhausted at the supreme court in the case of Hembe Herman

eerekake:
Must you talk in every single thing that you saw,that means you're not matured enough to house a wife.

you can make your point without insulting him, please be matured

forgiveness:



Ekweremandu is not empowered to interpret the law hence his interpretation is inconsequential.

but he is the DSP who is empowered to enforce recall in the absence of the SP constitutionally

benuejosh:
should i call this ignorance When the time comes, we'll know. What does a recall mean? And who has the powers to effect a recall? INEC, and what does the security do? Security reinforces. The senate president's role is just Ceremonial.

you call a role stipulated in the constitution ceremonial ? The fact is the final leg of recall is performed by senate president or speaker

There are about 370,000 registered voters in kogiwest as such about 180,000 voters must have signed the recall register for inec to act

So today inec will verify at least 90000 signatures to make a referendum in 90 days.

The question is will they succeed with all this bottlenecks

I think the whole Dino recall brouhaha will end up as an academic exercise

mfm04622:


He can be sued to perform his duty. The court can order him to do it immediately

suing him may even elongate the issue the more, remember a case is not totally exhausted until it reaches the supreme Court

This is just diversions, the truth is the Fulani herdsmen crises is distinct from boko haram.

I wonder why they are trying to shield the Fulani by all means

dinachi:

You are wrong! The constitution says the moment Senate President 'RECIEVES' the recall letter from INEC Chairman Dino ceases to be a Senator.

it will be good if you can tell us the section of the constitution that states that , and if possible post the section for all to see since the constitution is available online

CilicMarin:


Mr. Man, Senate President's role in the recall process is just ceremonial. Before the INEC issues the Senate President Certificate of Recall, it must have withdrawn the Certificate of return.

Why do you think Dino is running to courts to stop the process?

a process boldly written as number 10 in section 69 of the constitution cannot be deemed ceremonial, the fact is the senate president is the person that will finally effect recall

By Uche Anichukwu

I have followed the mixed opinions on the comments by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu on how very difficult it will be to recall Senator Dino Melaye from the Senate. Some claim that the 1999 as amended does not envisage any role for debate in the entire process. However, this position is constitutionally flawed.

The problem is that many people just read Section 69 of the Constitution and end it there.

Beside being a senior lawyer, Ekweremadu chaired the National Assembly Committee that midwifed the amendments regarding the recall process. So, if he does not understand the position of the Constitution on the recall process, then I just wonder.

Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution is not the only Section that guides the process of the recall of a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives.

Section 69 (a) stipulates that a petition shall be signed by at least one-half of persons registered to vote in the member’s constituency, alleging loss of confidence in that member. It also stipulates that the INEC shall verify the signatures.

Then, if INEC is satisfied that the signature are authentic, then the Commission goes to effect Section 69 (b), which is the conduct of a referendum within ninety days of the date of the receipt of the petition. A simple majority of votes of persons registered to vote in the member’s constituency is required for the recall to pass.

But, that is not the end of the matter because this Section goes hand-in-hand with Section 68 of the Constitution. Section 68 (1) lists conditions based on which a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives shall vacate his seat in the House of
which he is a member. One of the conditions is recall of a member.

Then, Section 68 (1) (h) of the Constitution (as amended) provides that a member of either of the Houses shall vacate his seat if “the President of the Senate or, as the case may be, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, receives a certificate under the hand of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission stating that the provisions of Section 69 of this Constitution have been complied with in respect of the recall of a member”.

But Section 68 (2) further provides that “The President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, shall give effect to the provisions of subsection (1) of this Section, so however that the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives or a member shall first present evidence satisfactory to the House concerned that any of the provisions of that subsection has become applicable in respect of that member”.

So, the key words and phrases in Section 68 (2) are ‘give effect’ and ‘satisfactory evidence’.

It simply implies that if no effect is given by the President of the Senate, it ends as an academic exercise. And if the evidence given is not satisfactory to the Senate; if majority of the Senators vote “Nay” when Saraki puts to question if they were satisfied with the evidence presented by INEC (which Senators are also at liberty to consider in the context of the integrity of the processes that led to the the evidence), how does the Senate President bring it to effect? It ends up, as Ekweremadu put it “an effort in futility”, the hundreds of millions spent on it by INEC notwithstanding.

In the meantime, Senator Dino has alleged that even the name of a dead former governorship aspirant in Kogi as well as his uncles’ names were listed and signatures appended to them in the petition to INEC asking for his recall. That alone could bring the integrity of the process to question.

All these are captured in Section 3 of the 1999 Alteration Act, perfected by 6th National Assembly and signed into law as part of our Constitution (as amended) and signed into law by former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Thus, it would have been better if people sift through or interrogate the Constitution rather than just rely on their emotions or just read one part and go to town with it.

In summary, Ekweremadu meant that the recall of a legislator is akin to impeachment of an executive office holder. If it is not rigid, it will be abused, especially in a political environment like ours. Thus, while impeachment, not the ones done by abuse of power, law enforcement agencies, and other critical institutions of democracy, is not impossible, it is very difficult if the rules are religiously observed.

Meanwhile, I believe that the end result of the attempt to recall Senator Dino will prove Ekweremadu right or wrong. It is not a matter of emotions. It is about the law, the grundnorm for that matter.

Anichukwu is an Aide to the Deputy President of the Senate

agabusta:


Read the process again.

Once INEC withdraws his certificate, he is no longer a senator. It is after INEC withdraws his certificate that they will inform the Senate President that somebody over there with you is no longer a senator.

INEC withdrawing his certificate comes before the role played by the Senate President. Once his certificate is withdrawn, legally speaking, he is no longer a senator and can be barred from the hallowed chambers.

In this particular scenario, the power of recall is with INEC, not the Senate President.

there is no where in the process above where inec withdraws certificate of return, there role only ends at issuing the senate president certificate of recall, it is senate president that will finally effect recall at plenary or otherwise

agabusta:







Once INEC withdraws his certificate of return, the police, DSS and other security agencies have the legal backing to declare him persona non grata in and around the National Assembly complex.

And with his recent altercation with the police, they'll gleefully carry out the action to the letter.

Don't forget that all the security forces manning the National Assembly report to the Executive.

INEC will also Elect a new senator to that position and issue a certificate of return to the newly elected senator.

There is no where in the constitution that says the Senate has to ratify the recall process. As per the snippet posted above, the Senate President will show him the door. Either he is shown or not, does not invalidate the recall.

Either ways, it's a lose lose for Dino. What makes it more complicated for him is the fact that Saraki is reluctant to declare open war with Buhari. Saraki is being careful and it's his foot soldiers like Dino that will bite the dust.

As it is, Dino is on his own!

the inec cannot declare the seat vacant until the last process of recall is done which is asking the senator to step down, from the step listed inec will only send certificate of recall to the senate president, it is only when the senate president decides to do his role that the process is complete and a bye election is conducted

spartan117:
The Senate President will be breaching the provisions of the Constitution if he doesn't. He simply can't 'decide not to perform the last function'

he will simply put it in his drawer tell everyone that he will to it at the right time and may be do it on the last plenary of the 8th senate, this is because the constitution did not stipulate a timeframe for the recall

Senate President To Perform Last Function In Recall Process Of A Senator

See for yourself, this is culled from vanguard newspaper

By Clifford Ndujihe

Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution provides 10 clear but tortuous steps on how a senator can be recalled from the Senate. The steps are:

1 More than half of the registered voters in the Senator’s senatorial district write, sign and send a petition to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC alleging their loss of confidence in the senatoria

l 2 The petition must be signed, and arranged according to polling units, wards, Local Government Areas, and constituency.

3 INEC notifies the Senator sought to be recalled, stating that it has received a petition for his or her recall, if the petition is valid

4 INEC issues a public notice or announcement stating the date, time and location of the verification of signatures to the petition

5 INEC verifies the signatures to the petition at the designation. The signatories must be individuals who appear on the voters’ register.

6 INEC conducts a referendum if more than one half (50% + 1) of the signatories are verified

7 INEC writes to the petitioners stating that the minimum requirements for a referendum were not met, if the number verified is less than one half of the registered voters in that constituency. The petition will therefore be dismissed

. 8 INEC conducts a referendum within 90 days of receipt of the petition if the minimum requirements for a referendum are met. The referendum will be a simple yes or no vote on whether the Senator should be recalled, and will be decided by simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that Senator’s constituency.

9 If majority of the voters in the constituency vote ‘yes’ the Chairman of the INEC will send a Certificate of Recall to the Senate President to effect the recall.

10 The Senate President will show affected senator the way out of the Senate.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/10-steps-recall-senator-nigeria/

With the above if Saraki just decide not to perform the last function the whole exercise of Dinos recall is in futility.

Carmal90:


Sir, I saw it someone that the sp does not have any Constitutional power on the recall, that he will be mandated to declare his seat vacant. How true is this sir

See for yourself, this is culled from vanguard newspaper

By Clifford Ndujihe

Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution provides 10 clear but tortuous steps on how a senator can be recalled from the Senate. The steps are:

1 More than half of the registered voters in the Senator’s senatorial district write, sign and send a petition to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC alleging their loss of confidence in the senatoria

l 2 The petition must be signed, and arranged according to polling units, wards, Local Government Areas, and constituency.

3 INEC notifies the Senator sought to be recalled, stating that it has received a petition for his or her recall, if the petition is valid

4 INEC issues a public notice or announcement stating the date, time and location of the verification of signatures to the petition

5 INEC verifies the signatures to the petition at the designation. The signatories must be individuals who appear on the voters’ register.

6 INEC conducts a referendum if more than one half (50% + 1) of the signatories are verified

7 INEC writes to the petitioners stating that the minimum requirements for a referendum were not met, if the number verified is less than one half of the registered voters in that constituency. The petition will therefore be dismissed

. 8 INEC conducts a referendum within 90 days of receipt of the petition if the minimum requirements for a referendum are met. The referendum will be a simple yes or no vote on whether the Senator should be recalled, and will be decided by simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that Senator’s constituency.

9 If majority of the voters in the constituency vote ‘yes’ the Chairman of the INEC will send a Certificate of Recall to the Senate President to effect the recall.

10 The Senate President will show affected senator the way out of the Senate.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/10-steps-recall-senator-nigeria/

So the game plan is to have him in custody while the verification is going on, they also locked up his brothers and aides that will help.

Exercise in futility as the final process of recall will be done by senate president, all saraki will do is to put the recall file in his drawer and forget it, since he as the senate president is empowered to announce the recall the senator at plenary by law.

I am interested and I want venture immediately
My email is amhalibventures@gmail.com

The FG can equate Bsc to even SSCE if they like but the fact is HND is diploma while Bsc is Degree

SamuelAnyawu:


Mamman Nur is one of the Factional Leaders controlling Borno North/Lake Chad area including some part of Cameeroon. He is not a Nigeria tho i think from Chad or Niger. He attacks with Reckless abandon and ferocity. A very hardened fighter. He hardly attacks innocent peeps or send girls to do suicide bombings. He never gives up.

Lemme be quiet for security reasons

who told you Mamman nur is not a Nigerian, I know Mamman nur from when he was a baby in polwaya biyu, he is around 41 years old now, his father is a retired alkali, Mamman nur schooled in high Islam inside bocolis, his mother is shuwa and is married to a girl from Douala through his uncle who went to stay there as a businessman from maiduguri.

Mamman nur is a Nigerian from the house of Alkali Habib of polwaya biyu, mammna nur was among close allies of mohammed Yusuf in fact was like his VP academic while shekau was VP militant arm, Mamman but fled to Douala when the first boko war started and stayed with his in-laws but fled when he was declared wanted