₦airaland Forum

Quite frankly PDP is a sore loser. I read all the posts by the Ademola guy and I felt pity for him. Where PDP won, election was not rigged but where APC won, it was rigged. 16k+ votes in EDE against 5k or thereabout for APC was a true result. Infact Nigeria is what it is today because of desperados like you. When there was a rerun in Kogi, PDP felt it was well deserved. This mob mentality is only for savages. It has no place in a modern world. When your dancer wins, we shall all see things nah. Same way you guys unleashed that vandal on Ekiti. The result is what we are seeing together. Make una continuu

Someone sent this from his old school website. Though unconfirmed but guys should dig to find out the true position

Declared vote Oshogbo APC 39983 PDP 11,513

Deltayankeeboi:
I have no problem with that. My problem is this buhariguy and sarkin that keep spamming the forum with their senseless and stupid ipob pigs posts. They never get banned. Their posts don't even get deleted. But the moment mods notices you are from SE and you call out yoruba muslims, they jump on you like they are on their menstrual period. They delete your comments and ban you. What of buhariguy and sarkin, what happens to them, nothing. So you see, it's not my fault. You have to blame everybody.

Let's move on my brother. If people dey craze, no follow them craze. Maintain your sanity at all times. No let people spoil your cool with their negative comments. Just click ignore

[quote author=Ayanfeoluxyz post=71444966]And some stupid old fools like Olohunjedalo and Mr Januzaj were discrediting the figures released by punchng, channelstv and naij asking me if they were INEC[/quote

Bros must you insult people for any small talk? This is not good for your image abeg. We are grown ups. Let's learn to tolerate each other without passing insults

Deltayankeeboi:
If not for the sake of your extreme asslicking, North would not have been in power today. Yorubas kiss more ass than a toilet seat.

You think I'm bigot? please meet buhariguy.

Bros I am begging you. Can we concentrate on why we are here abeg. Some of us are in the diaspora and when you haggle over inconsequential things like this, you make people laugh at us as irresponsible people. Please let us enjoy why we are here abeg. I am begging you in the name of whatever you believe in

Pls update Ayedaade for PDP it is 9836 as against the figure on the thread (10836)

INEC Official Result

APC 10861
PDP 9836

nelsonB:
Lost all hope in the country electoral system, see rigging

Result not correct. So ignore the guy. I also want Oyetola to win but I hate posting of fake results

All these una results are not reliable. I don switch to live official results from INEC

flowmama:
PDP APC

ATAKUNMOSA WEST 5401 5019
BORIPE 11655 6892
OROLU 7776 5442
EDE SOUTH 16693 4512
EDE NORTH 18745 7025
ILESHA WEST 8286 7251
ATAKUNMOSA EAST 5218 7073
ORIADE 10109 9778
ILA 8241 8403
IFELODUN 12269 9882
IREPODUN 8058 6517
ISOKAN 9048 7297
ODO OTIN 9879 9996
AYEDIRE 5133 5474
AYEDAADE 10836 10861
IFE SOUTH 4872 7223
EJIGBO 11116 14779
IKIRE IREWOLEDE 13848 10049


TOTAL 177,183 143,473


Kindly check with your result..I have not add IWO LG yet..

I still don't believe these results until INEC announces them. Stop following premium times. They have shown their bias by the way they have been announcing results since morning

abdrazak:
Collation is going to start by 3am

Where are you getting these results from pls?

Twy:
That is my problem with this election, the media and the politicians from both parties are playing a game. You leave out results from all the key local governments only boripe and ede. Elections are not hard to predict if all results trickle around the same time. But here it seems they are managing the release. If APC beats PDP by 25k in Osogbo and Olorunda. They will win.If the margin is like 10 k they may loose.

Let's see how it goes. Abeg on what station are you guys watching this? TVC and Channels are not showing anything

undefeateds:
the only reason why osogbo is yet to be announced is cos of their evil plan to rig it.

That is warped thinking. Why are you such a sore loser?

The problem with most of you guys is that you don't wait for final results to be collated. These areas being released are dancing Senator's holds. By the time the other results are released, you guys will now start screaming that election was rigged. Don't be sore losers

seborrhic:
Supported.
People just be posting unverified and fake results up and down nairaland because its an anonymous forum.Something they dare not try on twitter or Facebook.

Bros your friend wey you dey support sabi lie pass Fayose. Where on INEC website was it stated that dancing Senator is leading by 36.4%?I checked that site and anything about Osun election was 2014. Why una sabi to dey lie like this? Make una fear God nah

Why is it that people cannot comprehend a simple message? As the Minister of State, who else would have been appointed? You guys should stop politicizing everything nah? Let's eschew all these divisive ways of thinking please. It portrays us as a people who do not have standards

Please read another opinion

CAN SARAKI BE IMPEACHED BY 2/3 OF 1/3 SENATE MEMBERS PRESENT IN A SENATE SITTING? - A LEGAL OPINION

By. Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq.

(TAKE NOTICE, this is a constitutional position and not the political view of the writer)

Following with keen interest the arguments for and against the rumored attempts to impeach Bukola Saraki the Senate President of Nigeria. I must reiterate at this point that I don't believe that there is any need for the impeachment of the Senate President save the distinguished Senators think and feel otherwise.

However, it is imperative and apposite to appraise the required legal and constitutional procedure or process in respect to numbers required to impeach the Senate President and the Deputy Senate President.

In the course of this write-up/article, I shall attempt to espouse the fact that 2/3 of only 37 which is the 1/3 of the entire Senate members can legally impeach the Senate President if present only in a Senate meeting and I shall lace-up my position with constitutional provisions and case-law authorities.

By the express provision of Section 54(1) Of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), it provides thus:

"The quorum of the Senate or of the House of Representatives shall be one-third of all the members of the Legislative house concerned"

The Black' s Law Dictionary 9th Edition defines a quorum to mean the minimum number of members(usually a majority of all the members) who must be present for a deliberative assembly to legally transact business.

In the same vein, the Apex Court of our land have in the case of Saraki v. F.R.N (2016) 3 NWLR Pt. 1500 531 at 622 paras A-B posited thus "Quorum means the smallest number of people who must be at a meeting before it can begin or decisions can be taken".

Furthermore, the Court in the same case interpreted quorum to mean a majority of the entire body, the number of members who must be present in a deliberative body before business may be transacted, or such a number of the members of a body as is competent to transact business in the absence of the other members (Pp. 573-574, paras. H-A).

By deductive reasoning the question before everyone is if the house can seat when constituted by a quorum and transact its official business and make decisions binding itself and in fact the country, can we now say that a decision to impeach the Senate President and the Deputy-Senate President does not qualify to be a decision capable of been taken by a quorum of the Senate? Our humble opinion is that from a painstaking cumulative reading of the constitution there is no provision suggesting so, which therefore implies that a quorum of the Senate can seat and make any decision including but not limited to the impeachment of the President of the Senate and his Deputy.

This is further buttressed by the provision of Section 56(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) as it provides that: "Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, any question proposed for decision, in the Senate or the House of Representatives shall be determined by the required majority of the members present and voting, and the person presiding shall cast a vote whenever necessary to avoid an equality of votes but shall not vote in any other case."

The salient provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) are unambiguous, clear and explicit as it relates to the election and removal/impeachment of a Senate President, Deputy Senate President, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Senate and House of Representatives as the case maybe. Section 50(1) of the 1999 Constitution(as amended) provides thus with respect to election:

"They shall be

A. A President and Deputy President of the Senate , who shall be elected by members of that House from among themselves." (Underlining ours for emphasis)

While Section (2) (c) Of the same section quoted above provides thus:

"The President or Deputy President of the Senate or the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives shall vacate his office

C. If he is removed from office by a resolution of the Senate or the House of Representatives as the case maybe, by the votes of not less than two-thirds majority of the members of that House"(underlining ours for emphasis).

From the foregoing provisions of Section 50 (1) And (2) (c) of the Constitution it is obvious that the intent of the Constitution is that members present can elect their Senate President and his Deputy in as much as they constitute a quorum by a simple majority (See: Section 56 (1) and (2) of the Constitution) as was well exemplified and applied during the election of Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as Senate President and Deputy Senate President respectively.

So also can the Senate remove the Senate President and his Deputy by a two-third majority of the members present in as much as they constitute a quorum. This is consequent upon the unassailable fact the constitution did not in any of the provisions mention that the required two-third majority should be of all the members of the house.

It is imperative and trite to state that in interpretation of statutes especially the Constitution which is the grundnorm of the land, words are not allowed to be inserted other than the primary and exact words used by the statute and in this case the constitution. Hence inserting the word ‘all’ by any person in anyway whatsoever would be mischievous to say the least.

The Courts have in a plethora of authorities and cases enunciated the status of provisions of the constitution as it relates to interpretation. In F.R.N v. Nwodo (2016) 17 NWLR Pt. 1541 226 at 294 para D posited thus:

"Indeed the Constitution is our supreme law and where it is clear and unambiguous on an issue, it must be the only provision to resort to...". See also: Nafiu Rabiu v. Kano State (1980) LPELR-2936(SC).

In the same vein the Supreme Court in Saraki v. F.R.N (supra) held this

"The construction of the constitution should be undertaken as a holistic endeavor".

The case of Onashile v. Idowu (1961) 2 SCNLR 53 expanciated further thus “by the literal rule or principle of interpretation of statutes, the words used, employed in the Sections of the Constitution and Electoral Act are to be given their ordinary, natural and grammatical meaning unless to do so will result in absurdity with the provisions of the statute as a whole". See also Lokpobiri v. Ogoala (2016) 3 NWLR Pt. 1499 328 at 363 paras. E-F.

We must reiterate at this juncture that when it relates to the interpretation or meaning of words contained in the Constitution a closer look is usually advised.

From the above appraisal of various constitutional provisions it is abundantly clear that the intention of the draftsmen is that the leadership of either the Senate or House of Representatives can be removed or impeached by a two-third majority of a quorum of members present who must not be less than the required quorum as provided by the Constitution.

This position is further justified by the fact that the provision of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria(as amended) particularly Section 143 as it relates to impeachment process against the President and Vice-President provides expressly that the President or the Vice-President can only be impeached by two-third majority of all the members of each House.

It could therefore be deciphered that the fact that a Senate President and Speaker are considered as primus inter pares, that is first amongst equal, may have been the reason for the provision as it relates to their removal. It may have been the intention of the draftsmen to make the removal of the Senate President and Speaker as liberal as practicable in as much as a reasonable majority no longer repose confidence or trust in their leadership. As opposed to the procedure for impeachment of the President and his Vice which requires two-third majority of all members, maybe the fact that the President and his Vice derive their legitimacy to the people prompted the more rigorous procedure.

Consequent upon the above adumbration, it is therefore without doubt that the Senate President can be impeached by a two-third majority of the House constituted in a quorum or more rather than the two-third majority as suggested by some legislators.

The only way for Saraki to forestall any impeachment is to remain vigilant as equity they say aids the vigilant not the indolent, that is by ensuring that at all material times his loyalist are present to ensure that the required two-third majority of members qualified as quorum are composed by loyalist.

Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq., is the Principal Partner at Pelumi Olajengbesi & Co. Law Corridor. Abuja.CAN SARAKI BE IMPEACHED BY 2/3 OF 1/3 SENATE MEMBERS PRESENT IN A SENATE SITTING? - A LEGAL OPINION

By. Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq.

(TAKE NOTICE, this is a constitutional position and not the political view of the writer)

Following with keen interest the arguments for and against the rumored attempts to impeach Bukola Saraki the Senate President of Nigeria. I must reiterate at this point that I don't believe that there is any need for the impeachment of the Senate President save the distinguished Senators think and feel otherwise.

However, it is imperative and apposite to appraise the required legal and constitutional procedure or process in respect to numbers required to impeach the Senate President and the Deputy Senate President.

In the course of this write-up/article, I shall attempt to espouse the fact that 2/3 of only 37 which is the 1/3 of the entire Senate members can legally impeach the Senate President if present only in a Senate meeting and I shall lace-up my position with constitutional provisions and case-law authorities.

By the express provision of Section 54(1) Of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), it provides thus:

"The quorum of the Senate or of the House of Representatives shall be one-third of all the members of the Legislative house concerned"

The Black' s Law Dictionary 9th Edition defines a quorum to mean the minimum number of members(usually a majority of all the members) who must be present for a deliberative assembly to legally transact business.

In the same vein, the Apex Court of our land have in the case of Saraki v. F.R.N (2016) 3 NWLR Pt. 1500 531 at 622 paras A-B posited thus "Quorum means the smallest number of people who must be at a meeting before it can begin or decisions can be taken".

Furthermore, the Court in the same case interpreted quorum to mean a majority of the entire body, the number of members who must be present in a deliberative body before business may be transacted, or such a number of the members of a body as is competent to transact business in the absence of the other members (Pp. 573-574, paras. H-A).

By deductive reasoning the question before everyone is if the house can seat when constituted by a quorum and transact its official business and make decisions binding itself and in fact the country, can we now say that a decision to impeach the Senate President and the Deputy-Senate President does not qualify to be a decision capable of been taken by a quorum of the Senate? Our humble opinion is that from a painstaking cumulative reading of the constitution there is no provision suggesting so, which therefore implies that a quorum of the Senate can seat and make any decision including but not limited to the impeachment of the President of the Senate and his Deputy.

This is further buttressed by the provision of Section 56(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) as it provides that: "Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, any question proposed for decision, in the Senate or the House of Representatives shall be determined by the required majority of the members present and voting, and the person presiding shall cast a vote whenever necessary to avoid an equality of votes but shall not vote in any other case."

The salient provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) are unambiguous, clear and explicit as it relates to the election and removal/impeachment of a Senate President, Deputy Senate President, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Senate and House of Representatives as the case maybe. Section 50(1) of the 1999 Constitution(as amended) provides thus with respect to election:

"They shall be

A. A President and Deputy President of the Senate , who shall be elected by members of that House from among themselves." (Underlining ours for emphasis)

While Section (2) (c) Of the same section quoted above provides thus:

"The President or Deputy President of the Senate or the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives shall vacate his office

C. If he is removed from office by a resolution of the Senate or the House of Representatives as the case maybe, by the votes of not less than two-thirds majority of the members of that House"(underlining ours for emphasis).

From the foregoing provisions of Section 50 (1) And (2) (c) of the Constitution it is obvious that the intent of the Constitution is that members present can elect their Senate President and his Deputy in as much as they constitute a quorum by a simple majority (See: Section 56 (1) and (2) of the Constitution) as was well exemplified and applied during the election of Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as Senate President and Deputy Senate President respectively.

So also can the Senate remove the Senate President and his Deputy by a two-third majority of the members present in as much as they constitute a quorum. This is consequent upon the unassailable fact the constitution did not in any of the provisions mention that the required two-third majority should be of all the members of the house.

It is imperative and trite to state that in interpretation of statutes especially the Constitution which is the grundnorm of the land, words are not allowed to be inserted other than the primary and exact words used by the statute and in this case the constitution. Hence inserting the word ‘all’ by any person in anyway whatsoever would be mischievous to say the least.

The Courts have in a plethora of authorities and cases enunciated the status of provisions of the constitution as it relates to interpretation. In F.R.N v. Nwodo (2016) 17 NWLR Pt. 1541 226 at 294 para D posited thus:

"Indeed the Constitution is our supreme law and where it is clear and unambiguous on an issue, it must be the only provision to resort to...". See also: Nafiu Rabiu v. Kano State (1980) LPELR-2936(SC).

In the same vein the Supreme Court in Saraki v. F.R.N (supra) held this

"The construction of the constitution should be undertaken as a holistic endeavor".

The case of Onashile v. Idowu (1961) 2 SCNLR 53 expanciated further thus “by the literal rule or principle of interpretation of statutes, the words used, employed in the Sections of the Constitution and Electoral Act are to be given their ordinary, natural and grammatical meaning unless to do so will result in absurdity with the provisions of the statute as a whole". See also Lokpobiri v. Ogoala (2016) 3 NWLR Pt. 1499 328 at 363 paras. E-F.

We must reiterate at this juncture that when it relates to the interpretation or meaning of words contained in the Constitution a closer look is usually advised.

From the above appraisal of various constitutional provisions it is abundantly clear that the intention of the draftsmen is that the leadership of either the Senate or House of Representatives can be removed or impeached by a two-third majority of a quorum of members present who must not be less than the required quorum as provided by the Constitution.

This position is further justified by the fact that the provision of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria(as amended) particularly Section 143 as it relates to impeachment process against the President and Vice-President provides expressly that the President or the Vice-President can only be impeached by two-third majority of all the members of each House.

It could therefore be deciphered that the fact that a Senate President and Speaker are considered as primus inter pares, that is first amongst equal, may have been the reason for the provision as it relates to their removal. It may have been the intention of the draftsmen to make the removal of the Senate President and Speaker as liberal as practicable in as much as a reasonable majority no longer repose confidence or trust in their leadership. As opposed to the procedure for impeachment of the President and his Vice which requires two-third majority of all members, maybe the fact that the President and his Vice derive their legitimacy to the people prompted the more rigorous procedure.

Consequent upon the above adumbration, it is therefore without doubt that the Senate President can be impeached by a two-third majority of the House constituted in a quorum or more rather than the two-third majority as suggested by some legislators.

The only way for Saraki to forestall any impeachment is to remain vigilant as equity they say aids the vigilant not the indolent, that is by ensuring that at all material times his loyalist are present to ensure that the required two-third majority of members qualified as quorum are composed by loyalist.

Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq., is the Principal Partner at Pelumi Olajengbesi & Co. Law Corridor. Abuja.

frankputer:
PDP need only 25% from this polling unites during presidential election, and from all indication they have it.

Bros abeg check this chart. I no know where you got your 25% from

Sai Baba

Sai Baba!! Till 2023

I laugh in German when I see featherweights calling themselves strongmen in their states. Saraki is seeing the reality small small. Tambuwal is seeing his own. Sai Baba till 2023

Lorenzop:
Am so sure that in your entire state till the fifth generation, no one can match NOI achievement both home and abroad....if you feel she stole why not write a petition against her to the EFCC....parrot

It is very unfortunate that you wrote without even reading my post and equally disappointing that you could resort to insulting me on a forum like this. It is very unfair. It clearly shows serious lack of good upbringing

Where in the post did you see me say she stole money? I will not travel with you on your descent. Remember this is a public forum. Those things you say here measures the way people view you

NOI of all people? Not Nigeria bro. Someone who supervised the looting of our patrimony? Please let's face facts. She is not worthy of managing Nigeria. She is good for IMF and Twitter. That is her competence. Making her Coordinating Minister was promotion beyond her level of competence....QED

I respect Mustapha Chije Obi a lot. He is an Economist. However, there is a difference between doing Economic analysis and running a corporation. Several factors come into play especially when starting a new business. I have listened to Hadi Sirika and his analysis and I seem to agree with him. Are we sure of the figure being bandied by the Economist? I think we have to be careful with the criticisms of every government effort. For me, any government initiative has a goal. Politicians will play their roles of magomago but do we kill an initiative because we believe it will fail? When GEJ started the rail project, everybody said this same thing. PMB came in and completed the thing. The same people who said it will not work are the same people who are now saying it is a GEJ project. We always forget government is a continuum. It is only in Nigeria that projects are killed because the person who started it came from the other party. PMB is a statesman in this regard unlike Ambode who has destroyed everything Fashola put in place and that is the reason Lagos is getting worse. A little thinking outside the box will be god for us all. Let us not turn heroes because we criticise government

Oshiomole!!!! Gba sibe!!! Your head too correct walahi

Nigerians have very short memory. Was it not this same Obasanjo who ruled Nigeria for 8 years and holds the record of the most oppressive democratic regime in Nigeria? No be this same Obasanjo use gestapo-like tactics to oust Ngige from Anambra? No be Obasanjo use 5 out of 24 to oust Fayose? Did the constitution grant Obj the right to declare a state of emergency in Plateau State over Dariye? Obasanjo who had 20k in his account when he became President? Where did he get the money to build his hilltop Villa?

Do Nigerians ask questions at all? Was it not this Olagunsoye that rigged election in Osun aided by Obj? Nigerians will never learn. Obasanjo writes letters to every government. If Nigerians allow people like Obj turn them against their government, it means people have learnt nothing. Obj rather than be a statesman, wants to be be a kigmaker. It is very sad.

Anyway, me I just dey talk my own

udemejack:
that is baseless......a complete waste of time an energy,the truth is glaring before your eyes but admitting it is a problem to you.

Bros I no dey follow you quarrel o. Just wanted facts presented ni o. If you dey vex, abeg no vex

funmike83:
Now I know Nigerians don't know wat they want, I can't believe pple can still be voting for APC with all wat is happening in the country. I expect a neutral person to be voted in. So pple are still selling their future in this jet age. Kai Nigerians I weep o. So if you are not in either APC or PDP then you have a slim chance of winning. Why my country Nigeria, why? We are the root cause of our problems. We encourage them to steal. It is until we say no to these bloody politicians before we can move forward. Both fayose(eleka) and fayemi are rogues and don't deserve all these

"Both fayose(eleka) and fayemi are rogues and don't deserve all these"

Bros can you substantiate this your claims with facts and figures?

Pls stop spreading baseless rumours. Three of us were at Oko Oba on the 22nd, we could not wait to buy because people who paid through the bank the previous day were thei priority for the day. Yesterday we were there again and after some 3 hours, all three of us bought 50kg each.

Pls don't do this. Life is not perfect so learn to learn to gauge things well before jumping to conclusions.

Eko o ni baje o...O baje tiii

Infinitikoncept:
I can help you buy it and ship it either by air cargo or sea cargo. What's the printer price?

Printer is $400. What's your total price for shipment of 64kg and excgange rate please?

I want to buy a hp printer of 64kg and need someone who can sell AGC to me and help in shipping it. Good rate desired please

GTB 298/$ on abokifx. Can somebody please confirm this rate