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Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by itelima: 7:29am On Mar 24, 2025
Tinubu is the lies behind Bubu's emergence, that's why he is suffering all the karma....
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Channel54: 7:30am On Mar 24, 2025
Peterobiisathie:
Tinubu is a president with Balls
And yet wike has him under his armpits.Yoruba balls.
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by advanceDNA: 7:33am On Mar 24, 2025
Nigeria is a weird place.....
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by samuel1981(m): 7:33am On Mar 24, 2025
Every sensible person knows that, what this people are doing to this country is evil but their paid agents are everywhere supporting them just for crumb, forgetting that they are mortgaging there future, and that of there children, continue I said but note that evil will never subdued Good and no emperor last forever.

For the sensible and reasonable Nigerians be steadfast,, soon I mean soon , the Egyptian you see today, u will not see them again.
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by sweetrace(f): 7:35am On Mar 24, 2025
crossfm:
Hehehe.

PDP is a finished political party. If they are serious opposition,the APC won't be making all these reckless moves.

Oga,go and fix your party and you can now tackle the wicked party called APC,if not nothing will come out of these whole shouting.
Stop the rubbish talk! It is not about the party but about the country.
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Vadese1: 7:35am On Mar 24, 2025
Tinubu government is worst than any military rule. Join hands so that we throw away this he goat from assorock come 2027
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Peterobiisathie(f): 7:36am On Mar 24, 2025
Channel54:
And yet wike has him under his armpits.Yoruba balls.
Wike killed ipob terrorists like Christmas chicken
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by yusufmurry: 7:54am On Mar 24, 2025
There is no difference between Distinguished Senator Tambuwal as a member of the 10th assembly and as a former Speaker, and the senate president; Distinguished Senator Akpabio. The only difference is that he is in opposition.

Under same position and conditions, Tambuwal will do the same thing the two presiding officers of the the two chambers: Akpabio and Abbas.

The greatest problem we have in Nigeria is leadership.
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by coputa(m): 8:06am On Mar 24, 2025
As someone rightly said that Tinubu is the executive,Wike is the judiciary while Akpabio is the legislature.

So, with these arrangements, what do you expect, lawlessness and impunity will pervade the nation.
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by mkoabiola: 8:21am On Mar 24, 2025
So Tambual is a senator and he kept mute all ds while in d senate....

They silenced him or he silenced himself..


Chai
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by OBIDIENTNAIJA: 8:25am On Mar 24, 2025
helinues:
Campaign after election
This guy again. Anything to destroy our constitution is welcomed as long as it's not from opposition abi. Since it's from your slave masters no problem. Don't worry the table will turn. Once APC lose 2027 election, I go dey monitor una post. Hypocrites. 🤨🤨🤨
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Agbegbaorogboye: 8:43am On Mar 24, 2025
Image123:
Because the opposition are media opposition and cowards, it's nobody's fault. We have video evidence of ZERO opposition to the decision. The ONLY opposition that day was Dickson of Bayelsa and his laughable opposition was to open votes, he wanted a closed session, and the SP told him to shut up as that's already in the plan.
You are paid heavily and should shelve every other thing to be present for such an important decision in your main job heavily paid for by Nigeria. But some of you cowards chose to be absent instead of coming boldly to vote NAY. You are lawfully outsmarted by the serious and bold leadership.
Their absence alone means the process was defeated if we're to go with the constitution.
The leadership simply tilted towards illegality when they saw that they couldn't achieve their aim
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Agbegbaorogboye: 8:46am On Mar 24, 2025
emkz:
Therefore, the senators who did not attend plenary that day owe the nation an explanation.

They said some of them were in Hajj. Were they elected to be going on Hajj?

The matter was stepped down from Wednesday to Thursday. Except they were in Australia, there was sufficient time to take the next flight to return to Abuja and vote. They didn't do this.

Nigerians, hold the elected representatives to task. They do not feel they are accountable. They were elected to represent us, but they hardly sit in chambers. This practice has been around since 1979, where legislators spend their time chasing contracts, buying properties and going on vacation without doing the jobs they were elected for. Some of them also spend their time sleeping in the senate and hardly contribute to debates.

The president declared a state of emergency using Section 305 of the constitution. The national assembly voted to affirm it within 48 hours. Let the judiciary decide on the matter of the president's declaration or the matter of quorum. It is not for us to decide who is right or wrong.

As for the leadership of the national assembly, it is time to institute a keycard, retina and fingerprint internal clocking system for every legislator and it must be tracked daily. The public deserves to know legislators who report or are absent from their duty post. Every absense must be explained.

Constitutents, pay attention to your legislators. Many of them are not doing their jobs as Tambuwal just admitted.
But even the constitution does not require members of NASS to be present at all sittings. There's a threshold they must meet without which their seat become automatically vacant.
So their absence is not an offence. In all legislative houses all over the world absence from a particular debate or sitting simply means "not interested". It's not an offence
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Image123(m): 8:53am On Mar 24, 2025
Agbegbaorogboye:
Their absence alone means the process was defeated if we're to go with the constitution.
The leadership simply tilted towards illegality when they saw that they couldn't achieve their aim
No, their absence simply showed that they were cowards who cannot vote for what they believe in but prefer media noise. Were they dying that they were absent from such an important decision that the whole world knew of? It was this same absence excuse that they used to make Saraki Senate President. Be present at your jobs, the whole country cannot be waiting for absent games, na you know why you know come work come do your work come dey vex say other people do am.
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by id4sho(m): 9:09am On Mar 24, 2025
Hemanwel:
2027 general election is basically going to be about the masses showing the world that Nigeria is bigger than Tinubu, Wike, and Akpabio
2027 is going to be a rebellion voting. His baba sope tactics will fail 💯. This is a bad sign for Tinubu 🙌🤐
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Ancestortinubu: 9:35am On Mar 24, 2025
Yakubu mamud and judiciary in their pocket. Nigerians including you are helpless not to talk of opposition.

My worst enemy in life is inec mamud yakubu

uote author=crossfm post=134681504]Hehehe.

PDP is a finished political party. If they are serious opposition,the APC won't be making all these reckless moves.

Oga,go and fix your party and you can now tackle the wicked party called APC,if not nothing will come out of these whole shouting.[/quote]
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by DarkJeddi(m): 10:27am On Mar 24, 2025
seanfer:
Not expecting Tambuwal to say otherwise.
The truth is sacrosanct..
And also bitter.
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by DarkJeddi(m): 10:31am On Mar 24, 2025
Image123:
No, their absence simply showed that they were cowards who cannot vote for what they believe in but prefer media noise. Were they dying that they were absent from such an important decision that the whole world knew of? It was this same absence excuse that they used to make Saraki Senate President. Be present at your jobs, the whole country cannot be waiting for absent games, na you know why you know come work come do your work come dey vex say other people do am.
Their absence is a form of rebellion and an indictment on Tinubu.
When Obasanjo and Jonathan garnered the necessary two thirds,were you the one that told them to come to work?
If Tinubu could not get the Legislative to be present,for an important process as this.
Then he has failed on his duty and is acting on an illegality.
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by DarkJeddi(m): 10:40am On Mar 24, 2025
Peterobiisathie:
Wike killed ipob terrorists like Christmas chicken
So IPOB is equal to Tinubu?
Like Tinubu,like IPOB..
All are tools under Wike..🤧
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by DeOTR: 10:47am On Mar 24, 2025
DarkJeddi:
Their absence is a form of rebellion and an indictment on Tinubu.
When Obasanjo and Jonathan garnered the necessary two thirds,were you the one that told them to come to work?
If Tinubu could not get the Legislative to be present,for an important process as this.
Then he has failed on his duty and is acting on an illegality.
It's not a rebellion. They basically made the job easier for the opposition. I see no sense in absence as a form of rebellion when no one is stopping you from voicing your concern. He could have simply be at the plenary that day to counter whatever he wants, instead of disturbing our peace now. It's a fact that the senate met the 2/3rd requirement, so it's not anybody's business if some people decides to leave their jobs for those present.
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Image123(m): 10:48am On Mar 24, 2025
DarkJeddi:
Their absence is a form of rebellion and an indictment on Tinubu.
When Obasanjo and Jonathan garnered the necessary two thirds,were you the one that told them to come to work?
If Tinubu could not get the Legislative to be present,for an important process as this.
Then he has failed on his duty and is acting on an illegality.
No be only garnered, na Togoed. i guess you were still in primary school then. Let me help your memory and understanding a bit.

https://www.reuters.com/article/economy/nigerian-parliament-rejects-emergency-in-one-state-idUSL24129717/

The Senate and the HoR have approved and supported President Tinubu, you must be an upcoming comedian to think that those that were present are not the Legislative. If you have anything else to say, keep talking for talking sake. GEJ did not suspend governors BTW, so his case doesn't really come in. Even the governors supported and asked for their SoE.
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Agbegbaorogboye: 10:51am On Mar 24, 2025
Image123:
No, their absence simply showed that they were cowards who cannot vote for what they believe in but prefer media noise. Were they dying that they were absent from such an important decision that the whole world knew of? It was this same absence excuse that they used to make Saraki Senate President. Be present at your jobs, the whole country cannot be waiting for absent games, na you know why you know come work come do your work come dey vex say other people do am.
You still do not understand do you?

If they are absent, a quorum cannot be formed and the 48hrs deadline elapses which means the declaration fails

If they are present, they can't vote since the Presiding officers already decided to use voice votes. So they will inadvertently be legalising illegality if they were present

Think about it very well before you respond next
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by specialmati(m): 10:57am On Mar 24, 2025
helinues:
Campaign after election
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Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Image123(m): 10:58am On Mar 24, 2025
Agbegbaorogboye:
You still do not understand do you?

If they are absent, a quorum cannot be formed and the 48hrs deadline elapses which means the declaration fails

If they are present, they can't vote since the Presiding officers already decided to use voice votes. So they will inadvertently be legalising illegality if they were present

Think about it very well before you respond next
Let's have the numbers since you know more than the Legislative arms. The quorum of the Senate or of the House of Representatives shall be one-third of all the members on of the Legislative House concerned. i wonder why you bring up quorum
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by specialmati(m): 10:58am On Mar 24, 2025
yarimo:
Campaign after election 😆😆
grin grin grin grin cheesy grin grin grin current chairman agbero union nairaland branch
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Agbegbaorogboye: 11:02am On Mar 24, 2025
Image123:
Let's have the numbers since you know more than the Legislative arms
Well according to Tambuwal who was in the senate on that day, the number of senators present was less than 70

So except Akpabio is ready to present the roll call on that day, Tambuwal is correct about the illegality of the process

Note that quorum for a matter that requires 2/3 approval is 73 for the senate and 240 for the House
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Image123(m): 11:04am On Mar 24, 2025
Agbegbaorogboye:
Well according to Tambuwal who was in the senate on that day, the number of senators present was less than 70

So except Akpabio is ready to present the roll call on that day, Tambuwal is correct about the illegality of the process
They needed just 37 people to make decisions, that's the rule. Do you have the numbers?
The quorum of the Senate or of the House of Representatives shall be one-third of all the members on of the Legislative House concerned. i wonder why you bring up quorum
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Image123(m): 11:06am On Mar 24, 2025
Agbegbaorogboye:
Well according to Tambuwal who was in the senate on that day, the number of senators present was less than 70

So except Akpabio is ready to present the roll call on that day, Tambuwal is correct about the illegality of the process

Note that quorum for a matter that requires 2/3 approval is 73 for the senate and 240 for the House
We all have video evidence of 100% approval. Everyone present approved, no single NAY. Nobody was forced out or told to sulkingly walk out. Stay and prove that there is disagreement. There's no such proof, only emotions and media talk. The National Assembly should be more serious business than ranting on podcasts.
A quorum is formed with as low as one-third. If you feel you must make a decision, be present. There is no part of their rules that says your absence will stall process. That was what happened in 2015 when APC Senators were having meeting, while Saraki ambushed them to become SP. You need a 2/3(67%) decision when the decision is been made, they got 100%. If the opposition was serious and not cowardly, they should be in the chambers to vote against and get their own 2/3 or an impasse.
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Amudeneogu: 4:07pm On Mar 24, 2025
After 5,000 dollars was collected to support Mr President. It is now medicine after death.
Re: Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Lacked Required Number - Senator Tambuwal by Stolen: 4:13pm On Mar 24, 2025
THEY WILL REVERSE IT, WIKE AND TINUBU AND STILL BUSY LOOTING RIVERS STATE FUNDS, ONCE THEY FINISH THEY WILL REVERSE IT AND FUBARA NO GO SEE ANY MONEY TO DO ANY PROJECT.



2027, THEY WILL THEN USE INEC TO REMOVE HIM.
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