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[quote author=naptu2 post=137801858]https://www.channelstv.com/2025/12/15/supreme-court-upholds-presidents-power-to-declare-emergency-rule-suspend-elected-officials/[/quote This is just the President pocketing the Governors, it is just to pay a few number of riff raffs to start a commotion in any state the Governor proves stubborn and the President will call Emergency rule and send the Governor packing. Nigeria constitution has been suspended

Bluntemperor:
I'm

Oga,Rest!
So,After 232 Of Democratic Years,Mr Trump is still the President today!
'Civilized Country indeed'
•So may be you go and tell the Great Americans People -that how did they get him elected?
Your reasoning na Wa O 😂, unless you are Bitter, Hateful and Full of Resentment and Pained Social Media gaulible audiences!

Anyone with a contrary opinion is always seen as hateful and bitter by you tinibu's supporters life doesn't start and end in nigeria.

The way some people are taking the issues of Rivers states more than the Rivers state people or the suspended elected officials are amazing, more importantly that this is not the first time we have such emergency rule in Nigeria.Rivers state must be a state of particular interest.

This is really bad and sets a bad precedent.

Let's wait until a Northern President comes in and does this to Lagos.

CaptainFM1:
A dangerous Precedent is set.

Which part of the ruling goes contrary to the law? If there is anything dangerous about it, the danger lies in the Constitution itself not in the ruling of the Court which is bound to apply the Constitution as it was written not as we imagine it should be.

Image123:
You need the Supreme Court to tell you this? Do you think the President is your course rep or class captain?

We are no longer practicing democracy...the president senators and supreme Court judges should all be arrested for treason against our constitution

aceman88:
It should be on records that a particular ethnic group destroyed this country as a result of greed and nepotism.

Continue to protect the interest of your kinsman over and above the interest of the country.

That's why he positioned his kinsmen in every critical and sensitive sector of the country, from military to economy, to judiciary, etc. continue.

Now u know the reason why the military never wanted to give them power

creativejagaban:
Where are the 10 other PDP states, because I know as at today we only have about 4 or 5 PDP states

Yeah, you observed righly,for the rest of 4 or 5 States,are left for Wike
Or Turaki and Makinde, afterall they are all Billionaires or Multiple Millionaires!

The constitution gives the president too much power.

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.....time to take away some of those powers.

Nteogwuija:
Precedent is now set. Successive presidents have taken note.

On a second thought, why are our laws open to discretions and loopholes for circumvention?

Lawyers and others conversant with the law, could you be kind to educate us?

The primary aim of law is the good of the society. There is no law without gaps. Some have more but many are tighter.

Can you imagine where there's no law that allows for declaration of state of emergency and there's a political chaos in a state. What will the country do? What will the president do? Stand aloof and watch destruction everywhere? This is not the intention of the law.

During Yaradua's death the country was confused because there was no precedent. The country then invoked the doctrine of necessity. This will guide the country in future.

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Misterone:
When you study the judgement critically, you'll know that the supreme court is right. Power must have limit! The governors have immunity against any prosecution while in office. If rascality is also granted to them, then, one of this days, a governor can declare war on a tribe, or part of this country and claim constitutionality.
On the party of the president, NASS is acting as a check and balance.

So the Senate is acting as check to the President but the State Houses of Assembly are not acting as checks to the Governors?

See how you are displaying "small pikin sense" on the Internet??

Fiscus105:
More reason eason Jonathan was booted out of power, since, he couldn't comprehend basic English and refused to use power granted to him by constitution.

When he declared his own state of emergency, the same Hausa/Fulani people that are using insecurity to distablise his govt because they wanted to come to power, he left them in the state to continue running the affairs of the state .

His eyes cleared when he finally booted out of power.

Many Nigerians are also not very intelligent.

The scenarios are different.
In no previous scenario where emergency rule was contemplated was the problem the elected officials themselves. In a case of terrorism, there is no need to suspend the governor……he is not the terrorist….he isn’t the problem!

It wasn’t a case of terrorism or militants. It was a case where the elected officials had broken the law, there was no functioning government because there was no budget, all actions and spending of the govt had been deemed illegal. They could not go forward and impeachment was the next step. Without a budget you can’t pay salaries. One side was not prepared to pass the budget, all they wanted to do was impeach.

The person who was suspended has said the emergency rule saved him from impeachment. You are here speaking English you don’t understand using logic you picked up at a beer parlour.

It’s funny how you people did not find your voice when a governor burnt down an assembly building, when he passed a budget when he appointed commissioners and passed a budget illegally with 4 out of 30+ members? You didn’t know these actions were illegal? You were all cheering him on!

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Which court again after supreme 🍨

amaridigital:
It's simple. You don't like the supreme Court decision, GO TO COURT!!!

Vision101:
The primary aim of law is the good of the society. There is no law without gaps. Some have more but many are tighter.

Can you imagine where there's no law that allows for declaration of state of emergency and there's a political chaos in a state. What will the country do? What will the president do? Stand aloof and watch destruction everywhere? This is not the intention of the law.

During Yaradua's death the country was confused because there was no precedent. The country then invoked the doctrine of necessity. This will guide the country in future.

So you still don't know that people are not against the declaration of SOE but they are against the removal of the Governor?

Is it that you don't know or you are just pretending??

Image123:
You need the Supreme Court to tell you this? Do you think the President is your course rep or class captain?

You their supporters are about the most confused set of people I know on the face of the earth
Tomorrow you'll start whining about state police, how each state should become economically vibrant, how each state should be responsible for security yet you're applauding the fiat given to the President to have more power at the centre. Do you guys seriously think a more powerful centre is progressive politics as you like to label the shenanigans you're practicing?
Time will tell

Vision101:
The primary aim of law is the good of the society. There is no law without gaps. Some have more but many are tighter.

Can you imagine where there's no law that allows for declaration of state of emergency and there's a political chaos in a state. What will the country do? What will the president do? Stand aloof and watch destruction everywhere? This is not the intention of the law.

During Yaradua's death the country was confused because there was no precedent. The country then invoked the doctrine of necessity. This will guide the country in future.

Thanks for the explanation. I truly appreciate.

naptu2:
https://www.channelstv.com/2025/12/15/supreme-court-upholds-presidents-power-to-declare-emergency-rule-suspend-elected-officials/

It's a pity that PBAT might not have the luxury of time just like pmb to witness the aftershocks of his administration. Imagine if pmb was alive now to witness the recent assassination of his character from the very lips that praised him to high heavens when he was busy destroying the country.

cr7lomo:
We are no longer practicing democracy...the president senators and supreme Court judges should all be arrested for treason against our constitution

What is democracy? Being at loggerheads?

Kukutente23:
You their supporters are about the most confused set of people I know on the face of the earth
Tomorrow you'll start whining about state police, how each state should become economically vibrant, how each state should be responsible for security yet you're applauding the fiat given to the President to have more power at the centre. Do you guys seriously think a more powerful centre is progressive politics as you like to label the shenanigans you're practicing?
Time will tell

Are you okay at all is not a question to ask you. Should the courts change the laws and constitution because your favourite is not in power? What laws and constitution are we operating?

Nah under tinubu president can declare state of emergency for any elected officials in Nigeria after collecting bribes houses from wike

casualobserver:
I said it at the time that many Nigerians speak but don’t understand English.

When something is an “emergency” it means normal rules and rights are suspended.

Moreso if the elected official himself is the root of the problem.

You're not really a smart individual

Auxtan:
Who did he suspend?

Ayo Fayose and Joshua Dariye.

General Chris Alli was administrator of Plateau State and General Tunji Olurin was administrator of Ekiti State.

lezz:
How many times will the incompetent handlers of Nairaland delete its own topic and leave only comments.

You've been blockked by the Op thus you can't see his comments and topics

aceman88:
It should be on records that a particular ethnic group destroyed this country as a result of greed and nepotism.

Continue to protect the interest of your kinsman over and above the interest of the country.

That's why he positioned his kinsmen in every critical and sensitive sector of the country, from military to economy, to judiciary, etc. continue.

Buhari did the same thing na , even if you put Obi or Trump or The Sheikh of Dubai, they will do the same thing, including you that is posting this

I will do the same thing as well ooooooooo, Hahaha 😂

Image123:
Are you okay at all is not a question to ask you. Should the courts change the laws and constitution because your favourite is not in power? What laws and constitution are we operating?

Presidential system of government in which the states are federating units. The President does not have supervisory powers over the federating units especially when not explicitly granted by the constitution. That's a basic tenet of the Presidential system. Go and tell your agbadeau Supreme Ice cream judges that!

Auxtan:
Who did he suspend?

He suspended both Ekiti and Plateau states governors.

That's really a law.

ddippset:
So you still don't know that people are not against the declaration of SOE but they are against the removal of the Governor?

Is it that you don't know or you are just pretending??

Was this the first time a governor is removed?

Mohammed Bello Adoke will have to write a very long apology to Jonathan for misleading him by the way

SmartPolician:
The judges of the Supreme Court are making history. They are making Nigerian presidents more powerful than they already are.

The Supreme Court and the entire judiciary do not make laws, history or whatsoever you're implying here, their function is only to interpret the constitution by removing all ambiguities to the original intent of the drafters of the constitution.. Laws are made by the Legislative arm of government and the executive only execute the laws as interpreted by the judiciary. Please educate yourself before exposing gross ignorance.

Christistruth00:
Your case is very very easy

Just do not find yourself out of power, cause it will cost you dearly.

Supreme Court of APC! Hope this decision won't haunt them in the long run.