Emekamex:
It is against the law for the DSP to walk out from a plenary; as DSP he isn't just representing the PDP, he is representing the whole senate. Your blame should be on Saraki for being partisan when he is heading a senate comprised of different parties.
As SP or DSP, it is expected of one being neutral and only reaching decisions from reactions of each senators; my two cents is that the era of yays and nays should be abolished and electronic voting considered.

[size=16pt]like dafid marku used to stand for Nigeria and not pdpis[/size]

Raiders:
no. You need only 2/3 of senators present at the senate floor. So if 79 senators are present when the motion for impeachment is made, only 2/3 of the 79 senators present at the senate floor is required to impeach the senate president or DSP. Those absent in the senate floor can't vote.

The constitution did not say 2/3 of the senators on the floor mumu!! It said 2/3 of the senate!!! 73 senators are needed to remove him!!!

otokx:
He is Vice President of the Senate so he has to stay, observe and give moral support to his President.

to the detriment of his party(PDP)?

chukwudi44:


The constitution did not say 2/3 of the senators on the floor mumu!! It said 2/3 of the senate!!! 73 senators are needed to remove him!!!

I think you are right.

Teryfik:
Did u jst call him a COWARD??jst because he didn't walk away with his party members??The senate is meant 2 stand as 1 nt a 2 party house....as 4 me he showed He belongs 2 Nobody

for not having the guts to show solidarity with his PDP senators,ekweremadu is unarguably a coward in my opinion.

Jorussia:
my opinion.

Am sori buh ur opinion sucks

Time is drawing closer for him. I see him resigning soon

Jorussia:
for not having the guts to show solidarity with his PDP senators,ekweremadu is unarguably a coward in my opinion.

U simply have a problem! u re already convinced in ur head y disturb us shuu Ahah see d way u kip quoting pple dat re logically only to be repeating same bullshit..eh he's a coward won't u rest did d man come and beg u to uncoward Im ni?

Ike is d DSP, so he cnt just leave dis is nt about party but showing responsibility as an executive simple

Jorussia:
this issue is not about me,it is about the sincerity of people who claim to be loyal party men.

So your anger is that ekwemadu remains the DSP?
I know you as a bitter Yoruba guy that never and will never mean well for any Igbo man.

Dnt cry for PDP, we permited ekweremadu to remain there.

donphilopus:


If one-third could form a quorum to elect the Senate President (Saraki), then that same one-third should be able to form a quorum to impeach the Deputy Senate President (Ekweremadu). Though it's unconstitutional.

Dreams, far from reality

Goodness me, what a preposterous and mis-informed opinion on the actions of the deputy Senate President.

Do you not realize that the Senate voted in both its President and the deputy as the PRESIDING OFFICERS, and with that the smooth running of sessions ?

They indirectly become the umpires of the place, yet some clowns want them to become actively partisan most times.

Jorussia:
For not standing side by side with his fellow PDP senators today, on the confirmation of Amaechi,i feel the DSP,showed to whole world that he is a coward. Saraki stood on the side of APC,when it became obvious that the issue of amaechi,has taken the dimension of APC vs PDP.Ekweramadu as the PDP senator holding the highest ranking position in the Senate, should have stood up to show solidarity with his fellow PDP senators.To me,ekweremadu today showed that he is not a sincere loyal PDP man.

He's free to decamp tbough.He decided to stick to the light against the forces of darkness.

Emekamex:
It is against the law for the DSP to walk out from a plenary; as DSP he isn't just representing the PDP, he is representing the whole senate. Your blame should be on Saraki for being partisan when he is heading a senate comprised of different parties.
As SP or DSP, it is expected of one being neutral and only reaching decisions from reactions of each senators; my two cents is that the era of yays and nays should be abolished and electronic voting considered.

even in america party politics comes side by side with country interest. Saraki showed he is a man 2day nt a coward. Ike shld have done same

kazmanbanjoko:
The man dey loyal to saraki.

him boss saraki showed where his loyalty is

sparkleRed:


U simply have a problem! u re already convinced in ur head y disturb us shuu Ahah see d way u kip quoting pple dat re logically only to be repeating same bullshit..eh he's a coward won't u rest did d man come and beg u to uncoward Im ni?

Ike is d DSP, so he cnt just leave dis is nt about party but showing responsibility as an executive simple

dude but his boss bleeped everything and showed his allegiance to who brought him to be senator in d first instance

What a slave!
APC now controls the Senate; so he should just resign.
cc: freeglobe, chukwudi44

Like Ojukwu like Ekweremadu.
Like Azikiwe like Ekweremadu.
Its in the gen.

Did Ike Ekweremadu vote for Amaechi?

As deputy Senate President he can not be part of a Staged walk out

There are ways to record your misgivings without walking out.

It's ok for floor members to Walk out, but Ekweremadu is in position of authority and he can express his protest by voicing objection or voting against or voting present depending on what the rules allow!

Saraki played the right politics in the circumstance by allowing the voice of the majority

PDP are right to stage a walk out. Their protest is now officially in the records that Buhari nominated a corrupt candidate and they protested

I don't think PDP were under any illusions they can stop Amaechi confirmation

But their protest is on record!

Jorussia:
Ike ekweremadu today reminded us that Nigerian politicians are not loyal party men.

Chukwudi44, even if you hide behind a million monikers , i will still smell you out.
You dont even have the courage to stand by Saraki again as he has finished you

Jorussia:
is it not 73 senators that is needed to remove him?

Nope, the APC Senators on seat formed a quorum, so they could sack him

Raiders:
Don't blame the DSP. If he had left the senate floor. There would have been a coup at the senate today. An APC member would have move for the motion for the impeachment of him and without him or pdp members on the senate floor. He would have been easily been impeached

what is Impeachment

AdeniyiA:


Nope, the APC Senators on seat formed a quorum, so they could sack him

You can't sack the Senate President in on sitting

Raiders:
no. You need only 2/3 of senators present at the senate floor. So if 79 senators are present when the motion for impeachment is made, only 2/3 of the 79 senators present at the senate floor is required to impeach the senate president or DSP. Those absent in the senate floor can't vote.

What is Impeachment?

Jorussia:
Ike ekweremadu today reminded us that Nigerian politicians are not loyal party men.

Ekweremmadu heads the Senate, Not pdp.

Jorussia:
that is xteristic of a disloyal party man.

pdp is already falling apart. why do you need to be loyal to a falling party. for a dump man like akpabio to be the leader of pdp shows that they ar already falling. gone ar the days when pple like obasanjor, donald duke, nd gbenga Daniel where in pdp. learned men .

Ekweremadu showed maturity!

Obrigardo:


Chukwudi44, even if you hide behind a million monikers , i will still smell you out.
You dont even have the courage to stand by Saraki again as he has finished you

I am not chukwudi44,you can go through my previous posts to confirm if i am chukwudi44 or not.

sandraokosun1:
even in america party politics comes side by side with country interest. Saraki showed he is a man 2day nt a coward. Ike shld have done same

As i have stated in my previous posts on this thread,ike ekweremadu showed that he is a coward and a disloyal PDP man.the speaker of congress in the us just resigned,because he wasn't serving the interest of the Republicans who are the majority party.

emmydeep:

So your anger is that ekwemadu remains the DSP?
I know you as a bitter Yoruba guy that never and will never mean well for any Igbo man.

Dnt cry for PDP, we permited ekweremadu to remain there.

I am not Yoruba,i am from ss.let's Learn to contribute on threads here,without bringing tribal/ethnic sentiments.

chukwudi44:


The constitution did not say 2/3 of the senators on the floor mumu!! It said 2/3 of the senate!!! 73 senators are needed to remove him!!!

[size=18pt] Oh this man is still alive, despite all he's been through?
The great comforter will comfort you.
Amem.[/size]

wallex1983:
Time is drawing closer for him. I see him resigning soon

that is if he is ready to take the part of honour