₦airaland Forum

Yankee101:
Alot of Senators are former Governors, Ministers etc, that's the power

dheilaw1:
nice one
to hell with the corrupt national assembly
body go gist them

Esseite:
We both know which policy is best. The proposed policy from national assembly gives an even spread to seek the best candidate amongst political parties even the unpopular ones.

Esseite:
Do they have as much power or near as popular as the sitting governor's whom majority are seeking 2nd term?

Moreover, these governor's and president are still in power even after the elections..

Realist2:
For Election to be FREE AND FAIR, it be must generally presumed to be free And Fair , the PROCESS, the METHODOLOGY , the PERCEPTION and the observation must be generally accepted to be Free and Fair.
Yakub is a card member of APC, he can't never Never conduct elections that will not favor Buhari.2019 Elections will be between Other political parties and ÀPC, while APC and INEC are One political party, other political parties will be contesting against INEC and ApC.

senatordave1:
This matter is a legal and constitutional matter.does the constitution gives them that power or gives inec?

waveman2:
The National Assembly got this one right. Even their suppose timetable does not in anyway protect them. It will make our democracy stronger as election to presidency solely depends of senators and governor as they are closer to the people and can be used for voters inducement therefore theirs should come first. Only fools will think otherwise.

Esseite:
For different elections it has been back and forth including that of shagari. We had a national assembly of majorly other party including mushroom parties but the right candidates were elected. And that election the presidential was the last on the timetable.. the lawyers would tell better but moreover we know what is best for our democracy.

ezyk:
what about Jega

Yankee101:
Have u heard of Kwankwaso?
Have you heard of Akpabio?
Have you heard of Saraki?
Have you heard of David Mark?

Do they control their State's elections or not?

senatordave1:
Who does the constitution gives power to conducf polls,nass or inec? Mind you you cannot take away reordering from that duty,its like saying that students have the powers to exclusively decide the order of their exams and can also arrange exam schedule without any input from the lecturers,am i right?

senatordave1:
Chairman,you havent answered me,you are talking about pre 1999 erae.you are dodgy.the 1999 constitution,who does it give the power to conduct elections? Remember the constitution has the final say in this matter,our personal opinion doesnt matter.

Esseite:
I love facts... 1999/2003 election, presidency was last.

https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/www.premiumtimesng.com/resources/173303-calendar-elections-nigeria-since-1999.html/amp

waveman2:
Things that are not working for us needs to be done differently. Who wrote this constitution are they not the same self serving politicians. Amendment of the constitution is a process and that process will be followed but u and I know dat when it doesn't, t favor them it is doa, that is why in this country the court should have a upper hand in constitutional amendment and not politicians.

senatordave1:
Was maurice iwu not being remote controlled by pdp?

senatordave1:
You are beginning to sound annoying.that something was done unconstitutionally befors doesnt make it right.you are misunderstanding me.only inec has the power to arrange the sequence not the nass.if inec decides on their own without nass ordering them to reorder the sequence,that is legal.it is within their piwers to do so,nass doesnt have thd power to order them.

Esseite:
Okay, I understand your point. But the Inec chairman is obviously installed by the executive and would always do it's biddings.

But don't you think the inec ought to, since they have the sole powers like you have said to alter elections to best fit for democracy and has been practised before?

ezyk:
Talk about Jega first

senatordave1:
Well,that same constitution allows the executive to appoint their chairman.the best way is for the constitution to stop the nass and executive from controlling inec because both are political and will be biaded.instead,let inec be totally independent with some form of control from the judiciary which is believed to be apolitical.

Esseite:
But the 1999/2003 elections, presidency was last, what law did that come from?

We should all know that the proposed policy from national assembly is best for democracy.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/resources/173303-calendar-elections-nigeria-since-1999.html/amp

pfadom:
Are you not aware of 2010 Electoral Act as amended? They were not in existence in 1999/2003.

Esseite:
What power does a senator have to influence a police IG or army chief and the organs of the party whom he/she was elected on just a week or 2 ago?

Don't you forget everything and all candidates would have been set already.

cooljo85:
Hello Nigerians, come let's reason together, no reasonable person in Nigeria today is happy with d situation of things most especially on the economy and security of the nation. But then, 2019 election is around the corner and some political parties with some other fellow Nigerians like me are planning to oust PMB. Hmmm, let's think well about this oo. We know he hasn't performed well to be reelected but giving the seat to another northerner won't do anybody any good. For me, I just want power to move away from the north back to the south come 2023. This is because , if another northerner gets there, he wld want two terms, meaning the south would wait till 2027 and that would be 12 years for the north. Haba...that's a cheat. So, my candid opinion is that PMB 2019...abeg