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themomentng:
Some eminent lawyers yesterday came down heavily on the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, over his recent utterances since he assumed his new position.

Specifically, among the utterances lawyers raised issue on was the one credited to Oshiomhole saying that, “No Court will save Saraki.”

The lawyers, who spoke, noted that such statement was a sign of disrespect to the nation’s judiciary.

They, however, reminded him that he cannot be a judge in his own case.

Oshiomhole had been calling for the resignation of the Senate President Bukola Saraki since he defected from the APC to the PDP.

He had stressed several times that Saraki ought to vacate his seat, having left the party on which platform he assumed the seat of the Senate President.

He had also threatened that the APC senators will impeach him and that no court can save him.

Commenting, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome and a Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Monday Ubani, both cautioned the APC national chairman to be wary of his utterances in his party’s quest to ensure the impeachment of Saraki.

Oshiomhole had while addressing APC’s caucus in the National Assembly on Tuesday stated that no court could save the Senate’s President.

However, in his reaction, Ozekhome, disclosed that the APC national chairman ought to know that court’s decision on any matter is final and no executive fiat can override it.

He said: “A court’s decision on any matter is final. No executive fiat can override it. The tripartite doctrine of separation of powers is found in Sections 4 (Legislation), 5 (Executive) and 6 (Judiciary), of the 1999 Constitution as amended. None of these arms of government can act in disobedience of the other.

“That doctrine of separation of powers was mostly popularised in 1748 by a great French philosopher, Baron de Montesquieu. Once a court gives a judgment, all governments, persons and authorities must obey it. Not to do so is a ready recipe for anarchy and chaos. Such torpedoes democracy and conscripts the democratic space.”

In his submissions, Ubani urged Oshiomhole to be circumspect in his approach to issues.

He said: “Mr. Chairman, note that I am not a fan of Mr. Saraki and I have not hidden my disdain for his personality and activities in the upper chamber, but try to be wise in some of your utterances and note that we have intelligent and educated people in Nigeria. We are not all fools, for God’s sake.

“The four ways for Mr. Saraki to leave the present seat as required by law are (1) Death (2) Resignation (3) Dissolution and (4) Impeachment by two – third majority of the entire membership of the Senate, approximately 73 senators. See Section 50(2) (c) of 1999 Constitution as amended:

“Section 50 (1) says, There shall be:-(a) a President and a Deputy President of the Senate, who shall be elected by the members of that House from among themselves; and

(b) A Speaker and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be elected by the members of that House from among themselves.

(2) The President or Deputy President of the Senate or the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives shall vacate his office –

(a) if he ceases to be a member of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, otherwise than by reason of a dissolution of the Senate or the House of Representatives; or

(b) When the House of which he was a member first sits after any dissolution of that House; or

(c) If he is removed from office by a resolution of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, by the votes of not less than two-thirds majority of the members of that House.

“The present status though not confirmed hundred percent in the Senate is, PDP 49 senators and APC 52, the remaining for APGA and ADC.

“So, I ask, how will the APC senators as presently constituted impeach Mr. Saraki, the Senate President? Is Mr. Oshiomhole planning an impeachment that will not comply with the strict provisions of the ground norm, the 1999 Constitution as amended?

“How do they intend to muster the 73 senators as required by law or is he engaging in intimidation, bullying and noise making which reduces his personality before right thinking members of the society?

“The “monster” Saraki was created by APC in their naive political engineering and I think the best approach would have been to handle him with wisdom and intelligence in order to get the best out of him in the interest of Nigeria.

“With the present configuration, the Senate cannot also impeach Mr. President, it is impossible legally. They can’t even try it,” Ubani said.

Another Abuja based lawyer, Kingdom Okere, noted that in the constitution which calls for amendment, it did not specifically provide that the presiding officers shall be elected from the majority political party.

“It is just a matter of convention, harmony and understanding among members of the majority party in both chambers that presiding officers had emerged from majority political party over the years,” he stated.

https://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/08/sarakis-impeachment-ozekhome-nba-chief-others-caution-oshiomhole/

thatigboman:
The lawyers should not mind the ugly mad man. Oshimole ahould first impregnate his foreign resources wife and we can ghen take him serious.

Oju4190:
Ozekome the defender of corrupt politicians

Pierced:
Sarraki is Nigeria's smartest politician.......I personally love him.

Decamped to apc when it appeared apc was winning the 2015 election.......personally hijacked the senate presidency from tinubu and his gangs, and they couldn't do sh1t.........now he's back to pdp when apc is already a sinking ship.

Lol.......if tinubu couldn't do any thing then osho baba and his cronies can't do nada.

Hector09:
Education wont make u rich, but its gud to be educated cus osho is lacking it, he talks like a child

post=70400496:
We will all be alive to see the end of all these in Jesus name.

dynasty01:
is it now by prayers?

babaolofin:
You are all just making noise here. Saraki violated natural laws by betraying the force that produced APC as the ruling party. He will pay dearly for it. Those lawyers you mentioned are politicians defending GEJ when he was in power & out of power. Another lawyer is Olisa Agbakoba.

Nobody becomes the President of US Senate or Prime Minister of UK under the Guerrilla election circumstances that brought Saraki & Ekweremadu to Senate leadership. Even in Ghana, it can never happen. It is under the Nigeria circumstances that a simple majority can elect a Senate President of the nation in the absence of other key members while on a party assignment in a fashion similar to a coup but the impeachment must have the input of all the Senators because 2/3rd is required. That is not smartness but fraud. If he was popular, he should have allowed the likes of Senator Gemade, Abdulahi Adamu. Jeremiah Useni & others to be around before that kangaroo simple majority election.

He disrespected the leadership of the party that produced him & played on the intelligence of some old Senators his father, late Senator Usman Olusola Saraki would not have undermined only to placate them with appointments. That is not politics. Those Senators may appear friendly to him at the Senate, internally, the wound is not healed. He will surely pay for it. Buhari, Osinbajo (mere commissioner), Tinubu & those Senators & other top party members have the wound in their heart. It is good he officially returned to the party he represents at the Senate, he has never been in APC.

Oshiomhole is a strong man who cannot be manipulated or pocketed spiritually by his Ilorin Alfas. Oshiomhole is a tough man. That is the problem. Saraki has laid a bad foundation at the Senate where future president can be elected in guerrilla kangaroo coup manner by calculating a simple majority in a very important election that produced the third leadership position for the nation.

If 2/3rd impeaches a Senate President, it implies that the house must be a full house, except voting by proxy is allowed which is still a total number of the Senators. If election of the new President takes place after impeachment, it then implies that the total number of senators that participated in the impeachment also participated in the election of the new President. That is why Republican Senators or Democratic Senators cannot be schemed out of US Senate Presidency election while on party assignment under guerrilla kangaroo coup manner.

In Nigeria, anything can happen. The judiciary is also not helping matters. I once listened to Bar Ubani program on radio, I switched off the radio.

krendo:
Chai what a waste of education

Dinho20:
The vice president Osinbajo, 10 days in office. Check the result. We can't compare light and darkness either can you compare a professor and illiterate?
1. Sack DG SSS
2. End SARS
3. No terrorist attack
4. No herdsman killings
5. No community clash
6. Reduced political tension



WRITTEN BY IPOB GUY
QUOTE ME WRONG.

supportnija:
Where are these people when SARAKI WAS EXPELLING SENATORS FROM SENATE ON WHAT SECTION OF NIGERIA CONSTITUTION WAS HE OPERATE ON.IDIOT!

babaolofin:
You are all just making noise here. Saraki violated natural laws by betraying the force that produced APC as the ruling party. He will pay dearly for it. Those lawyers you mentioned are politicians defending GEJ when he was in power & out of power from their various utterances. Another lawyer is Olisa Agbakoba.

Nobody becomes the President of US Senate or Prime Minister of UK under the Guerrilla election circumstances that brought Saraki & Ekweremadu to Senate leadership. Even in Ghana, it can never happen. It is under the Nigeria circumstances that a simple majority can elect a Senate President of the nation in the absence of other key members while on a party assignment in a fashion similar to a coup but the impeachment must have the input of all the Senators because 2/3rd is required. That is not smartness but fraud. If he was popular, he should have allowed the likes of Senator Gemade, Abdulahi Adamu. Jeremiah Useni & others to be around before that kangaroo simple majority election.

He disrespected the leadership of the party that produced him & played on the intelligence of some old Senators his father, late Senator Usman Olusola Saraki would not have undermined only to placate them with appointments. That is not politics. Those Senators may appear friendly to him at the Senate, internally, the wound is not healed. He will surely pay for it. Buhari, Osinbajo (mere commissioner), Tinubu & those Senators & other top party members have the wound in their heart. It is good he officially returned to the party he represents at the Senate, he has never been in APC.

Oshiomhole is a strong man who cannot be manipulated or pocketed spiritually by his Ilorin Alfas. Oshiomhole is a tough man. That is the problem. Saraki has laid a bad foundation at the Senate where future president can be elected in guerrilla kangaroo coup manner by calculating a simple majority once you can get some senators to form a quorum for Senate to sit for a very important election that produced the third leadership position for the nation.

If 2/3rd impeaches a Senate President, it implies that the house must be a full house, except voting by proxy is allowed which is still a total number of the Senators. If election of the new President takes place after impeachment, it then implies that the total number of senators that participated in the impeachment also participated in the election of the new President. That is why Republican Senators or Democratic Senators cannot be schemed out of US Senate Presidency election while on party assignment under guerrilla kangaroo coup manner.

In Nigeria, anything can happen. The judiciary is also not helping matters. I once listened to Bar Ubani program on radio, I switched off the radio.

babaolofin:
You are a crude, unrefined & uncivilized Onitsha main market trader. Only the deep can reach to the deep. You can never comprehend an intellectual analysis. Education is a waste in your village

Boyooosa:
Mumu talk

He said: “A court’s decision on any matter is final.
Says who? Court handlers that we don't trust!

searchlight:
which of the intellectual analysis. is it the rubbish you spawned up there in pains? if that's all you understand in the impeachment saga then you must be brain drained. need I tell you that the more you adjust to accommodate Dr Saraki and Barr. Ekweremadu as SP and DSP at least till 2019 the better for you. DR senator Bukola Saraki is the president of Nigerian 8th senate so heed to that fact lad

babyphaze07:
It is known fact that the present govt has disrespect for the rule of law. Since they are 21st century illiterate, they do not under the constitution. All Nigerians need to do is wait for Oshiomole and his cronies on how they will impeach Saraki constitutionally.

themomentng:
Some eminent lawyers yesterday came down heavily on the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, over his recent utterances since he assumed his new position.

Specifically, among the utterances lawyers raised issue on was the one credited to Oshiomhole saying that, “No Court will save Saraki.”

The lawyers, who spoke, noted that such statement was a sign of disrespect to the nation’s judiciary.

They, however, reminded him that he cannot be a judge in his own case.

Oshiomhole had been calling for the resignation of the Senate President Bukola Saraki since he defected from the APC to the PDP.

He had stressed several times that Saraki ought to vacate his seat, having left the party on which platform he assumed the seat of the Senate President.

He had also threatened that the APC senators will impeach him and that no court can save him.

Commenting, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome and a Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Monday Ubani, both cautioned the APC national chairman to be wary of his utterances in his party’s quest to ensure the impeachment of Saraki.

Oshiomhole had while addressing APC’s caucus in the National Assembly on Tuesday stated that no court could save the Senate’s President.

However, in his reaction, Ozekhome, disclosed that the APC national chairman ought to know that court’s decision on any matter is final and no executive fiat can override it.

He said: “A court’s decision on any matter is final. No executive fiat can override it. The tripartite doctrine of separation of powers is found in Sections 4 (Legislation), 5 (Executive) and 6 (Judiciary), of the 1999 Constitution as amended. None of these arms of government can act in disobedience of the other.

“That doctrine of separation of powers was mostly popularised in 1748 by a great French philosopher, Baron de Montesquieu. Once a court gives a judgment, all governments, persons and authorities must obey it. Not to do so is a ready recipe for anarchy and chaos. Such torpedoes democracy and conscripts the democratic space.”

In his submissions, Ubani urged Oshiomhole to be circumspect in his approach to issues.

He said: “Mr. Chairman, note that I am not a fan of Mr. Saraki and I have not hidden my disdain for his personality and activities in the upper chamber, but try to be wise in some of your utterances and note that we have intelligent and educated people in Nigeria. We are not all fools, for God’s sake.

“The four ways for Mr. Saraki to leave the present seat as required by law are (1) Death (2) Resignation (3) Dissolution and (4) Impeachment by two – third majority of the entire membership of the Senate, approximately 73 senators. See Section 50(2) (c) of 1999 Constitution as amended:

“Section 50 (1) says, There shall be:-(a) a President and a Deputy President of the Senate, who shall be elected by the members of that House from among themselves; and

(b) A Speaker and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be elected by the members of that House from among themselves.

(2) The President or Deputy President of the Senate or the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives shall vacate his office –

(a) if he ceases to be a member of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, otherwise than by reason of a dissolution of the Senate or the House of Representatives; or

(b) When the House of which he was a member first sits after any dissolution of that House; or

(c) If he is removed from office by a resolution of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, by the votes of not less than two-thirds majority of the members of that House.

“The present status though not confirmed hundred percent in the Senate is, PDP 49 senators and APC 52, the remaining for APGA and ADC.

“So, I ask, how will the APC senators as presently constituted impeach Mr. Saraki, the Senate President? Is Mr. Oshiomhole planning an impeachment that will not comply with the strict provisions of the ground norm, the 1999 Constitution as amended?

“How do they intend to muster the 73 senators as required by law or is he engaging in intimidation, bullying and noise making which reduces his personality before right thinking members of the society?

“The “monster” Saraki was created by APC in their naive political engineering and I think the best approach would have been to handle him with wisdom and intelligence in order to get the best out of him in the interest of Nigeria.

“With the present configuration, the Senate cannot also impeach Mr. President, it is impossible legally. They can’t even try it,” Ubani said.

Another Abuja based lawyer, Kingdom Okere, noted that in the constitution which calls for amendment, it did not specifically provide that the presiding officers shall be elected from the majority political party.

“It is just a matter of convention, harmony and understanding among members of the majority party in both chambers that presiding officers had emerged from majority political party over the years,” he stated.

https://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/08/sarakis-impeachment-ozekhome-nba-chief-others-caution-oshiomhole/

godliman:
I never knew oshomole is this shameless and lawless until now he reminds me of Obj's do or die desperado politics. It stinks.