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Re: Confusion In Senate Over Onoghen As APC Senators Go To S-Court To Challenge Suit by galadee(m): 8:55am On Feb 05, 2019
I dare you

IMPEACH BUHARI NOW
Re: Confusion In Senate Over Onoghen As APC Senators Go To S-Court To Challenge Suit by BlazeAttai(m): 9:04am On Feb 05, 2019
APC rules the chamber.
Saraki is nobody, he is just answering the name 'Senate president', he and his pdp are powerless.

God bless APC.
God bless PMB.
God bless NIGERIA.
To the NEXT LEVEL.
Re: Confusion In Senate Over Onoghen As APC Senators Go To S-Court To Challenge Suit by BlazeAttai(m): 9:16am On Feb 05, 2019
nelronaldo:
Useless APC senators
APC rules the chamber. Saraki is nothing, he is just answering the name 'Senate president'. He and his pdp are powerless.
God bless APC. God bless PMB. God bless NIGERIA. To the NEXT LEVEL.
Re: Confusion In Senate Over Onoghen As APC Senators Go To S-Court To Challenge Suit by nelronaldo(m): 9:23am On Feb 05, 2019
BlazeAttai:
APC rules the chamber.
Saraki is nothing, he is just answering the name 'Senate president'.
He and his pdp are powerless.

God bless APC.
God bless PMB.
God bless NIGERIA.
To the NEXT LEVEL.
That's not the point here. ApC has thrown the house into chaos all because they want to get at Saraki
Re: Confusion In Senate Over Onoghen As APC Senators Go To S-Court To Challenge Suit by Deepthoughts: 9:27am On Feb 05, 2019
kahal29:
THERE is confusion in the Senate over the filing of suits at the Supreme Court, following the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The crisis reared its head, yesterday, as All Progressives Congress, APC, caucus in the Senate filed a suit at the Supreme Court, challenging the suit earlier filed by the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, who withdrew it as a result of the intervention of National Judicial Council, NJC, in the matter.

It would be recalled that the Senate had, through its president, Saraki, approached the Supreme Court last Monday to seek interpretation of the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Buhari.

But in a dramatic twist, yesterday, the Senate ordered the discontinuation of the case it filed at the Supreme Court over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari and his replacement with Justice Ibrahim Mohammed.


A statement signed by Special Adviser, Media to the Senate President, Yusuph Olaniyonu, read: “The Senate has, therefore, decided to discontinue the case it filed in the Supreme Court. It should be noted that the case has been slated for hearing tomorrow. This decision also affirm the confidence of the Senate in the ability of the NJC to successfully and creditably resolve the issues.”

APC senators go to S-Court to challenge suit

Meanwhile, the Senate APC Caucus has differed from the position of the Senate President, as senators of the ruling party have gone to the Supreme Court to challenge Saraki on the matter.

The decision to go to court, according to the Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe North), was arrived at the end of the meeting of the senators, yesterday.

According to the Senate leader, the APC, which has 56 members, is challenging the said suit and has vehemently objected to the inclusion of its members.

A statement by Senator Ahmad Lawan read: “The Senate caucus of All Progressives Congress, APC, consisting of 56 senators, being the majority party in the Senate, has today (yesterday), Monday, February 4, applied to the Supreme Court to join in the suit purportedly filed by the Senate against the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as interested parties.

“The APC senators rely on the Supreme Court (Additional Original Jurisdiction) Act of 2002, which provides that the resolution of the respective Chamber of the National Assembly is a prerequisite of filing such suit.

“The caucus is, therefore, challenging the said suit and objects to the inclusion of its members.”


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/confusion-in-senate-over-onnoghen/
If we are all to be sincere, whether saraki took the matter to the supreme Court on his own or not,it would have been better for the supreme Court to have been allowed to interprete the Constitution once n for all to set a case law,but to the APC buhari is god so whatever he say or does goes but tommorow will surely come.
Re: Confusion In Senate Over Onoghen As APC Senators Go To S-Court To Challenge Suit by Zeezxo(m): 12:42pm On Feb 05, 2019
Neoteny:
Saraki is an idiot.
exactly sir[color=#990000][/color]
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