OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT PRESS RELEASE
 
VP OSINBAJO EXPLAINS HOW THE LAW SUPPORTS PRESIDENTIAL RESTRICTION ORDERS

*Says the President invoked an Act of the National Assembly 
 
Questioning the legality of the presidential order restricting movements in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun States is quite unnecessary as the action taken is not only important but very well backed by extant Nigerian laws, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.
 
Prof. Osinbajo made this observation in Abuja while responding to questions on Monday at the Google Hangout programme organized by HACK COVID-19 Call Centre - a private sector initiative supporting Nigeria’s battle against the pandemic.
 
According to the Vice President, “regarding the legality of the shutdowns announced by the President yesterday, -Sunday-I think it is entirely legal. These steps are proactive, very relevant, important and backed by law.
 
“I am not so sure some of the people who have commented on the issue have come across the Quarantine Act.  There is a Quarantine Act of 1926, it’s been published in all of the Laws of Nigeria, every edition of the Laws of Nigeria, it is there.” 
 
Referring specifically to the part of the legislation that empowers the President to order movement restrictions in any part the country, Prof. Osinbajo said, “what the Act does is that it allows the President to designate any local area, any part of the country, as a place that may be infected or under the threat of a communicable disease, and he can then make regulations of any kind. 
 
“For instance, he can say, people should not go out; no public gatherings etc. So, it is a regulation that gives the President powers and these powers come from the National Assembly because, of course, it is an act of the National Assembly."
 
(The Vice President also later explained that by virtue of the constitutional rules, the 1926 Act is deemed to be an Act of the National Assembly.)
 
“So, the President has extensive powers under the Quarantine Act of 1926. Also, Governors have extensive powers under the same Quarantine Act.” 
 
Prof. Osinbajo urged all interested individuals and groups to personally go through the legislation in order to understand the provisions therein, noting that “it is barely a one page legislation, so it is not particularly difficult to find the relevant provisions and it is not particularly difficult to read, very straightforward. So, the President has all the powers.”
 
Speaking further about the legal precedent for the President’s ‘no movement order’, Prof. Osinbajo said “many of us are not familiar with the Influenza pandemic that killed several millions around the world in 1918. At that time regulations were made here, very similar to what we have today, although that was under the colonial authorities. 
 
(The Influenza pandemic was referred to as the Spanish Flu and it killed thousands in Nigeria and millions across the world then.)
 
“They also banned public gatherings, banned gatherings in places of worship then. So, there is even good historical precedence for some of what we are doing today.”
 
Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President

31st March 2020

OK. Nigeria is now fooling about who can enforce the law or not when they should be taking care of next measures to take?


Next?

If he says so, no problem

I'm sure Buhari himself doesn't even know such a law exist, he was only reading what was given to him to read...

Perhaps, Osinbajo is President Muhammadu Buhari's personal SAN and not the VP.




And as it is..... Nigeria will be on a stand still until it's president Abba Kyari recovers from this virus....

The mere commissioner has suddenly found his voice, Abba Kyari would be back shortly.

NOTE TO THOSE QUOTING:
I am a thousand times better than the mere commissioner cum ASO spokesperson. Swallowing trash in the hope of 2023 presidency, I am a freeborn and boldly pass!
CHOKE ON THE BAD GOVERNMENT YOU ARE SUPPORTING!

Wailers over to you.

The government to me is not being pro active enough. In my own view, a lot of people has this virus already. Restrictions alone won't solve anything. More testing kits need to be bought and deployed.

By the way..... Hello Nigerians,

I want to use this opportunity to warn you about the new ongoing corona BVN and ATM scam. Please be aware that even though BVN and ATM scam are not entirely new, what I find disturbing about this format is that thy are using the Corona pandemic to scare people. Another disturbing thing is that they called my wife by her name. They are also leveraging on the stay at home order to scare people the more. This implies this is a high level powered scam.

This fraudster and scammer 08106579538 called my wife and this conversation ensued;

Scammmer: Hello, am I talking to Mrs Nkechi Fashola

Wife: Yes

Scammer: Am calling you on the directive of First Bank. The federal government is about to implement a nationwide lock-down and am calling to setup online banking for you.

Wifey: I am not interested. I already have online banking

Scammer: If you don't upgrade too, you will not benefit from the corona virus loans being disbursed very soon by the government (This is where I cut in)

Me: Young man, you are speaking with inspector Kolade of FSARS apapa LION zone

Scammer: (Drops call)


Please people stay safe, alert and woke.

Anybody that calls you regarding anything online banking is a criminal and a thief. Tell him or her you will visit their office. If they persist in calling you, post their contact online or report them to the nearest police station.

Yaribanzaonic:
Somebori please tell ...the errand boy that he speaks now because Abba Kyari ain't around. His Views are totally irrelevant.

ok

.

Vp, pls where is our president !

Our VP has spoken. I love this man though. Everything about this man is classy. A true representation of Grace.

Yes it is in the law but your idiotic president has not found out a way to make his citizens get money for survival during this harsh period.

Ok
For those with mouth odour wearing face mask ...ENJOY THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOUR��

Meanwhile


if you're staying at home with money you're in self isolation, if you're staying at home, broke, you're in quarantine,

but if you're staying at home, broke and with trouble wife, you're in total lockdown.

Where are the wailers?

Ok but make them no allow coro fvck us. What am I even saying? We're fvcking fvcked!

Some people don't know the difference between partner and subordinate. But I will blame tinubu for the relegation Osinbajo is facing because he made himself partner to buhari of which buhari knew was illegal. Now Osinbajo has to play subordinate to both Buhari and his clique as well as tinubu.

After the masses that have sense and working brain begged them to Lock our Border and stop flights from bringing people in droves from the hit spot countries....They ignored and waited till their families and friends arrived... Knowing we don't have the sophisticated capacity to fight the virus.

Now is the same masses are suffering because of their gross incompetence... Rubbish.


Abba Kyari How far

Is this the time for all these?
Iru pala pala won ni gbogbo eleyi?
Instead of fighting Coronavirus they are opening law dictionary upandan

a wise man with a stupid boss spoke.

number 4 citizen of Nigeria

Buhari
Abba kyari
Ahmed lawal
osibanjo

Buhari made it so.

puyol005:
Vp, pls where is our president !

Our darling president is fine.

We all know jare my VP, don't mind those useless ipob pigs wailing.

I can see some people pigs grunting up there, insulting someone that their father can is not even qualify to be his gateman.

Animals.

Yaribanzaonic:
Somebori please tell ...the errand boy that he speaks now because Abba Kyari ain't around. His Views are totally irrelevant.

Local gorilla, learn!

Yaribanzaonic:
Somebori please tell ...the errand boy that he speaks now because Abba Kyari ain't around. His Views are totally irrelevant.

Osinbajo is a SAN, a former AG and a Professor of Law, yet you say his views are irrelevant.
Your father is probably an illiterate okada parts trader and your mother a garden egg hawker. Yet, you are dragging law with a Professor of law.

Shinedu, why have you made commonsense your enemy?

This is the only time when osinbande osinbajo get to talk. Rubbish

Who needs this explanation when we all know he is the CinC? Baba go slow,carry go jare

Gten:
The mere commissioner has suddenly found his voice, Abba Kyari would be back shortly.

If your father could get to be a Commissioner in this life, you won't be on nairaland playing betting to feed.

wow