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All these funny Tinubu boys will not cease to amaze me

Lipscomb:
Propaganda Igbo media trying to bring him down because he is a Yoruba man.

That's why you are still where you are always on the side of evil and dark side of things. Yorubaman you go soon see clearly .

ogbonti:
Don't mind him, some Nigerians are so used to absurdity that they cannot visualize, rationalize or dare to actualize what is good or proper.

That's why I have stopped praying for these despicable lost ones always shouting Buhari till 2023 whatever happen to them and families under this demonic govt of Buhari is their prizes for being stupid and brainwashed

EFCC Hunts For FIRS Boss Fowler As Aide Exposes Fowler’s Car Gift To A Girlfriend
By Leading Reporters - May 5, 2019

Williams Babatunde Fowler - FIRS BOSS


Babatunde Fowler, the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service is on the run, LeadingReporters can authoritatively reveal. Information availed this online platform indicates that Babatunde Fowler dug his own grave by inviting EFCC to probe some senior officers of the commission.

As much as over N2b was seen in a particular director’s account. It was in the course of the investigation that it was revealed that one of the aides of FIRS Chairman has over N300m in a single account with one of the new generation banks (name withheld).

Information uncovered by LeadingReporters revealed that no sooner the aide was arrested and interrogated than she confessed that the said account is a conduit through which the Chairman of FIRS, Babatunde Fowler wires funds of the agency to his proxies, friends, including buying a Porsche car as birthday gift for one of his girlfriends.

The confession of other Directors, including Director of Finance, and outgoing Coordinating Director nailed Babatunde Fowler, whom a source revealed is desperately eyeing for the position of Finance Minister or Central Bank of Nigeria Governor. The aide, threatening not to go down alone, was said to have confessed that most recently, Babatunde Fowler, as usual, used the said account to route out millions of Naira from which he bought a car which he gifted a girlfriend as birthday gift.

Why did Mr. Fowler invite EFCC to probe his directors? You may ask. Bearing in mind that he may be succeeded by some of the directors, including the outgoing Coordinating Director, Fowler on the advice Ahmed Bola Tinubu reported them to EFCC as a way of coming clean in the eyes of EFCC without knowing that one thing would lead to another to his own peril.

This hatched plan was to enable him and his godfather to clear the way CD whom they believe has the likelihood of succeeding him as Chairman of FIRS because of his experience and dedication to duty. Others sources spoke to claimed that Fowler is afraid that the man knows so much about him and as such he wanted to cede him as a scapegoat.

“Babatunde Fowler is eyeing for the position of Minister of Finance or the Governor of CBN. He has a preferred successor in mind and for him to have his way, he felt it was the best to bring down the others. Karma is after him now because you cannot go to equity with unclean hands”. A source said.

But the bubble burst when the other indicted directors opened cans of worm on how Fowler has been cornering hundreds of Millions of Naira from the coffers of FIRS. Upon being queried about the source of over N300m found in her account, Fowler’s aide confessed that the account and the monies were not hers, but Fowler’s. She told the commission how Babatunde Fowler uses her account to move out funds and funds frivolities.

This led to an order for the arrest of Babatunde Fowler who immediately escaped from the office upon receiving intelligence that EFCC was coming to raid his office and home.

A close source in the FIRS, who requested to remain anonymous, told LeadingReporters that from the look of things, fun times are over for Tinubu and all his boys who have been pillaging the nation’s resources.

The source further revealed that EFCC is bent on bringing all the indicted people who have turned FIRS as a cash cow to book.

Recall that some Directors of the Federal Inland Revenue were in EFCC custody for sixteen days where they were being quizzed and interrogated for various offences bordering on diversion of Government funds and financial recklessness.

Meanwhile, it was learnt that Babatunde Fowler is currently taking custody in Tinubu’s Abuja residence, believing that the Vice President would wade in to save him from the impending prosecution.

In our next publication, we would avail you the names of the companies and proxies through which billions of Naira, under collection costs, have been fleeced government under the watch of Babatunde Fowler as the Chairman of FIRS.

Dannyset:

Looks like this old man life depends on Atiku victory ooo

It appears funny to you now but you will soon understand.

We have evidence that Buhari rigged 2019 election – Afenifere leader

By Dennis Erezi

Ayo Adebanjo, a factional leader of the Pan-African Yoruba group, Afenifere, said he has evidence that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari rigged his re-election in February.

“I maintain my stand that until the Supreme Court rules that he is validly elected, I will not recognise him. We have evidence that the election was rigged, let the court decide otherwise. That is all I am saying,” Adebanjo said in reaction to the call for his arrest for treason by National Democratic Front (NDF).

Adebanjo had, in February, described the 2019 presidential election ‘as a joke’. He insisted he will not recognise Buhari, who was declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as president.

“Right now, Buhari is the president declared by INEC and not the person that won the election, and the constitution says if you are not satisfied by that declaration, go to the tribunal,” Adebanjo said.


The Adebanjo-led faction of Afenifere did not support Buhari’s election for the second term during the campaigns. Instead, his Afenifere group endorsed Atiku Abubakar of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to unseat Buhari after the election.

But Buhari was declared the winner of the election. He polled 15, 191, 847 votes while Abubakar, a former Nigerian vice president between 1999 and 2007, got 11, 262, 978 votes.

Unsatisfied with the election result, Atiku, who alleged the election was rigged is currently challenging the presidential election result at the Election Tribunal.

While the tribunal is still hearing the case, Adebanjo said Buhari would only be clear of the election rigging allegations if he is declared as the winner by the Supreme Court.

“I will only recognise him if the court rules that he is the rightful winner. That is my position and if it is an offence to follow what the constitution says, then I am ready to go to prison,” Adebanjo said.

Adebanjo believes his utterance is not a treasonable offence. “By my pronouncement, I have not said anything illegal or unconstitutional.”

https://m.guardian.ng/news/we-have-evidence-that-buhari-rigged-2019-election-afenifere-leader/

DrSignFireman:
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Dr Sign Fireman was called by God at a very tender age, was born again at five, began to preach at seven, got involved in church planting and pastoring at twelve, began writing Christian books at fourteen and started holding miracle crusades in stadiums around the world at nineteen.

His ministry is marked by a very sensational and charismatic personality, revolutionary apostolic teachings, an exceptional prophetic ministry (he can tell the past, present and future of anyone by looking at the person's face in real life or in a picture), and a staggering ministry of raw miracles.
He came to limelight when he raised a church to over three thousand within nine months - without the help of radio or television, and took it even further in the year that followed.

Read more: http://www.signfireman.net/index.php/about/about-dr-sign-fireman

If you have ever been under this man of God ministration you will notice that he operates under the raw power of the Holy Ghost. He is indeed a blessing to his generation.

herlecks:
Worship of The False Jesus of The Trinity


We must make a point clear about the Lord Jesus before we proceed, that He is not the second person of the Trinity nor is the Father the first person, nowhere was He called a second person of trinity in scripture, and that the Trinity doctrine does not originate from God. The religious people of the world believes the Lord Jesus to be equal with the Father. Their unfruitful argument is crushed when we look into 1 Corinthians 15:27-28; For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. If the Son shall be subject unto the Father, then have we been duped by Trinitarians.

If we would look into what Jesus said about the Father, this would solidify our claim. John 14:28; Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. That seems quite obvious. So the crowd says what about Matthews 28:19 and 1 John 5:7-8? After much research we realised that these verses were not in scripture until after AD 300, they were added to strengthen the Trinity doctrine, these are mere interpolations. If the best verses to support such false doctrine were added to scripture does not that make it even more suspicious?

Another stronghold of the trinitarians is found in John 1:1, let us get the true interpretation so we would no longer be tossed about by every wind of false doctrine. John 1:1; In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was (a) God. The confusion for most people often springs up from the "and the Word was God," we would be saved if we had interpreted as "and the Word was (a) God," for the latter is as accurate as the former. Jesus is a God Who Has a God, this is strengthened by Psalms 45:7; Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And also Revelation 3:12; Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. If Jesus was equal with the Father, would the Father be His God?

The trinitarians argue that their god is not three but one, three personalities but one god. If there be three personalities, that simply is three gods. This has led most to serious confusion, some don't believe the Bible anymore because of this fatal error. Is God an author of confusion? Is He willing to befuddle His children and leave them beclouded? No! God never wills to leave us confused, this is why Christ Jesus sent forth the Holy Ghost to lead us into all truth. But trinitarians believe God himself to be a mystery and an author of confusion, and that's not God, but Satan. Another confusion here is about the Holy Ghost. They believe the Holy Ghost to be the third person of the trinity which is another falsehood. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit that fills the Father and the Son, the very life of the Father and the Son, He is often referred to as the Spirit of God. What sort of Spirit is he? A holy Spirit! What sort of Spirit is Jesus and the Father? Holy Spirit! Has the Holy Ghost a separate personality apart from the Father and the Son? For this is the Spirit of the Father, can His characteristics be different from One Who owns Him or from His Source? Herein lies the confusion, the Spirit of God is the complete representative or manifestation of the Father and also the Son. Nowhere did the apostles prayed or sang to the Holy Ghost. Prayers are offered in the Holy Spirit to the Father in Jesus name.

As the spirit in man is subject to man, for the spirit of the prophet is subject to the prophet, so is the Holy Ghost to the Father and the Son. Saying the Holy Ghost is equal to the Father is the same with saying the Father is equal to the Father. That appears unreasonable of course. For the Father is a holy Spirit! God is Spirit. For the Spirit manifests the persons and presence and power and glory of the Father and the Son. This is why the Spirit is often referred to as an IT, and other times an HE. 1 John 2:27; But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as IT hath taught you, ye shall abide in HIM. HE sometimes manifests the persons of the Father and the Son, other times IT appears as their power, glory and presence. So then who here is still deceived to worship false gods of the trinity? To worship the gods of trinity is to deny Jesus is come in the flesh and that God was not manifest in the flesh. This is the denial of the ages, that righteousness, holiness, godliness is not come in the flesh! The Father is the Source of all things! Our Lord Jesus came to restore us to the Father, not to Himself, even though He is worthy of worship, He humbled Himself before the Great God, the Ancient of Days, that His will might be done. In the power of the Holy Ghost are we to worship God, the Father in Jesus name!

I really enjoyed this great piece from you my brother, however you may want to visit this thread to experience more exposures from brilliant Christians on this hot topic; https://www.nairaland.com/4429818/take-doctrine-trinity-those-saying

In mine own opinion, I don't subscribe to the topic of trinity as being Biblical with many references already quoted to support this. However, the book of Revelations 3: 12 where Jesus Christ was the one talking here, was so explicit about God (Yahweh) as the Overall God of All whom Jesus Christ is subject to and greatly revered which the doctrine of Trinity preaches against.

Revelations 3:
12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.


Cc: OAM4J this topic deserves to be on frontpage please. Many are still confused on this hit topic of Trinity

wao wao I have to dig out this rich thread this a thread every Christians must deliberate on for proper assimilation and thorough research on this hotly debated topic of Trinity.

YoungFr:
Okay

I hope it is sinking in sir?

johnkay1:
All the Appeal bla.. bla.. bla was already known tactics to delay. When a case hard to win they reverse to delay tactics but Umar knowing better fast track it.

This is intuitive reasoning.

tourplanet84:
If he is guilty, the court will unseat him.

Stop bothering zombies they hardly listen to voice of reasons anytime you have this type of fantastic piece always tag me and the likes of ChristianNorth, engineerboat, tuniski, wiseandtrue, ratello etc

INEC and its ’empty’ server!


BY ERAHODU OSEGHALE

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is in the throes of a dilemma. It does not seem to know how to extricate itself from the server mess in which it is currently embroiled. The chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu had, prior to the election, told the world that results of the presidential election and other elections for that matter would be transmitted electronically to the commission’s server.

This, he said, would be done to complement the manual collation and transmission of results. Even though president Muhammadu Buhari declined assent to the electoral amendment bill which sought to make electronic transmission of votes part of our electoral laws, Yakubu’s INEC assured that there was nothing to worry about. He told Nigerians and the international community that the servers have been configured to receive results electronically, assuring that Nigerians should expect a seamless, technology-driven electoral process.

Yakubu’s assurances did not stop there. He also said that the commission was fully ready with the card reader machines which have been configured in such a way that accreditation of voters would be smooth and without the kind of hitches we experienced in 2015. Having said all this, Yakubu dropped the ultimate clincher, to wit, that only voters with permanent voter cards whose finger prints are read and authenticated by the smart card reader machine will be allowed to vote. In saying all this, Yakubu looked serious. His visage spelt commitment. It was thought and taken almost for granted that the man meant business. Nigerians gave him benefit of the doubt. They believed him and went about their normal businesses, waiting for the elections to come. Then the elections came and the people filed out to exercise their franchise.

But they got a rude shock. The smart card readers did not work in a number of places. Strangely however, people were allowed to cast their votes without having their cards verified and thumb prints read by the card readers. With this development, INEC was caught in a lurch. How does it make good its promise to Nigerians? Then again, how does it fit itself into the design of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) which wanted the results to be manipulated to its advantage? This development, naturally, threw INEC into confusion. It could not reconcile itself with the opposing tendencies. In the face of this confusion, many things went wrong.

There were cases of over voting. In a number of cases, the number of accredited voters contradicted what was available in the voters register. Even in the process of announcing some of the results, we had cases of figures that did not add up. The poor job that was hurriedly put together for purposes of arriving at a predetermined outcome went burst. The result was that the outcome of the election became hopelessly flawed. rnalis then the results of the presidential elections were announced, the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which was favoured to win the election given the mood of the people and the projections from opinion polls, was seen trailing behind the APC. A good many Nigerians cried foul. They knew that majority of them could not have voted for Buhari, the man whose presidency has unleashed a blight of violence, death, poverty and general suffering on them.

In the face of the malfeasance that took place, the PDP is contesting the outcome of the election. It has approached the courts for this purpose.

To make its case watertight, the party has to rely on some exhibits. One of them is the server of the commission where the results of the elections must have been transmitted to in line with Yakubu’s assurances. From PDP’s findings, the authentic results of the 2019 presidential elections are captured by INEC’s server. And from the main opposition party has put out, it (the PDP) scored the highest number of votes to beat the APC to a second position. The PDP is relying on this as one of the planks of its disputation over the 2019 presidential polls.

But there is a snag here. INEC is engaging in a huge summersault. It claiming that there are no results in its server. In fact, it is saying that its server is empty. But the PDP is insisting that the server is not empty. It is employing all possible means, including procuring the services of the manufacturers of the server who have unfettered access to its ID and its content to prove its case. This development has unsettled the electoral commission. Its latter-day denial is not helped by the fact that one of its national commissioners, Mike Igini, recently affirmed that the commission, indeed, transmitted results to its server. In the bid to bury the facts of this matter, INEC appears to be shooting from all fronts. There were even reports that operatives of the Department of State Service arrested some INEC staff in its Information Technology department, accusing them of leaking information on what is supposed to be a classified matter.

The fireworks is on and the APC has joined the fray. It is demanding that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2019 election, and his party be sanctioned for hacking into INEC’s server. APC is also faulting PDP’s reliance on results from INEC’s server, arguing that there is no law to rely upon in making the transmission of results to the server mandatory.

These are interesting developments. But the question that must be asked is this: if INEC’s server is truly empty as some elements in INEC and APC would have us believe, why the jitters over the verification of its content? Again, we need to know why INEC is speaking from both sides of the mouth in this matter. In one breath, the commission assures that results were transmitted electronically to its server. In another breath, it denies all that, insisting that results were only transmitted manually. But there is really no need for this back and forth movement. The matter should be simple enough.

Let the content of the server be made public even if it is empty. That way, it will put paid to all the arguments about its content. But we need to remind APC that its argument about the absence of relevant laws to back electronic transmission of votes does not hold water here. We do not need any law to establish whether INEC has results in its server or not. No one is saying that there is a law that makes that electronic transmission mandatory. The issue at stake is: Are the results in INEC’s server or not? This is what we need to ascertain. There is no point beating about the bush.

Oseghale, a freelance journalist, writes from Benin.

https://www.thecable.ng/inec-and-its-empty-server/amp

Cc: Lalasticlala

Not forgetting my cerebral pals; ChristianNorth, tuniski, engineerboat, wiseandtrue etc

See this mad man talking as if he is the alpha and omega.

naijaguy1234:
Mr Effiong , justice Walter was a thief and has been dealt with according to law of the land . He was lucky to be a former judge, if he was an ordinary citizen he’ll be in prison by now but yet he’s a free man walking round with his big fat corrupt belly.

I doubt if you study Onnoghen's case at all and even bothered to study the politics behind it. For your information he is currently challenging the CCT case in court. You may visit this page and study more why Onnoghen was axed at all cost:https://www.nairaland.com/5165731/onnoghen-saga-tale-cjn-must

ArcFresky:
TBH politics is just a game of tactics, strength and intelligence... Its either you play hard ball or you go home with nothing....

Its the same everywhere, China, U.S.A, England and all of Europe... Politicians are horrible...

So this case is a case of eat or be eaten, because Onnoghen even admitted to forgetting 900 milla in his account , are u kidding?

Buhari had to remove onnoghen whether by crook or by rule, cos Onnghen would have also removed him... So kindly stop playing the tribak card here, its old and distasteful.

At the bolded are you for real on that or just kidding

Illegality Of The ‘Suspension’ Of Justice Onnoghen: 20 Points To Note By Inibehe Effiong

The President cannot appoint or remove the CJN unilaterally. The Constitution has explicitly stated the procedure for the appointment and removal of the CJN and no court, tribunal, president or other authority or person in Nigeria can derogate from, override or alter the said procedure.

BY INIBEHE EFFIONGJAN 26, 2019
The purported suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Honourable Justice Walter Onnoghen, by President Muhammadu Buhari is unequivocally unconstitutional, illegal, immoral and grossly indefensible. What General Buhari has done, putting it mildly, is a brazen coup against democracy.

The following 20 (twenty) points are worth noting:

1. The office of the CJN is not a ministerial or extra-ministerial position. It is a creation of Sections 230 (1) (a) and 231 (1) and (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) (subsequently referred to as ‘the Constitution’).

2. The Chief Justice of Nigeria is the head and symbol of authority of the Nigerian Judiciary. The Judiciary is neither an agency of the federal government nor a department in the Executive. It is one of the three Arms of Government and is established by Section 6 of the Constitution. The CJN is to the judicial arm of government what the President is to the executive arm. The three arms are co-equals and none is subservient to the other.

3. The President cannot appoint or remove the CJN unilaterally. The Constitution has explicitly stated the procedure for the appointment and removal of the CJN and no court, tribunal, president or other authority or person in Nigeria can derogate from, override or alter the said procedure.

4. By Section 231 (1) and (2) of the Constitution, the appointment of the CJN requires the compulsory involvement of the three arms of government. The President appoints the CJN on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) subject to the approval of the Senate.

5. By virtue of Section 292 (1) and Paragraph 20 and 21 of the Third Schedule to the Constitution, the CJN enjoys security of tenure and is not removable except within the strict procedure and for the specific reasons enshrined therein.

6. The CJN as a judicial officer can only be removed from office by the President acting on an address supported by two thirds majority of the Senate for his inability to discharge the functions of his office or appointment (whether arising from infirmity of mind or body) or for misconduct or contravention of the Code of Conduct. Anything contrary to this procedure is unconstitutional.

7. The NJC has not recommended the removal of Justice Onnoghen to the President. The NJC has not exercised its exclusive disciplinary control over Justice Onnoghen. Only the NJC is constitutionally vested with the power of disciplinary control, including power of suspension, over a judicial officer. In exercising that power, Section 158 (1) of the Constitution states that the NJC shall not be subject to the direction or control of any other authority or person. See the case of HON. JUSTICE RALIAT ELELU-HABEEB & ANOR. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION & 2 ORS. (2012) NWLR (PT. 629) 1011 where the Supreme Court emphatically pronounced on the issue of how a judicial officer can be sanctioned.

8. I have perused the Certified True Copy of the enrolled ex-parte order made by the Code of Conduct Tribunal dated Wednesday, 23rd January, 2019. I find the said order extremely offensive to the Rule of Law. The Order seeks to achieve that which the Constitution has unarguably forbidden.

9. The enrolled order signed by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Hon. Danladi Y. Umar, and one other member of the Tribunal (Hon. Mrs. Julie A. Anabor), purports to direct Hon. Justice Onnoghen to ‘’step aside’’ as the CJN and Chairman of the NJC pending the determination of the Motion on Notice dated the 10th day of January, 2019. On the face of the said order, the name of the legal practitioner who moved the motion ex-parte is not stated. This is rather strange. Did the Tribunal suo moto (on its own motion) move the motion?

10. Interestingly, the same Tribunal sat on Tuesday, 22nd January, 2019 and adjourned to Monday, 28th January, 2019 to rule on the Preliminary Objection filed by Justice Onnoghen challenging the jurisdiction of the CCT to try him without recourse to the NJC contrary to the decision of the Court of Appeal in the case of NGANJIWA v FRN (2017) LPELR-43391(CA).

11. The law is firmly settled that once the jurisdiction of a court or judicial tribunal is challenged, the only jurisdiction the court has is to determine whether it has jurisdiction. The CCT having been seized of the frontal challenge to its jurisdiction, could not have granted an ex-parte order on the 23rd of January, 2019 without determining whether it has jurisdiction. In the recent case of ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION v. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF LAGOS STATE (2017) LPELR-42769(SC), the Supreme Court restated this sacrosanct principle thus:  ‘’There is no gainsaying that issue of jurisdiction is radical and a crucial point which when raised, is challenging the competence of the Court to hear and determine the case. Any proceedings conducted by a Court which does not have jurisdiction, no matter how well or brilliantly it was conducted is a nullity. See Dapianlong vs Dariye (2007) 8 NWLR (pt. 1036) 332. That is the more reason why when Court's jurisdiction is challenged, the Court must first of all assume jurisdiction to decide whether in very clear and unambiguous terms, it has or lacks jurisdiction. See State Dosunmu Mansion vs Halliburton Energy Services Ltd (2007) 2 NWLR [pt.108) 211; Nnonye v Anyichie (2005) 2 NWLR (pt. 910) 623. Per SANUSI, J.S.C. (p. 43-45, pp. D - A).’’

12. The CCT, without determining whether it has jurisdiction over Justice Onnoghen as required by law, proceeded to give a flagrantly illegal order purporting to suspend the CJN from office. That order, with the greatest respect, is reminiscent of the inglorious order given by Justice Bassey Ikpeme stopping further announcement of results of the June 12, 1993 presidential election which crystalized into the criminal nullification of the June 12, 1993 election by the Babangida junta.

13.  I have read the long statement made by President Buhari while swearing-in Hon. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. Buhari struggled unsuccessfully to justify his unlawful action by relying on the order of the CCT. The Constitution does not say that the President shall suspend the CJN based on the order of a court or tribunal. It is a desecration of our Constitution for Buhari to suspend Justice Onnoghen.

14. Those arguing that the President merely suspended the CJN and has not removed him are either oblivious of the law or willfully mischievous. The CJN is not an appointee of the President and does not hold office at the pleasure of the President.

15. President Buhari cannot suspend the CJN. The CCT cannot give an order directing the President to remove or suspend the CJN. The CCT cannot ask the CJN to ‘’step aside’’. This conspiratorial attack on the institution of the Judiciary is a dangerous precedent. Can a judge give an order suspending the President from office without recourse to the National Assembly? If the answer is in the negative, why should the President suspend the CJN whose tenure is constitutionally protected without recourse to the NJC and the Senate as prescribed in the Constitution?

16. The CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar, is himself a subject of a pending criminal charge filed by Mr. Festus Keyamo at the Federal High Court on behalf of the EFCC. The CCT Chairman despite the pendency of the criminal charges against him, has not stepped aside and has not been suspended.

17. Mr. Okoi Obono-obla, the President’s aide on Public Prosecutions, has not been fired, arrested or prosecuted despite his indictment by the House of Representatives for certificate forgery as attested publicly by the West African Examination Council. Mr. Maina is yet to be prosecuted for allegedly stealing pension funds. There are myriads of odiferous corruption cases against people and officials who are close to this President. Yet, Buhari continues to shield alleged criminals who are his friends and party men. Mr. Buhari is accusing Justice Onnoghen of failure to declare his assets, however, it is on record that Buhari’s own asset declaration is still shrouded in secrecy, and has not been publicly disclosed as he vehemently promised in 2015. What could be more hypocritical than this?

18. One wonders whether a single Justice of the Supreme Court can determine the decision of the court. The Supreme Court sits in a panel of five or seven Justices. If a decision of the Supreme Court is fraudulent procured through bribery, it is only logical to infer that all or majority of the members of the panel were bribed. I am not holding brief for Justice Onnoghen. However, given the delay that greeted the appointment of Justice Onnoghen, one is tempted to ask whether his security clearance was compromised?

19. Prof. Itse Sagay has stated that the suspension of Justice Onnoghen is constitutional because the President is empowered to remove the CJN for breach of the Code of Conduct. The learned silk, with respect, is turning the law on its head. That line of argument is inconsistent with the right to presumption of innocence enshrined in Section 36(5) of the Constitution. Justice Onnoghen has not been convicted by any court or tribunal. It is therefore preposterous to say that the President can remove him for violating the Code of Conduct.

20. Let me end by submitting that the atrocious, unconscionable, unconstitutional and duplicitous suspension of the CJN by this vicious and totalitarian regime has eroded our democracy. We all have a duty to oppose and resist it, not for the sake of Justice Onnoghen, but for the sake of posterity and the verdict of history. We should not excuse or defend this crass impunity because of political expediency.
Corruption must be tackled, but not by corrupt means. We must send a message to President Buhari that Nigeria is greater than him.

Enough is enough.

 http://saharareporters.com/2019/01/26/illegality-‘suspension’-justice-onnoghen-20-points-note-inibehe-effiong

Inibehe Effiong is a Lagos-based legal practitioner and human rights activist.

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The Onnoghen Saga: The Tale Of A CJN That Must Be Axed At All Cost!

I have been following the mind-boggling nepotism, favouritism, and extreme tribalism that had pervaded almost all spheres in this "10 steps forward and 50 steps backward" government of Buhari with rapt attention since 2015! However, what caught my attention most was the way and manner the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Chief Walter Onnoghen (SAN), 68, from Okurike town, Biase Local Government of Cross River State was unceremoniously "axed" after putting over 40 years of meritorious services in the legal profession to his Fatherland in a manner best described as controversial by the presidency.

First thing first, let's examine the genesis of the whole drama. The former and retired Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed had just attained the retirement age of 70 years on November 10th, 2016 and it's time to swear in a new CJN. The truth is before the retirement age of Justice Mahmud, a new candidate who is expected to be the next most senior after the outgoing Justice ought to take charge as the substantive CJN. Unfortunately, in Onnoghen's case it was not meant to be. Why? He was "never wanted" in the first place. It was openly rumoured shortly before the retirement of Justice Mahmud Mohammed that a particular Justice (whose name was not disclosed) of the Apex Court had consistently argued that he ought to succeed Mohammed, on the grounds that he got to the Court of Appeal before Onnoghen. That was why when Onnoghen was inaugurated as "acting CJN" on November 10th, 2016, it took great efforts from concerned stakeholders, traditional rulers, politicians, religious leaders and human right activists to move the presidency to send his name to the Senate for confirmation on February 8th, 2017 (about 3 months after his inauguration in acting capacity). He was confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 2017 and eventually made the substantive position as CJN on March 7th, 2017 by the President (after 4 months in acting capacity).

The journey of Onnoghen's delay and intrigues over his transition from acting CJN to confirmation and eventual inauguration as the substantive CJN are arguably, unrivalled in the history of succession at the Apex Court and was said to have polarised the judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court, on account of the fact that some justices of the Apex Court preferred "somebody else". The politics that will eventually played out started from the executive arm on January 10, 2019. It was the visitation of officials of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) a member of the Federal Executive Body, created by Executive fiat under section (153) of the Nigerian Constitution. They came with a petition filed against Onnoghen from a group, the Anti Corruption and Research - Based Data Initiative (ACRBDI) led by Dennis Aghanya, dated January 7th, 2019 but submitted to the CCB on January 9th, 2019. This group raised sundry allegations against Onnoghen, including that he owns many "accounts primarily funded through cash deposits made by himself up to as recently as 10th August, 2016 which appear to have been run in a manner inconsistent with financial transparency and the code of conduct for public officials."

The questions to ponder on are:
(1) Who gave this group such a deep revelation contrary to what Onnoghen had already submitted to CCB?

(2) How did this group know about Onnoghen's "many private accounts" funded as recently as 10th August, 2016?

(3) How come this group suddenly surfaced when election was about to take place?

(4) Who was Mr Dennis Aghanya before now and how was his group, Anti Corruption and Research Based Data Initiative (ACRBDI) funded?

Checking through these questions, it is very certain that some forces within the judiciary and executive arm of government are behind Onnoghen's travails and want to make sure he is removed as CJN at all cost!

Consequently, on seeing the magnitude of these allegations and his strong belief in being within the ambit of the law, Onnoghen  in his statement to these allegations to the visiting CCB officials, admitted excluding his five domiciliary bank accounts in Standard Chartered Bank, which the petitioners (ACRBDI) alluded to in Onnoghen's assets declaration form of 2014! By admitting the omission, Onnoghen by law guiding the CCB is expected to enjoy a provision according to the Code of Conduct and Tribunal Act that "provides an opportunity for the correction of any omission in a submitted assets declaration form." It was also expected that the Judiciary (especially the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal) will insist on due process which is, the National Judicial Council (NJC), another member of the Federal Executive Body, should be the proper channel to entertain this case and not the CCT, knowing fully well that the CCT with its capacity lacks the jurisdiction to ensure justice because it is directly under the control of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and besides, it's Chairman, Danladi Umar, had a corruption case still dangling on his head yet to be resolved now sitting as judge to dish out judgment. To push this further, on January 14, 2019 Wole Olanipekun (SAN), the then pioneer head of Onnoghen's legal team, which included former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Kanu Agabi (SAN), had protested that the Tribunal (CCT) lacked the jurisdiction to countenance the six-count charge  filed by CCB against Onnoghen, despite the stance of these legal luminaries, Danladi Umar, Chairman of CCT still stubbornly held over the case. A flagrant abuse of our law and travesty of justice in the making. In a swift reaction, on January 23rd, 2019 the Tribunal heard the prosecution's (FG and ACRBDI) ex-parte application which compels the President to suspend Onnoghen from office pending the conclusion of his trial. Owing to this hurried trial, on 25th January, 2019 the President, Muhammadu Buhari, as expected from observers in the whole drama, unilaterally suspended the CJN, Onnoghen (which is contrary to the law of the land on how the CJN can be suspended) and inaugurate the next most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as Acting CJN. 

As a mark of conspiracy in Onnoghen's case, his pending applications submitted at the Court of Appeal for stay of proceedings on his "six-count charges" at the CCT, pending the determination of his appeal was suddenly struck out on January 30th, 2019 by the Court of Appeal when it gave its ruling rejecting Onnoghen's motion for stay of proceedings at the CCT. It was this costly decision at the Court of Appeal that suddenly made the CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar to become erratic, impatient and intolerant towards the defendant (Onnoghen). Despite Onnoghen's plea before Umar (CCT Chairman) that his pending applications be first decided one way or the other before his arraignment, the CCT Chairman on February 13th, 2019 issued an arrest warrant to compel the defendant's appearance before the tribunal. At this juncture the embattled CJN had no choice but to succumb to the pressure when on February 15th, he voluntarily submitted himself to the tribunal and he was immediately arraigned during which he pleaded not guilty to the six-count charge. The attitude of Danladi Umar towards the defendant's team made Wole Olanipekun (SAN) and Kanu Agabi (SAN) to cease from appearing from Onnoghen till when he was controversially removed as CJN in April.

The shocking revelation of the high-handedness of the executive arm was displayed glaringly when on March 29th, 2019 Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN) who led the team of lawyers for Onnoghen on this said day accused the CCT chairman of oppressing the defendant and his lawyers. The day was actually set for the no-case ruling as it affects the defendant's stance at the conclusion of the prosecution's case (closing its case against the defendant by the prosecution team). First thing first, let's understand what does ‘closing a case’ really mean?: "In this context, closing a case means that the government has finished tendering all the evidence and all the witnesses it has up its sleeves against Onnoghen. This means that it is now left for the defense to tender counter evidence and the court to rule in the case. Closing a case does not translate to ‘withdrawing the case’ or terminating the charges against the accused person."

After reading the ruling, Umar refused the no-case submission of Onnoghen and his legal team. At this juncture let's also explore what "a no-case submission" means and entails: "When a no case submission is made, it basically means that the defendant is asking the court for an acquittal without it having to present a defense. The defendant is literally saying to the court that there is no case to answer, that is, the prosecution has not sufficiently proven the legal threshold to establish the commission of a crime in the court of law." Umar ordered the defendant to "enter his defence if he has any", to address this posture of Danladi Umar, the lead counsel of Onnoghen's legal team, Awomolo (SAN), stood up to speak but was interjected by Umar, insisting that he must address the tribunal members as "my lord" as it is done in the regular courts. 

When Awomolo was allowed to address the tribunal, Awomolo pleaded that the defendant be allowed up to two weeks (which is reasonable) to enable him sufficiently prepare his defense. At this juncture, even the prosecution (FG and ACRBDI) lawyer, Aliyu Umar (SAN) did not object to Awomolo's proposal, it was the CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar, who interjected and insisted that the defendant must open his defense on April 1, 2019 (3 days later), in an open display of aberration and contempt of law from the head of a law court who is supposed to uphold tenets of the law at all times. Awomolo reacted, he rose to speak but Umar ignored him and arrogantly pronounced an adjournment to April 1, and out of frustration, Awomolo told Umar to his face saying, "Stop oppressing us. This is not justice"! Awomolo was still standing while saying this when Umar, stood up and announced again arrogantly that proceedings have been adjourned till April 1, 2019 and walked away leaving the two other members of the tribunal to scamper after him like a child left behind by his fast-paced father. While this disgraceful act by Umar was going on, the defense legal team shouted in protest saying, "This is not how to do justice"! Later on, a dejected Awomolo who was greatly taken aback by the shameful conduct of Danladi Umar said, "if this is justice, then God bless Nigeria" a statement he repeated 4 times before taking his leave from the tribunal. 

It must be noted that not even the National Judicial Council (NJC) had any case against Onnoghen. On April 3rd, 2019 the NJC announced that "it never considered the false asset declaration against Onnoghen". According to it's spokesman, Soji Oye, he said, "the NJC decided that the allegations relating to false assets declaration that were levelled against Hon. Mr Justice W.S.N Onnoghen, GCON were subjudice and therefore abstained from considering them". It added, "Council reached a decision on the petitions written by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others and conveyed its decision to President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, council also resolved to that by the nature of the decision reached, it would be inappropriate to publicise it before conveying it to Mr President." The bone of contention here is, why was the Judiciary, Onnoghen's constituency suddenly went mute when he needed them most especially in the wrong notion of CCT's dominance in entertaining the case the NJC ought to entertain? Another one, why would the Court of Appeal not stop the CCT from going on with the six-count charges brought before it by the FG against Onnoghen when Onnoghen already had 5 appeals pending before it and up till now only one was entertained leaving the remaining four yet to be decided on? It is clear as daylight that Onnoghen is a threat at least going by the drama put up by Danladi Umar, an attack dog of the executive arm of the government to make sure Onnoghen is axed at all cost for obvious political reason glaring to those that can see.


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For; New Grassroot Movement (NGM)

NaijaCelebNews:
Lmaoo Tonto is funny. Anyways click link to get the full break down of the issues between Tonto Dikeh and her ex husband:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg8FJatOESI

Oh my God this is too loud.

MASTURBATION:

Please don't sleep or go to bed without reading this special message, trust me you will be helped and your life will change for better.

THE GREATEST DEMON ON EARTH.

IF YOU MASTURBATE, YOU WILL BE POOR
FOREVER UNLESS YOU ARE DELIVERED.

So take your time to read this. Refuse to end this MONTH the same . Believe me you will never regret reading this, this will answer almost 78% of your questions?

Please whether you are a man or a woman,
stop what you are doing and read this now.
Each time you masturbate, you donate
sperm to the demonic kingdom.

Masturbation is like having sex in dreams,
each time you release, you in-pregnante a
demon and as a woman, each time you are
masturbating, you are having sex with a
demon and sometimes get pregnanted by a
demon.

Have you ever wondered how you see
yourself with children or breastfeeding a
baby in dreams when physically you have
non? Those who are married its had to have affection to their partner.

That's the demon or demons you gave birth
to. One Sunday during the One on One section,
a very intelligent man came to me to
complain that he had an accident in 2014
and lost his car, he nearly lost his life but
God saved him

From 2014 he had been applying to get
money from the government an "accident
grant" but the money was not given to him.

Each time he goes to claim his money he
would be told to come today, come
tomorrow and this money is over a million
Rand.

As I was praying for him, God revealed to
me that he had donated all his fortune to
the demons, he masturbate 4 to 5 times a
day.

When I asked him he agreed and asked me
to deliver him, I prayed for him and told him
that tonight, you will have a dream, a
woman will come to make love to you, catch
her and pull out a ring from her, that will be
the end of your problems.

3days later he had a dream, his former
classmate came to make love to him, he
caught her, pulled out a ring from her finger
and woke up immediately.

And began to thank God ,around 13:40 hrs the money � which where held for along time ⏰ was released.

That is the God I know ,the God of War, The God of miracles.

Many of you would have been so rich now
but because of masturbation, your wealth,
good luck and happiness have been
donated to demons. You would have been married by now but your feelings are gone because of masturbation.

Listen to me, the enemy has come up with intimacy gadgets, sex objects, to aid masturbation, to steal kill and destroy humanity completely. Do you know that intimacy gadgets is an industry of the devil.

From today I want to help you understand that Masturbation is a spirit – a demon. This spirit of darkness does not come alone, it is accompanied by spirit of lust. Spirit of lust includes lust of eyes, lust of flesh, etc.

It is one of the spirits that takes people to watch pornography and all sorts of sexual immorality.

(Pornography is a fuel of masturbation).

It's never too late:

Distance is not a barrier, I pray for anyone
that will Type Amen and share this post, the demon that is eating your fortune will divorce you forever in the mighty name of Jesus.

I return your fortunes in Jesus name.

Give no room for the devil to manipulate your life.

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Stalwert:
A very useless man of no consequence, thinking his worthless recognision has any impact

is this how manipulative Buhari's ass licking is that you don't even have respect for someone old enough to be your grandfather even in your suffering?

Let's face it, nobody forced inec to upgrade their ICT infrastructure. It was their choice and the basis was to combat electoral malpractices plus give credence to the election.

Obviously, buhari lost and consequently the election was manipulated.

Victory was given to the wrong person and the true winner (atiku) has presented the best petition that is backed with sufficient evidence. At this juncture, it's impossible to rig an election that has been interwoven with technology.

Lastly, it is statistically not possible for turnout in all the 3 regions of the south to be less than 29.5%.

Clear evidence of manipulation.

To my Atikulated friends in the house, don't bother yourself with buhari followers that can not see the future beyond their noses.

INEC and APC were trying to be smart by half.

However, their craftiness has put them into trouble.

Inec deployed the e-collation and transmission technology basically to gain advance knowledge about the outcome of the election.

However and sadly, the outcome did not favour their paymaster.

Hence the next option was to rig and this was how the rigging happened in twists and turns.

Atiku's votes were reduced by 3.3 million votes in the north and by 3.79 million votes in the south.

On the other hand, buhari's votes were also deliberately reduced by 2.59 million in the south just to confuse investigation.

In the north buhari's votes were inflated by 991,000 votes.

260,000 in North West
619,000 in North East
112,000 in North Central

Atiku won the election but he was rigged out.

I pray he reclaims his mandate.

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Lagosfinder:
Oga you are looking for trouble. Of all the lazy ones its hardworking fashola you against

What makes Fashola hardworking you mean a lying and irritating minister that went as far as deceiving Nigerians that we now have a generating capacity of over 7,000MW only for us to discover that Nigeria generates about 2,063MW at the moment. Fashola should be relieved of his three positions he is a rabble rouser

ifex370:
Stupidity is when you feel APC and PDP are the same thing.

That kid is lost just pray for his soul.

muykem:
There is no absolute independent body in presidential system of Government anywhere in the world. Nobody or group of people should have power more than or equal to President for security reasons and stability of the country. However, NA is there for check and balance.

I am sure you missed the message of my intro. I purposely mentioned CCB, NJC, INEC and RMAFC as bodies within the Federal Executive Bodies that deserve to be independent as a result of their sensitivities to our polity.

Cletus77:
NA where every ruling party wants to install their puppets and loyalists

You saw the picture I was painting clearly sir

Mace0lane:
Under who were they during the 16 locust years of the PDP ? It is God that will punish you n your father if you reply that APC promised change.

PDP should be pampered when it commit n orchestrated criminality while subverting rule of law but APC should be slaughtered for doing exactly the same thing. You de craz.

Kid may God or whosoever you worship console you and provide for you I understand how a vagabond and an orphan feels

H - National Economic Council

18. The National Economic Council shall comprise the following members – (a) the Vice-President who shall be the Chairman;
(b) the Governor of each State of the Federation; and
(c) the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria established under the Central Bank of Nigeria Decree 1991 or
any enactment replacing that Decree.
19. The National Economic Council shall have power to advise the President concerning the economic affairs of the Federation, and in particular on measures necessary for the co-ordination of the economic planning efforts or economic programmes of the various Governments of the Federation.

I - National Judicial Council

20. The National Judicial Council shall comprise the following members – (a) the Chief Justice of Nigeria who shall be the Chairman
(b) the next most senior Justice of the Supreme Court who shall be the Deputy Chairman;
(c) the President of the Court of Appeal;
(d) five retired Justices selected by the Chief Justice of Nigeria from the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal;
(e) the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court;
(f) five Chief Judges of States to be appointed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria from among the Chief Judges of the States and of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in rotation to serve for two years;
(g) one Grand Kadi to be appointed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria from among Grand Kadis of the Sharia Courts of Appeal to serve in rotation for two years;
(h) one President of the Customary Court of Appeal to be appointed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria from among the Presidents of the Customary Courts of Appeal to serve in rotation for two years;
(i) five members of the Nigerian Bar Association who have been qualified to practice for a period of not less than fifteen years, at least one of whom shall be a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, appointed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria on the recommendation of the National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association to serve for two years and subject to re-appointment.
Provided that the five members shall sit in the Council only for the purposes of considering the names of persons for appointment to the superior courts of record; and
(j) two persons not being legal practitioners, who in the opinion of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, are of unquestionable integrity.
21. The National Judicial Council shall have power to -
(a) recommend to the President from among the list of persons submitted to it by -
(i) the Federal Judicial Service Commission, persons for appointment to the offices of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Justices of the Supreme Court, the President and Justices of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Judge and Judges of the Federal High Court, and
(ii) the Judicial Service Committee of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, persons for appointment to the offices of the Chief Judge and Judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the Grand Kadi and Kadis of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and the President and Judges of the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;
(b) recommend to the President the removal from office of the judicial officers specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph and to exercise disciplinary control over such officers;
(c) recommend to the Governors from among the list of persons submitted to it by the State Judicial Service Commissions persons for appointments to the offices of the Chief Judges of the States and Judges of the High Courts of the States, the Grand Kadis and Kadis of the Sharia Courts of Appeal of the States and the Presidents and Judges of the Customary Courts of Appeal of the States;
(d) recommend to the Governors the removal from the office of the judicial officers in sub-paragraph (c) of this paragraph, and to exercise disciplinary control over such officers.
(e) collect, control and disburse all moneys, capital and recurrent, for the judiciary;
(f) advise the President and Governors or any matter pertaining to the judiciary as may be referred to the Council
by the President or the Governors;
(g) appoint, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over members and staff of the Council; (h) control and disburse all monies, capital and recurrent; for the services of the Council; and (i) deal with all other matters relating to broad issues of policy and administration.
22. The Secretary of the Council shall be appointed by the National Judicial Council on the recommendation of the Federal Judicial Service Commission and shall be a legal practitioner.

J - National Population Commission

23. The National Population Commission shall comprise the following members – (a) a Chairman; and
(b) one person from each State of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
24. The Commission shall have power to -
(a) undertake periodical enumeration of population through sample surveys, censuses or otherwise;
(b) establish and maintain a machinery for continuous and universal registration of births and deaths throughout the Federation;
(c) advise the President on population matters;
(d) publish and provide information and data on population for the purpose of facilitating economic and
development planning; and
(e) appoint and train or arrange for the appointment and training of enumerators or the staff of the Commission.

K - National Security Council

25. The National Security Council shall comprise the following members – (a) the President who shall be the Chairman;
(b) the Vice-President who shall be the Deputy Chairman;
(c) the Chief of Defence Staff;
(d) the Minister of the Government of the Federation charged with the responsibility for internal affairs. (e) the Minister of the Government of the Federation charged responsibility for defence;
(f) the Minister of the Government of the Federation charged with the responsibility for foreign affairs; (g) the National Security Adviser
(h) the Inspector-General of Police; and
(i) such other persons as the President may in his discretion appoint.
26. The Council shall have power to advise the President on matters relating to public security including matters relating to any organisation or agency established by law for ensuring the security of the Federation.

L - Nigeria Police Council

27. The Nigeria Police Council shall comprise the following members – (a) the President who shall be the Chairman;
(b) the Governor of each State of the Federation;
(c) the Chairman of the Police Service Commission; and
(d) the Inspector-General of Police
28. The functions of the Nigeria Police Council shall include -
(a) the organisation and administration of the Nigeria Police Force and all other matters relating thereto (not being matters relating to the use and operational control of the Force or the appointment, disciplinary control and dismissal of members of the Force);
(b) the general supervision of the Nigeria Police Force; and
(c) advising the President on the appointment of the Inspector-General of Police.

M - Police Service Commission

29. The Police Service Commission shall comprise the following members – (a) a Chairman; and
(b) such number of other persons, not less than seven but not more than nine, as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly.
30. The Commission shall have power to -
(a) appoint persons to offices (other than office of the Inspector-General of Police) in the Nigeria Police Force;
and
(b) dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over persons holding any office referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph.

N - Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission

31. The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission shall comprise the following members – (a) a Chairman; and
(b) one member from each State of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja who in the opinion of the President are persons of unquestionable integrity with requisite qualifications and experience.
32. The Commission shall have power to -
(a) monitor the accruals to and disbursement of revenue from the Federation Account;
(b) review, from time to time, the revenue allocation formulae and principles in operation to ensure conformity with changing realities.
Provided that any revenue formula which has been accepted by an Act of the National Assembly shall remain in force for a period of not less than five years from the date of commencement of the Act;
(c) advise the Federal and State Governments on fiscal efficiency and methods by which their revenue can be increased;
(d) determine the remuneration appropriate for political office holders, including the President, Vice-President, Governors, Deputy Governors, Ministers, Commissioners, Special Advisers, Legislators and the holders of the offices mentioned in sections 84 and 124 of this Constitution; and
(e) discharge such other functions as are conferred on the Commission by this Constitution or any Act of the National Assembly.

Culled from The Nigerian Constitution!

The 14 Bodies That Are Supposed To Be Independent But Under The Presidency!

Nigeria has a very weak and terrible constitution that is not suppose to be, today I bring to your notice 14 Federal Executive Bodies that are meant to be independent and free from executive arm of government influence especially INEC, CCB, RMAFC and NJC in order to discharge their duties without fear or favours to any party unfortunately these bodies especially the itemised ones up there are firmly under the grip of the Presidency which prompts me to bring to your notice (enlightened Friends) that can there be justice in Nigeria when one factor in the controversial judgment served Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria by the CCT and her compromised sister NJC despite the resistance from the judiciary for the right thing to be done. I choose to expose this weak part of the 1999 Constitution for my learned colleagues in the house to debate and educate us more on why this is so and what can be done to get justice.

Third Schedule

Part I

Federal Executive Bodies

(Established by Section 153)

A - Code of Conduct Bureau

1. The Code of Conduct Bureau shall comprise the following members: (a) a Chairman; and
(b) nine other members, each of whom, at the time of appointment, shall not be less than fifty years of age and subject to the provisions of section 157 of this Constitution shall vacate his office on attaining the age of seventy years.
2. The Bureau shall establish such offices in each state of the Federation as it may require for the discharge of its functions under this Constitution.
3. The Bureau shall have power to:
(a) receive declarations by public officers made under paragraph 12 of Part I of the Fifth Schedule to this
Constitution;
(b) examine the declarations in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Conduct or any law;
(c) retain custody of such declarations and make them available for inspection by any citizen of Nigeria on such terms and conditions as the National Assembly may prescribe;
(d) ensure compliance with and, where appropriate, enforce the provisions of the Code of Conduct of any law relating thereto;
(e) receive complaints about non-compliance with or breach of the provisions of the Code of Conduct or any law in relation thereto, investigate the complaint and, where appropriate, refer such matters to the Code of Conduct Tribunal;
(f) appoint, promote, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over the staff of the Codes of Conduct Bureau in accordance with the provisions of an Act of the National Assembly enacted in that behalf; and
(g) carry out such other functions as may be conferred upon it by the National Assembly.
4. The terms and conditions of service of the staff of the Code of Conduct Bureau shall be the same as those
provided for public officers in the civil service of the Federation.

B - Council of State

5. The Council of State shall comprise the following persons: (a) the President, who shall be the Chairman;
(b) the Vice-President, who shall be the Deputy Chairman;
(c) all former Presidents of the Federation and all former Heads of the
Government of the Federation;
(d) all former Chief Justices of Nigeria;
(e) the President of the Senate;
(f) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(g) all the Governors of the states of the Federation; and
(h) the Attorney-General of the Federation.
(6.) The Council shall have power to:
(a) advise the President in the exercise of his powers with respect to the:-
(i) national population census and compilation, publication and keeping of records and other information concerning the same;
(ii) prerogative of mercy;
(iii) award of national honours;
(iv) the Independent National Electoral Commission (including the appointment of members of that Commission);
(v) the National Judicial Council (including the appointment of the members, other than ex-officio members of that Council); and
(vi) the National Population Commission (including the appointment of members of that Commission); and
(b) advise the President whenever requested to do so on the maintenance of public order within the Federation or any part thereof and on such other matters as the President may direct.

C - Federal Character Commission

7. (1) The Federal Character Commission shall comprise the following members:
(a) a Chairman; and
(b) one person to represent each of the states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
(2) The Chairman and members shall be appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
8. (1) In giving effect to the provisions of section 14(3) and (4) of this Constitution, the Commission shall have
the power to:
(a) work out an equitable formula subject to the approval of the National Assembly for the distribution of all cadres of posts in the public service of the Federation and of the States, the armed forces of the Federation, the Nigeria Police Force and other government security agencies, government owned companies and parastatals of the states;
(b) promote, monitor and enforce compliance with the principles of proportional sharing of all bureaucratic, economic, media and political posts at all levels of government;
(c) take such legal measures, including the prosecution of the head or staff of any Ministry or government body or agency which fails to comply with any federal character principle or formula prescribed or adopted by the Commission; and
(d) carry out such other functions as may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly.
(2) The posts mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b) of this paragraph shall include those of the Permanent Secretaries, Directors-General in Extra-Ministerial Departments and parastatals, Directors in Ministries and Extra-Ministerial Departments, senior military officers, senior diplomatic posts and managerial cadres in the Federal and State parastatals, bodies, agencies and institutions.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision in any other law or enactment, the Commission shall ensure that every public company or corporation reflects the federal character in the appointments of its directors and senior management staff.
9. It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors of every state-owned enterprise to recognise and promote the principle of federal character in the ownership and management structure of the company.

D - Federal Civil Service Commission

10. The Federal Civil Service Commission shall comprise the following members – (a) a Chairman; and
(b) not more than fifteen other members, who shall, in the opinion of the President, be persons of unquestionable integrity and sound political judgment.
11. (1) The Commission shall without prejudice to the powers vested in the President, the National Judicial Council, the Federal Judicial Service Commission, the National Population Commission and the Police Service Commission, have power -
(a) to appoint persons to offices in the Federal Civil Service; and
(b) to dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over persons holding such offices.
(2) The Commission shall not exercise any of its powers under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph in respect of such offices of heads of divisions of Ministries or of departments of the government of the Federation as may, from time to time, be designated by an order made by the President except after consultation with the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.

E - Federal Judicial Service Commission

12. The Federal Judicial Service Commission shall comprise the following members – (a) the Chief Justice of Nigeria, who shall be the Chairman;
(b) the President of the Court of Appeal;
(c) the Attorney-General of the Federation; (d) the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court;
(e) two persons, each of whom has been qualified to practice as a legal practitioner in Nigeria for a period of not less than fifteen years, from a list of not less than four persons so qualified and recommended by the Nigerian Bar Association; and
(f) two other persons, not being legal practitioners, who in the opinion of the President are of unquestionable integrity.
13. The Commission shall have power to -
(a) advise the National Judicial Council in nominating persons for appointment, as respects appointments to the
office of –
(i) the Chief Justice of Nigeria;
(ii) a Justice of the Supreme Court;
(iii) the President of the Court of Appeal;
(iv) a Justice of the Court of Appeal;
(v) the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court; (vi) a Judge of the Federal High Court; and
(iv) the Chairman and members of the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
(b) recommend to the National Judicial Council, the removal from office of the judicial officers specified in sub-
paragraph (a) of this paragraph; and
(c) appoint, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over the Chief Registrars and Deputy Chief Registrars of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the Federal High Court and all other members of the staff of the judicial service of the Federation not otherwise specified in this Constitution and of the Federal Judicial Service Commission.

F - Independent National Electoral Commission

14. (1) The Independent National Electoral Commission shall comprise the following members – (a) a Chairman, who shall be the Chief Electoral Commissioner; and
(b) twelve other members to be known as National Electoral Commissioners, who shall be persons of unquestionably integrity and not less than fifty years and forty years of age, respectively.
(2) There shall be for each State of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, a Resident Electoral Commissioner who shall –
(a) be appointed by the President;
(b) be persons of unquestionable integrity;
(c) not be less than forty years of age.
15. The Commission shall have power to -
(a) organise, undertake and supervise all elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President, the Governor and Deputy Governor of a State, and to the membership of the Senate, the House of Representatives and the House of Assembly of each State of the Federation;
(b) register political parties in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and an Act of the National Assembly;
(c) monitor the organisation and operation of the political parties, including their finances;
(d) arrange for the annual examination and auditing of the funds and accounts of political parties, and publish a
report on such examination and audit for public information;
(e) arrange and conduct the registration of persons qualified to vote and prepare, maintain and revise the register of voters for the purpose of any election under this Constitution;
(f) monitor political campaigns and provide rules and regulations which shall govern the political parties; (g) ensure that all Electoral Commissioners, Electoral and Returning Officers take and subscribe the Oath of
Office prescribed by law;
(h) delegate any of its powers to any Resident Electoral Commissioner; and
(i) carry out such other functions as may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly.

G - National Defence Council

16. The National Defence Council shall comprise the following members – (a) the President who shall be the Chairman;
(b) the Vice-President who shall be the Deputy Chairman;
(c) the Minister of the Government of the Federation responsible for defence;
(d) the Chief of Defence Staff;
(e) the Chief of Army Staff;
(f) the Chief of Naval Staff;
(g) the Chief of Air Staff; and
(h) such other members as the President may appoint.
17. The Council shall have power to advise the President on matters relating to the defence of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Nigeria.