The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, sacked the House of Representative mem­ber representing Udi/Ezeagu federal constitu­ency in Enugu State, Hon Dennis Amadi, and declared a former member of the House, Ogbuefi Ozomgbachi as winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election con­ducted on December 6 2014.

Counsel to Dennis Amadi, Ogochukwu Onyekwuluje, however noted that his client will appeal the judgment on Monday, saying that the judgment cannot stand in the Court of Appeal.

Delivering the judg­ment which lasted for over three hours, the presiding judge, Jus­tice Okon Abang, said that from evidences tendered before him, Ozomgbachi won the PDP primary for the constituency and was supposed to be declared the candidate of the par­ty for the April 28 2015 National Assembly elec­tion for the consistency.

Abang therefore or­dered the incumbent member, Amadi, to immediately vacate the seat he is occupying at the House of Represen­tatives and asked that Ozomgbachi be sworn-in immediately.


http://www.authorityngr.com/2016/06/Court-Sacks-Enugu-Rep-declares-Ozomgbachi-winner/

John Ameh, Abuja

The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello, over the festering leadership crisis in the state House of Assembly.

It accused the governor of encouraging five out of the 25-member legislature to continue to sit in defiance of a resolution of the National Assembly, which had assumed control of the state assembly.

The House recalled that the group of five recently passed the 2016 Appropriation Bill of the state and also approved the nominees for commissioners and special advisers for Bello “illegally.”

 The governor is to appear along with the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, before a panel constituted by the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara.

The panel is chaired by the Leader of the House, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress from Lagos State.

Buratai was dragged into the matter following reports that Bello allegedly secured the services of soldiers to give protection to the five members to continue to sit and make laws for the state.

The lawmakers also pointed out that a Federal High Court in Abuja, on May 19, “nullified the purported” impeachment of the Speaker of the House, Mr. Momoh-Jimoh Lawal.

Lawal’s impeachment had triggered the crisis, which had seen the National Assembly jointly passing a resolution in March to assume control of the state assembly in compliance with section 11(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

Tuesday’s decision of the House to summon Bello and Buratai came after a motion of urgent national importance moved by a member from Enugu State, Mr. Chukwuemeka Ujam.

It was a session where angry Reps also threatened to initiate impeachment proceedings against Bello.

One angry member from Gombe State, Mr. Ali Isa, argued, “We can begin a process to impeach the governor. Before the law and as it stands today, the National Assembly is the legislative House of Kogi State.”

Ujam recalled instances of what he called “illegality and impunity” in the state beginning from May 31.

He stated that on May 31, masked armed men reportedly invaded the legislative quarters in Lokoja, “shooting into the air and causing pandemonium in an attempt to either assassinate the G-15 members of the Kogi State House of Assembly or intimidate them from carrying out their legislative functions.”

Ujam added, “The House is aware that the armed military men were alleged to be officers of the Nigerian Army led by one Captain Usman from Nigerian Army Records, Lokoja, in company with the governor’s security aide.

“The armed military men further went to the House of Assembly around 10am and displaced the men of the Nigeria Police Force, who were stationed to maintain law and order at the Kogi State House of Assembly.”

He cited how on June 2, Bello used soldiers to provide security for the group of five to sit and “screen commissioner nominees in disregard of the rule of law.”

A lawmaker from Osun State, Prof. Mojeed Alabi, told the House that Bello and the soldiers, as well as the groups of five and 15, all committed various “acts of illegality.”

Alabi said the G-15, though in the majority, had also been sitting instead of resorting to the National Assembly for intervention.

“What we are witnessing in Kogi State is a season of illegalities It has been one illegality to another illegality.

“As a matter of fact, the two groups in the House of Assembly are committing illegalities by sitting,” he added.

The House said it derived its powers to summon Bello under sections 88/89 of the constitution, where the National Assembly is empowered to conduct investigations.

Both Gbajabiamila and the Minority Leader, Mr. Leo Ogor, defended the resolution, saying that this was to clarify any reasoning that Bello had immunity and could not be summoned by the National Assembly.

“Under these provisions of the constitution, anybody, and that of course includes Mr. President, can be summoned by the House to appear in respect of any issue on which it has powers to legislate,” Ogor stressed.

In his contribution to the debate, a member from Ebonyi State, Mr. Iduma Igariwey, cautioned against allowing the military to play any additional roles in a democracy beyond protecting the territorial integrity of the country.


http://www.punchng.com/reps-summon-bello-buratai-kogi-assembly-crisis/

Buhari's obsession is with Dasuki , he no dey hear all this one

See relief materials. Zombies oya compare and contrast

Buhari is a devil from the pit of hell

PDP's real strategy is a North-east/south-west ticket. No Jupiter can save APC from the permutation.

Dankwambo/Mimiko 2019 - done deal

There'll be no strike. Reason : Nigeria is now under bewitched mode and being punished for being so stupid/f0 0 li sh

I don't want to get involved in family affair - hausa and yoruba are one dirty family.

Jan ja weed journalism

Mama peace shinning

mynd1:
Dem vote am before? Abi na their vote carry Baba go aso rock? When will these people realise that their votes doesn't count anymore in dis country?

hailing hailers. Suffering and smiling. Continue

Amina Zakari fingered in Rivers election quagmire! Buhari now using her daughter to unleash his dictatorial skills.

Aunty! Aunty! Aunty! No Wike is not playing politics with the lives of Rivers people but Amaechi is playing ludo with the lives of Rivers people

Amaechi doing the explanations.

Kwankwaso be like, you sabi make mouth walayi talayi.

Rivers Re-run: Amaechi came noisily, left quietly — Wike

BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME

PORT HARCOURT : GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike on Tuesday lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for distancing himself from the re-run elections in the state, saying he did not interfere with the exercise.

The governor who accused the Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi of allegedly plotting to rig the elections, said the former governor came into the state noisily and left quietly after results showed he could not deliver his candidates.

Wike spoke in Government House, Port Harcourt while addressing his party faithfuls.

The governor said the will of the people was stronger than any military and police might, adding that some Abuja politicians only came to intimidate the state with the name of Mr President who maintained neutrality all through the rerun elections.
“Amaechi plot to rig the rerun elections was for him to rubbish the Supreme Court Judgement. He came back to the state noisily, but left quietly and shamefully.

“No Army is stronger than the people. No police is stronger than our people. How many times will they cancel elections for the APC. Amaechi is not on ground in Rivers State “.

“Those who were overzealous during the rerun elections did so without the knowledge of the president. “


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/rivers-re-run-amaechi-came-noisily-left-quietly-wike/

"If you are planning to rig Rivers re-run, write your will now. " I love that part

How do people like Liar Mohamed sleep at night?

There is something about Adamawa's air that makes Adamawa people say the truth. Long live your HRH

He wil score 0.0003% where his father scored 5%

We are in trouble.

Wike, Amaechi and all of them are hooligans in high places

Stop eating beef. Simple but effective solution.

Those who are clapping for this monster are shameless.

Appeal court wasting tax payers money since body odour Buhari was sworn-in.

Lol. I love Mugabe

So no photographer in entire north? Is alright!

Rivers defeat starring APC in the face.

I thought the South West don't like money. This man must be an igbo man disguising as yoruba.

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday declared that in 40 years time some of Nigeria’s present youths can be governors, adding that for them to know little about the country “is a peril we cannot afford”.

While lamenting that Nigerian youths were no longer studying History in schools, he advised that the subjects should be restored to the nation’s educational curriculum.

Speaking at the launch of a book, “The Nigerian Century,” edited by a seasoned journalist, Dare Babarinsa, at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, Tinubu regretted that foreign schools in the country were teaching young Nigerians the histories of foreign countries at the expense of the Nigerian history.

According to him, “Most youths don’t know Nigerian history and in 40 years, some of them could be governors. History should be restored to the school curriculum and this book (The Nigerian Century) should be available in all schools and Nigerian missions worldwide.”

The former Lagos governor observed that Nigeria was grasping with the challenges of change, but argued that through history, the country could learn how she got to its current position and the way out.

DailyPost Nigeria
http://dailypost.ng/2016/02/19/nigerian-youths-can-be-governors-40-years-from-now-tinubu/

wallex1983:
Doctors and nurses can never be in the same category. We should get that into our skull.

Nurses even have better and more off duties. How many do doctors have? As a doctor, you work all thru the day, do midnight call and still work the second day. How many nurse ever do that? Even during the day, it's 2 shifts for nurses.

And for closing early, that happens mostly with consultants. CNOs and matrons also close for the day only to return next day. No night shift.

It's like a library staff saying he wants to become a VC.

sorry. Your analogy is pathetic.