Eko Ile:


1. The constitution empowers the president to issue the declaration by way official gazette, but he did so without it. Strike number 1.

2. The constitution also stipulated that the NAS must ratify the proclamation within 2 days when in session and they are in session.

Have they recieved the official gazette? No

Have they ratified the proclamation? No

The NAS can not until the president issues the official gazette..

So what part of the constitution do they not understand?


This is what the senate is sayng and you need to stop listening to the president's yes men...

“For now, no provision of the constitution has been breached and there is no constitutional crisis.”

dc555: The President is the Chief Security Officer of the Nation and has the Executive power to make Emergency decisions. So if Cameroun invades Nigeria, the President should consult the National Assembly before taking any decision?

Eko Ile:


1. The constitution empowers the president to issue the declaration by way official gazette, but he did so without it. Strike number 1.

2. The constitution also stipulated that the NAS must ratify the proclamation within 2 days when in session and they are in session.

Have they recieved the official gazette? No

Have they ratified the proclamation? No

The NAS can not until the president issues the official gazette..

So what part of the constitution do they not understand?


This is what the senate is sayng and you need to stop listening to the president's yes men...

Eko Ile: Confusion As Nigerian Senate Says President Has Not Declared Any State Of Emerge


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http://premiumtimesng.com/news/national/134643-confusion-as-nigerian-senate-says-president-has-not-declared-any-state-of-emergency.html

cashful: The key issue is that Mr. President has done what he deems necessary to curb the menace of Boko Haram.

Eko Ile:


Please keep quiet and go away..

Eko Ile:


We want our leaders to do everything in their power to do whatever to protect us, but we don't don't have to undermine our democracy, our laws, our constitution and legislative institutions for any reason under the sun.


Already as it is right now, the presidency don't care about the constitution, the lawmakers are not only corrupt, but they also don't respect or abide by our laws, the judiciary is not only corrupt, they also don't respect and apply the laws of the land.


All the arms of government are just worthless, corrupt and lawless...

payless:


Glad you confessed Jonathan is a corrupt man. How did you know my internet service is free? I hate to break it to you that there is no part of me that is corrupt. I go to work and get paid. I have small import and export thing I do which I am gladly satisfied with. I am not corrupt, bro.

Dospix: I personally do not have any problem with you, but i am greatly disappointed by your method of criticism...Insulting Gej wouldn't solve the problem at all, rather constructively criticizing his government makes us true democrat. I am not happy with the president, but insulting him wouldn't change things. Let us try to act like intellectuals which we are. truly, your comment sounded really childish(sorry if i sound insulting).

KingIOb:

305. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the President may by instrument published in the Official -Gazette} of the Government of the Federation issue a Proclamation of a state of emergency in the Federation or any part thereof.

(2) The President shall immediately after the publication, transmit copies of the Official -Gazette of the Government of the Federation containing the proclamation including the details of the emergency to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, each of whom shall forthwith convene or arrange for a meeting of the House of which he is President or Speaker, as the case may be, to consider the situation and decide whether or not to pass a resolution approving the Proclamation.

(3) The President shall have power to issue a Proclamation of a state of emergency only when -

(a) the Federation is at war;

(b) the Federation is in imminent danger of invasion or involvement in a state of war;

(c) there is actual breakdown of public order and public safety in the Federation or any part thereof to such extent as to require extraordinary measures to restore peace and security;

(d) there is a clear and present danger of an actual breakdown of public order and public safety in the Federation or any part thereof requiring extraordinary measures to avert such danger;

(e) there is an occurrence or imminent danger, or the occurrence of any disaster or natural calamity, affecting the community or a section of the community in the Federation;

(f) there is any other public danger which clearly constitutes a threat to the existence of the Federation; or

(g) the President receives a request to do so in accordance with the provisions of subsection (4) of this section.

(4) The Governor of a State may, with the sanction of a resolution supported by two-thirds majority of the House of Assembly, request the President to issue a Proclamation of a state of emergency in the State when there is in existence within the State any of the situations specified in subsection (3) (c), (d) and (e) of this section and such situation does not extend beyond the boundaries of the State.

(5) The President shall not issue a Proclamation of a state of emergency in any case to which the provisions of subsection (4) of this section apply unless the Governor of the State fails within a reasonable time to make a request to the President to issue such Proclamation.

(6) A Proclamation issued by the President under this section shall cease to have effect -

(a) if it is revoked by the President by instrument published in the Official Gazette of the Government of the Federation;

(b) if it affects the Federation or any part thereof and within two days when the National Assembly is in session, or within ten days when the National Assembly is not in session, after its publication, there is no resolution supported by two-thirds majority of all the members of each House of the National Assembly approving the Proclamation;

(c) after a period of six months has elapsed since it has been in force:

Provided that the National Assembly may, before the expiration of the period of six months aforesaid, extend the period for the Proclamation of the state of emergency to remain in force from time to time for a further period of six months by resolution passed in like manner; or

(d) at any time after the approval referred to in paragraph (b) or the extension referred to in paragraph (c) of this subsection, when each House of the National Assembly revokes the Proclamation by a simple majority of all the members of each House

Eko Ile:

The judiciary is not constitutionally sanctioned to make or change laws, that's the responsibility of the legislature, the judiciary only interpret laws laws passed and amended by the legislatures aka lawmakers..

Read up on the 3 arms of government. The executive, the legislative and the judiciary for relevant understanding before your next post..

Again, do they still teach social studies and civic education in our schools?

Eko Ile:

Already as it is right now, the presidency don't care about the constitution, the lawmakers are not only corrupt, but they also don't respect or abide by our laws, the judiciary is not only corrupt, they also don't respect and apply the laws of the land.

All the arms of government are just worthless, corrupt and lawless...

Eko Ile:






The fact that you don't like what I posted doesn't mean it wasn't constructive.

I'm a Nigerian and I'll voice my views and opinion the way I want, not according to you or to make you feel good.


It is also not my job to offer constructive advise or any advise to your president, the president hired a lot of advisers and ministers to do that and you are paying them to do that job, not me. Unfortunately, they are all clueless and incompetent just like your president...

Eko Ile:






The fact that you don't like what I posted doesn't mean it wasn't constructive.

I'm a Nigerian and I'll voice my views and opinion the way I want, not according to you or to make you feel good.


It is also not my job to offer constructive advise or any advise to your president, the president hired a lot of advisers and ministers to do that and you are paying them to do that job, not me. Unfortunately, they are all clueless and incompetent just like your president...

dc555: The President is the Chief Security Officer of the Nation and has the Executive power to make Emergency decisions. So if Cameroun invades Nigeria, the President should consult the National Assembly before taking any decision?

dc555: The President is the Chief Security Officer of the Nation and has the Executive power to make Emergency decisions. So if Cameroun invades Nigeria, the President should consult the National Assembly before taking any decision?

dc555: The President is the Chief Security Officer of the Nation and has the Executive power to make Emergency decisions. So if Cameroun invades Nigeria, the President should consult the National Assembly before taking any decision?

Eko Ile: Talk about clueless and incompetent president, incompetent and unqualified advisers with lame duck and worthless assembly and senate.


Who is even qualified enough to interpret the Nigerian constitution, uphold and defend the same constitution? Not the Nigerian presidency, not the Nigerian justice minister or presidential adviser, not the Nigerian congress, not the toothless Nigerian Bar Association and definitely not the Nigerian military. The Nigerian military is out there conducting a lawless and unconstitutional military operation while the clueless and unpatriotic politicians fiddles around aimlessly.



What a damn shame...

payless:


Why are you throwing tantrums tonight? Is it because Jonathan you love so much is being disected on the internet for his failures? Have you forgotten there is freedom of expression in Nigeria? By the way, what is your opinion of Jonathan and his corrupt PDP cohorts?

Eko Ile:


And you wonder why Nigerian is messed up, this is the kind of thinking we need to do away with. The fear of the highlighted shouldn't be any reason to be unpatriotic and not uphold your laws and defend your constitution. The president, his ministers and the entire congress swore to uphold and defend our laws and constitution and that comes before anything or scenario..

loswhite: pls read b4 displaying ur dumbness. @ the end it was clearly stated that there has been no breach in the constitution

malege77:

The answer to your question is YES..The president has to approach the National Assembly to ask for the power to declare war on the aggressors..The National Assembly is the body that has the power to declare war in a constitutional democracy like Nigeria..