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Interim Government Impossible, Says AGF by Nobody: 1:11pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
President Goodluck Jonathan cannot set up an interim national government to midwife the 2015 elections, the attorney general of the federation and minister of justice has said. Mohammed Adoke said there is no such provision in the 1999 constitution. In a press statement on Thursday, Adoke said the “contraption of interim national government” is alien to the constitution and was therefore not an option. He said: “My attention has been drawn to recent calls in the media by some Nigerians for the constitution of an Interim National Government to ostensibly mid-wife the 2015 General elections to usher in a new democratic Government. “While I recognize and appreciate the inalienable right of Nigerians to freely express themselves and proffer solutions to perceived national challenges,I amdeeply concerned that some undiscerning Nigerians are being unwittingly led to believe that a certain prescription, which is totally alien to the Constitution, can be adopted as viable solution to our national challenges. “It has therefore become necessary to correct this misconception and refocus the citizenry on the path of constitutionalism and democratic tenets consistent with our quest for democratic consolidation in Nigeria. For avoidance of doubt, it is pertinent to state that the framers of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 did not envisage the constitution of Interim National Government to superintend over the affairs of Government. It is therefore not surprising to observe that no provision for Interim National Government was made in the Constitution. “The contraption called “Interim National Government” is therefore alien to Nigeria’s constitutional framework and the arrangement should not be promoted by well–meaning Nigerians under any guise or circumstance. Nigerians are therefore enjoined to continue to rely on the Constitution, which contains adequate provisions on how the democratic process can be activated to elect their leaders from time to time.” www.thecable.ng/just-interim-govt-impossible-says-agf |
Re: Interim Government Impossible, Says AGF by midolian(m): 1:14pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
Well, we hope so..and we pray that the powerdrunk "hatman" won't try anything stupid. |
Re: Interim Government Impossible, Says AGF by BeeBeeOoh(m): 1:16pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
Abii na him get Nigeria or is Nigeria his garden |
Re: Interim Government Impossible, Says AGF by madridguy(m): 1:44pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
NOTED |
Re: Interim Government Impossible, Says AGF by doctokwus: 2:06pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
Its either AGF has fallen out with the powers that be and thus trying to redeem his tarnished image prior to the emergence of a new govt or he is genuinely ignorant of the goings-on in Aso rock. All the same,its good for him and Nigeria that he has made his position and that of the law clear on the issue of an interim govt. Its never too late for right thinking people to see the light and be remembered in GMB's govt. |
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