CFCman:


Your statement isn't quite accurate.

A vetoed bill requires the vote of a 2/3 majority of members of both the Senate and House of Reps to become law. Judging by recent developments, it looks like Saraki will garner the required number of votes in the Senate. Not too sure about the HOR.

BuddhaPalm:


What would happen if the president refuses to sign?

AntiWailer:


You are right.

But 2/3rd can never happen in this case against a ruling Party.

If they get 2/3rd they can as well impeach the President.

So the case of Veto will never happen in Nigeria.

Senators who rubber stamp Party Position is actually more.

idnole4:
The president do not need to veto the bill. He only needs to keep it on the shelve where it belongs. He can just inform the press, he's studying it.

hibroym:
[color=#006600][/color]Yes o....APC has entered one chance by making Saraki 2 emerge as senate president.
Ds is another plot by PDP 2 takeover n 2019,if care is not taken Saraki may succeed d CCT trial wt d reactions of ds senate members.

chukwudi44:


let me refresh your memory
http://thewillnigeria.com/news/82-senators-pass-overwhelming-vote-of-confidence-on-saraki-ekweremadu-other-principal-officers/

2/3 of the senate is actually 73 but Saraki was able to get 82

dyydxx:


it is you that is already dreaming, they haven't even done this one yet, you are already saying immunity. You are truly deluded. Let's watch and see.

I repeat even if he does the impossible and pushes this amendment to law, which i say again is impossible in the current environment, It still would not affect him. He cannot escape prosecution

dyydxx:


Let him get 2/3 of the HOR first, then we can come and talk.

chukwudi44:


let me refresh your memory
http://thewillnigeria.com/news/82-senators-pass-overwhelming-vote-of-confidence-on-saraki-ekweremadu-other-principal-officers/

2/3 of the senate is actually 73 but Saraki was able to get 82

chukwudi44:
well done my brave senators!!! That amendment must be passed into law before the end of next month!!! lets speed it up and ensure it gets to the executive for assent before monday

erico2k2:

Who is the south easterners in the senate being embattled ?

chukwudi44:


I am telling you a political fact.If the presidency continues to harass the principal officers of the NASS,they will amend the constitution and create immunities for themselves as well

Beeman1:
U are on point though. Buhari shouldn't have kept mute when the NASS saga was on. Hmmm.

gebest:
Saraki is smarter than APC, he is currently spending on the senators, if APC refused to spend money like Saraki is doing PDP will take over d National Assembly

chukwudi44:


I thought you said ,it was not possible,i just showed you where it happened in the senate,una never see anything yet.This is called politics

chukwudi44:


I thought you said ,it was not possible,i just showed you where it happened in the senate,una never see anything yet.This is called politics

omenka:
This is nothing but treason. These criminals constitute a bigger threat to our democracy than anything else in this country.

MarysMeal:
Thieves!

TANTUMERGO007:

by calling them criminals, you insulting the people of this nation. we voted them to lead us, we never voted for criminals change is here to stay, deal with it

UdehEbukaC:
Stop exposing your ignorance. The fact that the Act that established the CCB/CCT is amended to align with the Constitution which never intended a tribunal with criminal jurisdiction did not mean that a person who committed an offense in relation to Code of Conduct will no longer be prosecuted. We still have the High Court who have unfettered jurisdiction to handle such matters.

PentiumPro:
APC in government
PDP in power.
Buhari messed up with his ideology of I'm for everybody and not for anybody. This embolden Saraki to carry out the coup against APC and Buhari stand on non-interference in how NASS leadership emerged.
He is paying the price.

chukwudi44:


just wait and see!!! Buhari wants a tool to control the legislators. They will now unite and teach him some lessons in politics.The legislators know it is Saraki today and it can be any one of them tomorrow.

As for Tinubu,this is national politics and far beyond him.He is only a local champion

CFCman:
The constitution bars the National Assembly from making retroactive laws (i.e. ex post facto).

Thus, even if the proposed amendment is passed by both chambers, vetoed by the president, and the NASS overrides the veto with a 2/3 majority in both houses, the law would not apply to Saraki's case because his case commenced before the enactment of the law. Also, other pending cases before the CCT won't be affected by the proposed legislation.

The proposed new law will only take effect on future cases i.e. cases commenced after the day of enactment of the amendments.

TANTUMERGO007:

by calling them criminals, you insulting the people of this nation. we voted them to lead us, we never voted for criminals change is here to stay, deal with it

kropotkin2:
Presidential vetoes are very difficult to override. If Buhari decides to veto the law which i know he will,there is no way saraki can muster the 240 house of reps votes to override the veto. Also laws passed by the national assembly have to wait for 21 days before they can have the force of law. So during this period, the president has the power to return the bill to the national assembly informing them about his reservations about it and why he cannot assent to it. They are then forced to reexamine it, and take a vote again. This window gives the president to exercise his leverage and power to either get it shot down or altered. So you see there are so many political games the the president can play to get his way. In a presidential system, the national assembly is no match for the executive even if they are from a different party and you are here busy screaming "Hail saraki". Also underestimate Tinubu's power at your peril

PentiumPro:
APC in government
PDP in power.
Buhari messed up with his ideology of I'm for everybody and not for anybody. This embolden Saraki to carry out the coup against APC and Buhari stand on non-interference in how NASS leadership emerged.
He is paying the price.

amaechi1:
Some of us are celebrating this criminals who has looted this country, thinking that PMB will be a casualty. They have absolutely display their worth, not for the people but for themselves. Someone was accused of false assets declaration and embezzling the state fund. They best they can do is to change the law. How many law have they passed that will benefit the people. They woman right bill was through almost immediately.

What a shame!