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Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by alfredfrddy(m): 9:20am On Jun 20, 2016 |
…warns of grave danger if Saraki, Ekweremadu are not left alone to do their jobs. ….says, Buhari becoming a dictato r. ROTIMI AKINWUMI ABUJA. President Muhammadu Buhari has remained in office in the last one year because the Senate does not feel like rocking the boat of the nation’s democracy through commencement of impeachment proceedings against him. Rather, the Senate has overlooked his numerous infractions and moved on, behaving with maturity in saving the nation’s democracy from collapsing. In making the clarifications, the upper legislative chamber however warned the executive arm of government not to push the patience of the legislature to the break limit, but rather, face all the numerous economic challenges bedeviling the nation and find solutions to them. The Senate also alerted the nation and the international community to what it considered as the manifestation of dictatorial tendencies in the current administration which it noted will spell doom for the nation’s democracy. The Senate gave the warning in a statement issued by its spokesman, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi in reaction to news of the desire of the executive to prosecute the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his Deputy Ike Ekweremadu and two other national Assembly bureaucrats for allegedly forging the Senate rule prior to the inauguration of the parliament last year. Aside the Senate President and his Deputy, the duo of immediate past Clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa and the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Ben Efeturi were invited by the police high authority last week as part of investigation into the alleged crime. However, the Senate in a strong worded statement issued on Sunday said the ongoing investigation into the matter is a pure violation of the power and rights of the legislature and the erosion of its independence in a government that works on the hinges of checks and balances. According to the Senate, the ongoing investigation is a disservice to the tenets of democracy, saying further that “reviewing the circumstances leading to the filing of these charges, we are compelled to alert the good people of Nigeria and the international community, that our democracy is in danger and that the attempt by the Executive Arm of the Federal Government to muzzle the legislature and criminalise legislative processes in order to cause leadership change in the National Assembly is a return to the era of impunity and lack of respect for due process which we all fought to abolish”. To avoid the looming crisis, the Senate “urges President Muhammadu Buhari to please call his Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, to order”. The upper legislative chamber stated emphatically that it was aware that the latest attempt to drag its presiding officers into another round of court case is an attempt at forcing a leadership change in the parliament. The senate however, noted that such plan would remain a pipe dream. The parliament insisted that the moves by the Presidency at ridiculing the leadership of the Senate is an affront on the integrity of the Red Chamber that has been playing the maturity game in the last one year to sustain the nation’s democracy in view of the mistakes of the executive which it had consistently overlooked. “The Senate of the Federal Republic voted freely to elect its leadership into office and continuing attempts to change that leadership through the wanton abuse of judicial processes cannot stand in the eyes of the world. “It is clear that the Attorney General and party leaders behind this action either lack the understanding of the underlining principles of constitutional democracy, the concept of Separation of Powers, checks and balances and parliamentary convention or they just simply do not care if the present democracy in the country survives or collapses in their blinded determination to get Saraki and Ekweremadu by all means necessary, including abuse of office and sacking the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “The Nigerian people have enough economic hardship at this time requiring the full attention and cooperation of the three arms of government, instead of these attempts to distract and politicise governance. “We are in a state of economic emergency such that what the National Assembly needs at this time are executive bills and proposals aimed at resolving the crises of unemployment, currency depreciation, inflation, crime and insecurity. “What the National Assembly needs now are executive bills to build and strengthen institutions to earn revenues, fight corruption and eliminate waste. “Instead, we are getting hostile actions aimed at destabilising the National Assembly, distracting Senators from their oversight functions and ensuring good and accountable governance. “We must make it clear here to the individuals in the executive arm and party leadership behind these plots not to mistake the maturity and hand of co-operation being extended to the Presidency by the legislature as a sign of weakness. “The National Assembly bent backwards to accommodate various infractions and inefficiencies in pursuit of inter-arms co- operation and national interest. “We did not follow up the various infractions because we believe there are bigger issues which the government has to attend to in order to ensure that every Nigerian has food on his table and lives comfortably in a secure environment. We know that the country is actually in a state of economic emergency and all hands must be on deck. “This latest plot is directed at forcing a change of leadership in the Senate or, in the extreme case, ground the Red Chamber of the National Assembly. Or how does one interpret a move in which the two presiding officers are being set up to be remanded in Kuje Prison or incapacitated from sitting at plenary through a day-to-day trial on a matter that is purely an internal affair of the Senate. “This obviously is a dangerous case of violation of the independence of the legislature, undue and unnecessary interference in the internal affairs of the Senate and blatant abuse of the judicial process,” the statement said. The parliament noted that the issues being raised by the executive had appeared on the floor of the Senate and it had been trashed out. The recent attempt to reopen it, it was said, is unthinkable, as it has the tendencies to show that the parliament has lost its independence. “The matter now being criminalised was brought to the plenary of the Senate in session, over a year ago. And because it had no support, it was overruled and roundly defeated in chambers. “To now take a matter that was resolved on the floor of the Senate to the police and then make it form the subject of a criminal prosecution of freely elected legislators beats all imagination of free thinking men all over the world. “The implication is that any matter that fails on the floor of the National Assembly will now be taken to the Police, thereby endangering every Senator and House member. “This current move clearly runs contrary to the Doctrine of Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances which are fundamental to the successful operation of the Presidential System of government. It runs counter to the principle outlined by the Supreme Court in the Adesanya Vs Senate case where it was held that nobody should seek to use the courts to achieve what he or she has failed to push through on the floor of the National Assembly. “This present efforts, therefore, is clearly a coup against the legislature with the ignoble aim to undermine its independence and subject the law making institution to the whims and caprices of the executive. It is a plan to return Nigeria to the dictatorial era that we have, as a nation, voted to reject. It is a dangerous trend with grave implications for the survival of our democracy and the integrity of the component institutions. “This rule of men as against the rule of law is also the reason why the War Against Corruption, one of the cardinal objectives of the present administration, is losing credibility because people perceive it to be selective and, in most cases, aimed at settling political or partisan scores. “The Rules of the Senate and how the institution elects its leadership are internal affairs. The National Assembly bureaucracy provides the Rules of a new Senate. It has always been so since 1999. After the inauguration of the Senate, if Senators have objections to any part of the Rules, they can follow the procedure for changing it. Senators of the Eighth Senate have no control on the rules applied in the elections of June 9, 2015 because until after their inauguration, they were only Senators-elect, and therefore mere bystanders in the affairs of the Senate. “We therefore urge all Nigerians and the international community to rise up and condemn this blatant attempt to subject the legislature to the control, whims and caprices of the executive. “If the legislative branch falls, democracy fails as there will be no other institution empowered by the Constitution to check and balance the enormous powers of the Executive branch. “We also call on the judiciary as the last hope to save our constitutional democracy and stand up for the rule of law, by doing that which is right in this case,” the statement added. http://independentnig.com/2016/06/19/president-buhari-has-been-committing-impeachable-offences-but-senate/ 1 Like |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by Young03(m): 9:27am On Jun 20, 2016 |
hmmm that man |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by kozmokaz(m): 9:34am On Jun 20, 2016 |
as far as am concerned buhari can't do a bleep ... the senate is the govt it self!! 8 Likes |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by anethcharly(m): 9:35am On Jun 20, 2016 |
just booking space for 2019 |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by pharmagba: 9:43am On Jun 20, 2016 |
Forgery on the floor of the senate and he said the matter has been settled on the floor of the senate. Wow!! How amazing our legislators reason. A man commits a crime in his toilet. The question is it right it should be investigated and prosecuted? Are we intruding on his freedom in his house? Our legislators needs rebirth both morally and spiritually 5 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by DaBullIT(m): 10:03am On Jun 20, 2016 |
Damn , i forgot what i wanted to write apart from insult the OP for improper posting , una no dey sabi copy and paste ? 1 Like |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by Abeymills(m): 10:09am On Jun 20, 2016 |
Pls remind d dullard dat dis is not military regime d senate has d powers of check n balance mumu president 2 Likes |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by nelcliff(m): 10:11am On Jun 20, 2016 |
DaBullIT: Why will you insult the @OP. can't u read and pass or comment related to his post? Or are you telling us you are the only one to hit the thread or observed it..... 2 Likes |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by TyrantInAsoRock: 1:30pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
pharmagba:Ur last line make sense The rest are trash Senate isn't toilet and they are independent They can choose what they want. They make and laws guiding their Affairs Trying to meddle into their Affairs is "tyranny in action c 2 Likes |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by moshmusth(m): 2:04pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
I dare you to serve bubu impeachment notice . 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by PEREP: 3:07pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
Out of all, the below is the only basis for this warning; It runs counter to the principle outlined by the Supreme Court in the Adesanya Vs Senate case where it was held that nobody should seek to use the courts to achieve what he or she has failed to push through on the floor of the National Assembly. In Fayose's words, 'The people breeding and hailing the lion might end in his belly' 1 Like |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by olawalepopoola: 3:46pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
I dare Nigeria senate to impeach President Mohammodu Buhari and see wrath of God and men |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by macdongenius: 4:12pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by paschu: 4:49pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
It's either you have a very serious issue with comprehension or you are totally unable to read. There was no forgery anywhere. What the demented power drunks call "forgery" is actually a normal NAS process that has been in place since 1999. “The Rules of the Senate and how the institution elects its leadership are internal affairs. The National Assembly bureaucracy provides the Rules of a new Senate. It has always been so since 1999... Senators of the Eighth Senate have no control on the rules applied in the elections of June 9, 2015 because until after their inauguration, they were only Senators-elect, and therefore mere bystanders in the affairs of the Senate. The stupid old men gunning to overthrow the current senate leadership are mere psycophants who are desperate to bring nigeria down again to the era of lawlessness and dictatorship. Unfortunately majority of nigerians are so dumb and annoyingly silly to condemn impunity. Folks like you even cheer it on. Gosh. I certainly no longer blame Nigerians who no longer wish to be identified as Nigetians. pharmagba: 2 Likes |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by FlameDynasty: 5:15pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
all this incompetent fools
never know their corn.... toothless dog |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by ckmayoca: 5:29pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
Bubu is impeachable due to his certificate saga. He shld make his moves with caution. That alone can throw him out. 1 Like |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by Nobody: 5:39pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
Buhari can never be impeached. This is Nigeria ethnicity has eaten deep into the fabrics of our national politics. If an impeachment motion is even conceived talkless of been moved against buhari then no northern senator will ever dare to return to the north again. |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by Immunity1(f): 5:52pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
Crap |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by pharmagba: 6:10pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
paschu: You like to deceive yourself big time. Is it to hide a crime you begin using words like ' national assembly bureaucracy'. What and who constitute this? are they ghosts? Please reason with your head when you get to the courtroom. |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by bishopkay: 6:10pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
hehehe...let the fight begin 1 Like |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by SLIDEwaxie(m): 6:17pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
TyrantInAsoRock:Senate is not an independent body. Senate is governed by the Constitution. INEC is independent and is governed by its own Constitution. By ur assertion, a senator can be against the law and MUST go away with it otherwise, it is meddling with the affairs of the Senate, right? When Patricia etteh was removed as a speaker, who flinched? Did u remember buhari and the Toronto issue? My friend, the Bible says even a fool ia thought wise if he shuts his mouth! |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by Achuwa1(m): 6:20pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
this guys have really tolerated enough from this certificateless tyrant called buhari. impeach him ones & for all lets see tht thing giving him the impetus to be daring u guys. |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by paschu: 6:31pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
See who's talking about reasoning. If you have even an atom of idea what reasoning means you'd bee too ashamed to ask the police or supreme court to change a decision made by the MAJORITY of the senators on INTERNAL matters which are the EXCLUSIVE affairs of the senate. Even an average 5 year old primary six girl would have been reasonable enough to ask "how come the agrieved senators did not raise the issue at the senate sessions"? Then she would have been educated to the fact that the poor political jobbers actually did bring the matter up in the senate but the majority of the senators insisted that those miscreants had no point because (as far as the senate is concerend) the process of the election was as normal and perfect as it could get. - Guess you did not see "1999" in that report? - Guess you also did not see words like "plot" "remand" and "distract"? Tommorow you'd also support buhari when he sends the IG to summon the Judge that says that buhari has a case to answer regarding his immaterial certificate. In your own scheme of reasoning, the Police and the court are now in the position to determine how the apex lawmakers should operate. SHAME. And you have the gut to suggest that you are reasonable? Sorry. |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by Validated: 7:26pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
olawalepopoola:You will do nothing my friend. A few riot policemen chased you guys away from Ojota in 2012 and you are here ranting. Buhari is biting more than he can chew and the earlier the senate shakes him a little, the better for our democracy! |
Re: Senate Warns President Buhari To Stop Committing Impeachable Offences by TyrantInAsoRock: 7:43am On Jun 21, 2016 |
SLIDEwaxie: We are talking about their internal Affairs of the Senate Shey be Saraki dey on trial? Their rules their issues |
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