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Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by ezechueze(m): 8:50am On Oct 14, 2016 |
OK |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by Nobody: 8:54am On Oct 14, 2016 |
EternalTruths: And the better alternative is to have unelected faceless men/women appoint the CJN? Doesn't happen even in the United States. But the bill is an unnecessary distraction. Unnecessary because appointment of the CJN is by seniority. The NJC recommends the most senior Supreme Court Judge to the President who puts him forward to NASS. The President cannot just appoint anybody he likes. In the event of the death of all the principal officers, the CJN takes over. As such the involvement of a duly elected President and a duly elected NASS is necessary to give effect to an appointment which can end up as the no1 citizen. No faceless committees. It is a distraction because the HoR know well that to change the Constitution such amendment must also be assented to by 2/3 of the State Legislatures in Nigeria and even then it can be vetoed by the President. There are procedures for overturning the Presidential veto but they are not easy. That is simply never going to happen. The rational for giving the Presidency such powers are simple. Among ALL the principal officers he and the VP are the ONLY ones elected by the votes of ALL Nigerians. To do otherwise would be to take power from the Nigerian people. Constitutional law should be taught to all students in university. |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by Nobody: 8:58am On Oct 14, 2016 |
asfrank: So intelligent of u. Exquisite! |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by Nobody: 9:01am On Oct 14, 2016 |
blackpanda: Lwkmd! Good question 1 Like |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by EternalTruths: 9:03am On Oct 14, 2016 |
greenpasture: If you are a corrupt President, will you appoint a honest Chief Justice of Nigeria That is why the power to appoint shouldn't be given to the President in order to ensure there is Separation of Power which will usher in proper checks and balances |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by eLcastro(m): 9:06am On Oct 14, 2016 |
Kingsley1000:...always dreaming of wike.,haba....sleep na even FG has not come out to condemn wike.,u just wan die 4 the matter.,we saw all the fake arrest warrant 4 the other judges buh till today no warrant has been shown 4 the judge wike defend...Take a chill pill the governor is no fool.,if as wike appeared there they showed him the arrest warrant he would have left the scene with shame...jus relax |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by laprince(m): 9:06am On Oct 14, 2016 |
asfrank: I see so much sense in what you just put up here. |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by Nobody: 9:07am On Oct 14, 2016 |
kcnwaigbo: Is ur Dad Justice Nguta or Governor Wike? |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by Oblang(m): 9:09am On Oct 14, 2016 |
EternalTruths: The president heads over every arms of govt. |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by ArabMopol(m): 9:09am On Oct 14, 2016 |
leopard cannot change his spots. Buhari has the trappings of an unrepentant dictator. Buhari represented “the worst threat to our nation’s democracy.” “There is no sign that Nigeria has a president… the problem President Buhari has is that many Nigerians want to continue as they were doing before and they want everybody else to change, but not themselves.” “Under Section 287 of the 1999 constitution, all persons exercising judicial, executive or legislative power must have respect for the order of the court... We need to follow the right channel, the executive, judiciary and legislative arms of government are Independent bodies, judiciary has the same immunity with executive and legislative, king buhari violate our law , the president must ensure that the independence of the judiciary should not be undermined, he has a right to express his opinion on certain national issues like every Nigerian. 1 Like |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by Clerverly: 9:13am On Oct 14, 2016 |
freeze001: I expected you to take me to sections of the law, that explicitly say, the police MUST recourse to the NJC before a judicial officer can be arrested for CRIMES....All these you ventilated above, centered on sentiments, what ought to and morality and not what the law says.... Even the NJC that just released a statement did not say the DSS breached any section of the constitution by arresting the said Judges... |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by kcnwaigbo: 9:13am On Oct 14, 2016 |
Oblang: I suppose you drank gworo very early this morning |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by EternalTruths: 9:16am On Oct 14, 2016 |
Oblang: Do you know what people call Separation of Power.? |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by freeze001(f): 9:17am On Oct 14, 2016 |
On the contrary, it is a matter of long standing practice that brings the most senior supreme Court justice as the CJN. The constitution does not provide that d CJN must be the mist senior. It is on record that Taslim Elias was appointed CJN from the bar, he was never a Judge in Nigeria until he was appointed CJN. Before then he was Attorney General of the Federation. The implication is that barring practice the President can choose to appoint someone else and rather try to strong arm and intimidate the NJC into recommending his choice for his appointment. It is best to nip that possibility in the bud. greenpasture: 1 Like |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by basadenet: 9:20am On Oct 14, 2016 |
It seems they are gradually Woking up from their slumber. It is high time they cut some powers of the President. Good one. The 1 Like |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by Oblang(m): 9:20am On Oct 14, 2016 |
kcnwaigbo: NJC can discipline judges on offences that bother on the manner of their judgement delievering. This is a financial crime and as much external agencies can be brought in.. |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by blackpanda: 9:22am On Oct 14, 2016 |
iyke484real: See this one. U just invited people to come and witness your ignorance. DSS does not judge anybody, that is the job of our courts. And no, a judge is an ordinary citizen the moment he steps out of the courtroom. Judges have no immunity. Read your constitution! |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by Nobody: 9:23am On Oct 14, 2016 |
[s] freeze001:[/s] The end justify the means. If those monies recovered from them were use to fix Enugu - Onitsha Expressway way, won't you be happy? |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by kcnwaigbo: 9:25am On Oct 14, 2016 |
Clerverly: At its last Emergency Meeting which was held on 11thOctober, 2016, Council decided among other matters, as follows: 1.That the National Judicial Council is a creation, by virtue of Section 153 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, with its powers specified in Paragraph 21 of Part One of the Third Schedule whereof. 2.That by virtue of Section 160 of the 1999 Constitution, Council fashioned out: 3.i) Judicial Discipline Regulations; 4.ii) Revised NJC Guidelines and Procedural Rules for the Appointment of Judicial Officers of all Superior Courts of Record; iii) Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and 1. iv) National Judicial Policy to inter-alia, regulate its own procedure while exercising its Constitutional Powers. 3.That Section 158 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, has unequivocally provided for the independence of the National Judicial Council vis-à-vis directing or controlling it by any authority or person while exercising its powers .... .6.However, expresses its grave concern on the recent invasion of the Residences and arrest of some serving and suspended Judicial Officers by the Department of State Services (“DSS”); and condemned the action in its entirety. 7.Viewed the action as a threat to the Independence of the Judiciary, which portends great danger to our democracy; and also considered the action as a clear attempt by the DSS to humiliate, intimidate, denigrate and cow the Judiciary http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/212733-njc-formally-replies-sss-says-arrest-judges-denigration-judiciary.html |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by Oblang(m): 9:25am On Oct 14, 2016 |
EternalTruths: Separation of power doesn’t give autonomy to any arm of govt. Are u saying security agencies should only checkmate the exexutives and ordinary citizens alone.. |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by ije22: 9:25am On Oct 14, 2016 |
patriotic9jaboy:na only ipob youths is against buhar |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by kcnwaigbo: 9:26am On Oct 14, 2016 |
kenonze: You cannot recover someone's money from him.The DSS is yet to prove they stole the money or received it as bribes 1 Like |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by Nobody: 9:27am On Oct 14, 2016 |
freeze001: I respectfully disagree. Constitutional practice is made up of both written laws and practice. We cannot act ahead of ourselves by writing laws for eventualities that have never happened and which may not happen. This weakens the Constitution , making it over rigid, complicated and unfit for development by practice. Unwritten practice is the very thing that has made the British system so long lasting and durable. I notice that you did not address the other points I raised. I would be interested to have your opinion. |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by Nobody: 9:31am On Oct 14, 2016 |
freeze001:No wonder the sound arguments and reasoning. But credit cannot solely be attributed to being a lawyer as the D facto for your brilliance and brave display of intelligence. It's dispositional, I guess 2 Likes |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by Abcka811: 9:50am On Oct 14, 2016 |
amaechi1:You must be brainless like Buhari and carrying ears like the olden days ceiling fans. Does Buhari listen to any person in this country? Has he ever obeyed any court order? They (house of reps) should do that now because Nigerian is being run by a president whose head and brain is like bed bug that always undermind and desregard every other Nigerians except his kinsmen and his Islamist brothers. 1 Like |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by iyke484real(m): 9:50am On Oct 14, 2016 |
blackpanda:one more time, do some inquiries about what it takes to arrest nd prosecute a judge nd then get back to me with your appologies for being gullible. thank you. 2 Likes |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by crisycent: 10:14am On Oct 14, 2016 |
Dem don turn bubu to bird. Anyway he resemble vulture sha. |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by freeze001(f): 10:18am On Oct 14, 2016 |
kenonze: And who told you any money was recovered? Where is the evidence? Some typed up figures on a sheet of paper? Nothing counts until it's subjected to the neutral process of a trial and resultant judgment. Is that nit the reason we have been told by Buhari and handlers that monies supposedly recovered from looters cannot be announced to the public with names attached or used to fund any FG projects because they are subject of litigation? Let the DSS charge them to court and tender their evidence then we can talk. Point to note, the moment it is endorsed that the end justifies the means, the society as we know it would have degenerated into a lawless society equal only to a jungle where only the strong survive. The fact that ur child must eat to survive and not go hungry does not mean u will tear his/her stomach open to put the food in faster and more directly, that is guaranteed murder! Even if the child is crying, u must cook/prepare whatever meal, it must cool down to a palatable temperature and even then u will not push d food through the nose, the child must eat properly. Still indigestion might pose a problem which u must still resolve for nutrition and subsequent survival to be achieved. 1 Like |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by freeze001(f): 10:22am On Oct 14, 2016 |
razortruth: Thanks dear. It's just crazy d kind of things people put forward as arguments to justify illegality. |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by DEDEAL77(m): 10:24am On Oct 14, 2016 |
DOGARA IS EVIL REPS ARE SATANIC THEY MUST BE BANNED |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by Charly68: 10:44am On Oct 14, 2016 |
What are they up to ? These men just behave like toddlers every time. Crying over little things |
Re: Reps Seek To Clip President's Power To Sack Judges- The Punch by 989900: 10:55am On Oct 14, 2016 |
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