Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,193,657 members, 7,951,754 topics. Date: Tuesday, 17 September 2024 at 10:34 PM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana (22633 Views)
Ondo: Wike Blast IGP, Falana Over Harassment Of Deputy Governor / Accidental Discharge: Reps Summon IGP, NSCDC Boss / Why Senate Can’t Impeach Buhari – Senator Ahmed Lawan (2) (3) (4)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (Reply) (Go Down)
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by GavelSlam: 12:32pm On May 12, 2018 |
AdamuAudu: Let me guess, you gave yourself a seemingly northern or Islamic name so you can propagate your hate. Shameless excuse for a human being. Your brain does not tell you that for laws to be made certain steps must be undertaken. Falana gave instances where Senate summons cannot take effect and here you are typing anything that comes to your mind. You are way to ignorant for me to banter with and this would be my last response response to you. Ciao. 1 Like |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by geffymoore: 12:32pm On May 12, 2018 |
yarimo:Nigerians need to be watchful of modern politici ans because they can law upside down. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by msylva2147(m): 12:40pm On May 12, 2018 |
AdamuAudu:You refused to tell us that the IG can equally appoint someone to represent him. 2 Likes |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by aribisala0(m): 12:49pm On May 12, 2018 |
The right thing is always the right thing. The right thing is the Senate one day will be 100 years old hopefully and we would have forgotten about Melaye and Idris but there is such a thing as institutional memory. The institution must be respected The IG is well within his rights to attend a summons and choose which questions to answer so he can absolutely refuse to discuss Melaye. We all know the truth about the current Senators but Nigerians are owed the theatre of the encounter let them meet . If they cannot summon IG can they summon Chief of Army Staff? Is that what we want? What is most important today is an election system that really works and if we get crap senators then we deserve them The fact remains that they have the power to summmon any person in Nigeria as part of an inestigation to expose inefficiency. That is what the constitution says? In fact the powers of the national Assembly are so enormous they can impeach the president for this as "gross misconduct" since they alone have the power to determine what is gross misconduct. The reason why they neer do these is because yes they act more in self interest than any thing else but two wrongs cannot make a right. The question to ask is on what basis is the IG erecting his non attendance and on whose advice? 1 Like |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by Nobody: 1:07pm On May 12, 2018 |
Pierohandsome: good you acknowledged the truth ,,in these very scenerio the senate has no moral grounds or constitutional support to insist the IGP appears in person ... we all know its a personal vendatta mission to intimidate the IGP in every way possible .. its so obvious. what clarificarion can an aide not give,,who did you think carry out criminal investigations ,arrest & charges, infact the IGP depends on those subordinates to feed in him information by reports. criminal charges in court are cited as FG vs accused, not iGP idris or NPF vs accused, what does the IGP know that someoneelse with appropriate security clearance does not know. whatever disrespect melted on the 8th senate is no disrespect to the masses,,they never represented us ,,fuel price hiked, economic dwindling, herdsmen killing everyday ,what as been done on there part to resolve these issues. the 8th is no representation of the people ,,it is now a cult ,suspending any member with differ opinion and so engross in tussling for supremacy. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by aribisala0(m): 1:22pm On May 12, 2018 |
Actually it depends on the questions, remember that the constitution says they could question summonees UNDER OATH. Testimony under oath cannot be delegated or can it? Besides that they have every power to summon him and insist he appears in person. There is no where in law where it is written than A cannot serve a jail term for B . It does not have to be written we just know. In the same way if the senate say we want to question A it would not be written that A cannot send be to answer on his behalf. Yes I suspect the Senate are less than altruistic in their motives but that is irrelevant. The training of a senior public servant should enable him to handle such a meeting. He can attend, answer some questions, decline to answer some on legal or wwhatever grounds and offer to "write a more detailed response as I don't have that information to hand" we see that in other places there is no big deal. If they are abusive he can leave and the world witnesses. On balance it is better to attend than not to atten as he has very little to lose by attending |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by smalls001: 1:27pm On May 12, 2018 |
aribisala0:No sense made....We are talking of powers to summon. Yes they can summon a Minister as per constitution. Where does the Police fall into (Internal Affairs or Justice) which ever it is, thats the minister in question. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by new2012: 1:28pm On May 12, 2018 |
BushWickBill: Thanks man. I hardly argue with trolls. Nice day |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by bros856: 1:38pm On May 12, 2018 |
SARAKI THINKS NIGERIA IS HIS FATHER & KWARA STATE HIS PLACED GAMES WITH. BY THE TIME THE FINISH WITH HIM IS EYE WILL BE CLEAR. WHEN DINO WAS SUMMONED BY THE IGP DIDN'T HONOUR IGP'S INVITATION SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE HERE. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by aribisala0(m): 1:41pm On May 12, 2018 |
smalls001:You are too intelligent for me 1 Like |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by BushWickBill: 1:52pm On May 12, 2018 |
new2012: lol. Troll? Like I said, I pity you. You just made it more obvious. If you don't have anything to say, just go about your way. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by Bishopsgate(m): 2:07pm On May 12, 2018 |
Ecstasy154: Mr Falana can say this crap na. He is a billionaire with a huge chunk of his money made from government cases. He has worked for the government quite a lot. His view is not true in its entirety. |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by Okezedan(m): 2:09pm On May 12, 2018 |
This our constitution self. All the parts of the constitution are nt working in synergy @all. |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by cantok(m): 2:17pm On May 12, 2018 |
national Assembly Should Summon the Following People on Behalf of Nigerians: Abubakar Shekau Nnamdi Kanu Obasanjo Mujahid Dokubo‑Asari Ateke Tom Evans the Kidnapper 1 Like |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by new2012: 2:20pm On May 12, 2018 |
BushWickBill: Sure man! 1 Like |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by profbayo: 2:36pm On May 12, 2018 |
Pierohandsome:Mr Falana is an Authority and he has quoted some sections of the constitution to back up his claims but its unfortunate that you just gave a lay man explanation abt the whole issue. you cant reason more that what you have upstairs. The 8th senate goofed by summoning the IGP period. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by aribisala0(m): 2:42pm On May 12, 2018 |
How is he an authority? based on what? Even if he is a socalled authority Don't these "authorities" regularly adopt different positions in court? If he was correctly quoted then indeed he misquote the constitution by omission and incompletely quoting it as i have already posted earlier on this thread. The Senate is empower to summon ANY PERSON IN NGERIA for investigation on any matter which it has the power to make laws for the purpose of exposing corruption as Falana said but also exposing inefficiency or waste which he omitted. It is very clear 1. Power to summon ANY PERSON in Nigeria 2. For invstigation of 3 > any matter on which it has legislative competence. The summons ticks all the boxes and the ssummons is in order constitutionally 1 Like |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by Fekkyranky: 2:42pm On May 12, 2018 |
I disagree with F.Falana (SAN) For turning Nigeria constitution upside down. His position is antithetic to Nigerian democracy. |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by AdamuAudu: 2:52pm On May 12, 2018 |
GavelSlam:Bloody riff raff. When GEJ was invited by the then NASS, this tribalist call Falana was in support of the NASS then. Now that they have invited the IG appointed by his master Buhari who has slapped, abandoned Thiefnnubu and threated him like a slave after the election has turned round to talk rubbish because it has has to do with Buhari's government. Last response too. |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by Pierohandsome: 2:57pm On May 12, 2018 |
profbayo:u been dumb by personality Other SAN hv contradicted Falana on this , that is falana doesnt make it right. Go to section 88,89 1 Like |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by ReubenE(m): 3:10pm On May 12, 2018 |
Pierohandsome:Don't mind Falana my brother. The man is known to be neither here nor there in his quest to remain relevant. Rather than address the issue of IGP, he was busy drawing the office of the President or Governor into the mix. Falana should tell us where in the constitution it is stated that the National Assembly cannot summon the IGP who is an appointed government official. Noise making senior advocate of Nigeria 1 Like |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by wirinet(m): 3:24pm On May 12, 2018 |
aribisala0: Extend your bolded words a bit and you will understand what Falana (SAN) is talking about. The powers conferred on the National Assembly under the provisions of this section are exercisable only for the purpose of enabling it to - expose corruption, inefficiency or waste in the execution or administration of laws within its legislative competence Now was the IG invited to expose corruption, inefficiency or waste in the execution or administration of laws or even in the disbursement or administration of funds? NO! They invited the IG to come and explain the inhumane treatment given to Dino Melaye. Now how is Dino Melaye inhumane treatment a legislative affair. It is more of a judiciary affair than a legislative affair. Or is the senate now taking over the functions of the judiciary? 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by galadima77(m): 3:45pm On May 12, 2018 |
Pierohandsome: i just hate this senate... nothing about them seems right to me. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by aribisala0(m): 3:49pm On May 12, 2018 |
wirinet:Falana is not quoted as using efficiency or waste but just "corruption" Secondly what is the definition of "inefficiency"? Your argument is specious because the IG sent a representative twice so clearly his issue was not about whether they were investigating inefficiency or ungodliness but that he is well within hiis rights to send a delegate. That musch has since been said by his spokesman Only the senate can answer that question about whether they summon him to investigate inefficiency or if they are planning to make any law after interviewing him, the IG should go to court.Disregarding the summons is not the way to run a democracy. Mi I think because many of us have grown up in a military government we do not understand these things. What is efficiency? I do not need you to teach me how to understand Falana's words. Do not be silly. 1 Like |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by Okoyeochapaul(m): 4:11pm On May 12, 2018 |
life2017: U SICK |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by Okoyeochapaul(m): 4:11pm On May 12, 2018 |
yarimo: FIND UR BRAIN 1 Like |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by Hakeemalao: 4:48pm On May 12, 2018 |
oponu lawyer |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by wirinet(m): 4:50pm On May 12, 2018 |
aribisala0: You are just being overly emotional and childish. This thread is about Falana's legal view of what the constitution says about the power of the Senate to summon the IG and every other person over any issue. While the senate is of the view that it can summon any Nigerian over any issue, Falana is of the view that the constitution only gives powers to summon people over issues that covers their law making or legislative duties. The IG is of the view that if summoned over operational procedure by the senate he can send a DIG as representative. Your argument that the senate summoned the IG to investigate inefficiency within the police is spurious. The letter inviting the IG clearly stated that he was invited to come and explain the inhumane treatment given to senator Dino Melaye and to explain other killings. So how do you now equate the inhumane treatment given to Dino Melaye to inefficiency? As I said once the senate is trying to interfere with subjects bordering on crime or personal injury to an individual, they are veering into the role and functions of the judiciary. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by aribisala0(m): 4:52pm On May 12, 2018 |
wirinet: You are a dunce ,get out of my face . Jackass! Can you tell your parents they are childish? M.oron!! |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by Kingspin(m): 5:29pm On May 12, 2018 |
GavelSlam:Another law gave the national assemble power of oversight. The main job of the police is to secure live and property. Was there need to invite the IG or other security agencies YES! The IGP refused to appear before the Senate because he has nothing to answer about the killing in Nigeria. Falana, argument to me is baseless. He keep recited a verse in the constitution forgetting there are other backup verse of the law. Check and balance among the three tier of government is clear. The IGP ordinarily should have resign his position if we were in an organize country. |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by feeloscar(m): 5:57pm On May 12, 2018 |
BigIyanga:Help me ask them, because I saw 'The President ' and 'Governors '.I have been looking for 'The IGP' in the write-up since morning to no avail. Could anyone help me locate 'The IGP' please. |
Re: Senate Can’t Summon IGP - Falana by Lordspenzo(m): 6:28pm On May 12, 2018 |
msylva2147:oga weep fr ur self induced ignorance...read n librate ur self frm ignorance..falana is a crook fr nt quoting d entire section..sub section 2 states dat,d nass have powers to summon any body on grounds of corruption, msylva2147: Oga SAN for nairaland please do you now think that the NASS want to summon the IG for your interest? Don't you think that those bunch of idiots want to summon the IG in person in order to disgrace him with their show of power? If they are sincere to themselves they should have given the representative the listening ear and if they are not satisfied then they can now say they want to see the IG in person. Killing has been the order of the day since the last two years and non of them had any concern about it and thought of summoning the IG, only for them to wake up from their sleep when one of their own is being arrested. I WEEP FOR THE YOUTHS OF THIS COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING WRONG THING. oga weep fr ur self induced ignorance...read n librate ur self frm ignorance..falana is a crook fr nt quoting d entire section..sub section 2 states dat,d nass have powers to summon any body on grounds of corruption, msylva2147:oga weep fr ur self induced ignorance...read n librate ur self frm ignorance..falana is a crook fr nt quoting d entire section..sub section 2 states dat,d nass have powers to summon any body on grounds of corruption, inefficiency...,. |
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (Reply)
Number Of Pvcs Exceeds Total Registered Voters In Oyo. INEC Explains / Adeniyi Adesina Resigns As Oyetola's CPS, Ismail Omipidan Takes Over / How Buhari Whittled Down Governors’ Powers
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 105 |