aribisala0:


You are a dunce ,get out of my face .

Jackass!

Can you tell your parents they are childish?

M.oron!!

deomelo:




No need to downgrade into gutter insult and childish tantrums because you couldn't come up with any credible and intelligent comeback per the poster's superior argument.

Contempt of Congress

Definition

Congress has the authority to hold a person in contempt if the person's conduct or action obstructs the proceedings of Congress or, more usually, an inquiry by a committee of Congress.

Contempt of Congress is defined in statute, 2 U.S.C.A. § 192, enacted in 1938, which states that any person who is summoned before Congress who "willfully makes default, or who, having appeared, refuses to answer any question pertinent to the question under inquiry" shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a maximum $1,000 fine and 12 month imprisonment.

Before a Congressional witness may be convicted of contempt, it must be established that the matter under investigation is a subject which Congress has constitutional power to legislate.

Generally, the same Constitutional rights against self-incrimination that apply in a judicial setting apply when one is testifying before Congress.


https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/contempt_of_congress

Amacaco:
Someone should tell Falana that he is lying and turning the constitution upside down. He should apply for the position of a Judge and give his interpretations of the law the way he likes but as a lawyer he is deceiving the unlearned and playing politics. He is so so so so wrong on this.

aribisala0:

Are you gay?

jamace:
Well, that section is clear enough that the IGP can be summoned by the NASS except our lawyers have special interest to make it ambiguous.

aribisala0:


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

wirinet:


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?

Pierohandsome:
I disagree with Falana on this, Senate cn summon the president not to talk of ordinary IGP .

The Senate arm is for checks and balances, the IGP is an appointee who is answerable to the people and can be summoned by the people thru the senate.

Mr Falana, i disagree with u on this.

GavelSlam:


Provide sections of the constitution to back your claim.

anibirelawal:



As in extremely worst, set of Selfish power mongers.

SirBunky85:
atymes,I dont blame bukky for all dese nonsense from the senate cuz,I feel d pdp senators and some rebel apc senators who made him d senate presido always threaten him to do dia bidding or risk being removed through same coup dat brought him in

anibirelawal:


So, he is a puppet senate presido.