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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has weighed in on the recent suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Nkanu Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Dogara, in a statement made available to PoliticsNGR, raised alarm that Nigeria's democracy was 'on fire'. The Statement read;

"With the unconstitutional suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Muhammadu Buhari, the world has been served with notice that Nigeria is now a full-blown dictatorship. This did not come as a rude shock except to those that have been blind to the gradual but progressive erosion of democratic values in the polity as President Buhari’s Government has never hidden its disdain for the rule of law."

"We have watched in disbelief as the Government recklessly deploys institutional prerogatives; routinely flouts the rule of law; subverts and assaults democratic Institutions; refuses to accept opponents as legitimate; suppresses citizens civil liberties(especially those of opponents) and trample underfoot the media. In short, the Government’s tyrannical and authoritarian credentials are loathsomely legendary."

"No provision in Sections 157 and 292 of the 1999 Constitution as amended supports the President in purporting to suspend the CJN or swearing in an acting CJN. The whole idea of a limited government is that the President’s powers is limited by law and it is ultra vires his powers to act in the absence of explicit legislative authorization. That is representative democracy at its best which our 1999 Constitution as amended guarantees."

"It is instructive to note that our Constitution does not contemplate or presupposes a situation whereby the Judiciary will have a suspended CJN and an acting CJN at the same time. Therefore, it is right to posit, as some have done that the President now has his own Chief Judge to do his bidding while Nigeria has a sitting CJN until he is removed in line with the provisions of the Constitution."

"The awfully crude annexation of the judiciary by the President in violation of his oath of office and the Constitution cannot be for any other reason except, as alleged by so many, to prepare the judiciary ahead of time for the purpose of conferring some aura of legitimacy to the contraption that the 2019 general elections may after all become."

"I therefore call on the President to remember that he has no better legacy to bequeath other than a good name: which cannot be achieved without honour, character and integrity. Honour and integrity demand that he upholds his oath of office by reversing this assault on our Constitution and following the manifestly clear and unambiguous constitutional procedure for the removal of the CJN if he must be removed. Anything short of this demeans all of us."

"To our citizens, we must now head the warning of the Irish lawyer cum orator, John Philpot Curran who said, “the condition upon which God had given liberty to man is eternal vigilance: which condition if he breaks, servitude is at once the consequences of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt”. Despotism can only prosper in Nigeria if good men and women do nothing."

"I also call on all lovers of freedom and democracy all over the world to rise to the occasion and demand of this Government and the President to halt the march to anarchy and bedlam: which dictatorship promotes. The world has an experience in this and it must not allow this unmitigated disaster on Nigeria before it acts to restore sanity."

"As of today, Nigeria is now Germany in the wake of the 1933 Reichstag fire. Our democracy is on fire; ignited by the very people who swore to protect and defend it. That this fire must not convert the Chancellor to Fuhrer as it happened in Germany in 1933 depends on our collective response and that of the international community. We must not bow our knees to dictatorship: not now, not ever again."

https://politicsngr.com/cjn-suspension-democracy-fire-house-reps-speaker-dogara/

Cry us a lava.

Go back to work and fix the lacuna in the constitutions.

our democracy as always been on fire for the past 16 years

when national assembly will always fight for their pockets

collects bride before passing the padded budget

, PMB is only trying to cool it down

wailers are the one making buhari more popular and you are going to make people massively vote for him again.

The hatred you have for him is so much that you prefer the devil to him

You called him a dullard

Called him jubril

Even wished him dead
 
Now is given you sleepless night

Hate him or like him , you can call him an illiterate if you like  that is your president till 2023.if it's pains you, rub aboniki

Buhari just killed himself politically.I love his action.He will be dealt with come next month.

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THEY WANT MASS PROTESTS

THEY WANT VIOLENCE

THEY WANT AN EXCUSE TO SHUT DOWN THE INTERNET & POSTPONE ELECTIONS.

DO NOT INDULGE THEM.

ONE AIM & ONE AIM ONLY

We call on the National Assembly to immediately..

IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT & VICE-PRESIDENT

WE NEED PEACE


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Buhari has gone mad, may God help Nigeria

I think members of the legislature or any other person for that matter should watch their utterances and concentrate on finding a lasting solution to this brouhaha.

my problem with this whole thing is that we are no longer looking at what brought us to this point.

it's all about sentiment in Nigeria. SMH.

USA killed Bin Laden without following due process, nobody complained because Bin Laden had to be killed and he was killed.
Onoghen had to be removed, he was removed. That's all that matters.
A corrupt judge is like a terrorist. A corrupt CJN is worse than a terrorist.
If you are in pains that a corrupt judge was suspended, you are among the demons standing in the way of Nigeria's progress.

When they are tired of crying a river they will clean their eyes and still see the new CJN sitting in that office

The way the PDP is carrying this matter on their head you will think the criminal was their presidential candidate. Abi Una don pay am deposit already ? If so you people should continue wailing because Una deposit haf go ni

Over to Buhari slaves to defend him again!

A tyrant will continue to be one.

He did not only truncate the 2nd republic, but he brought great recession, nepotism, high handedness, hardship and economic downturn in his first stint, 1983-1985.

However, we thought it was a child of time, erroneously believing it would turn better had he more time... Alas! His 2nd coming in 2015 brought back the mirror of the ugly incidences of that bad era.

Buhari is a mistake
Buhari is a calamity
Buhari carries bad luck

Together, let's ATIKUlately right the wrong

Every tribe and Region have condemned this act except the Afonjas, with the hope the Buhari will hand over the presidency to Tinubu in 2023

Put it down from fire now.

OK

See stupid man o. When onnoghen was busy refusing judicial proceedings because he's CJN and going against the same constitution that says no man is above the law where was he

Dongara should stop embarrassing himself. If he has issues with the decision, he too can head to Court.

The wailers has started early. Come February 16th we will put them in their place.

I believe we have had enough of this online ranting and newspaper threats, it is becoming annoying.

For goodness sake were are the online warriors that promised to burn the country?

Were are the iPod yoots that promised to drink sniper if Walter is removed?


Dilector is issuing threats online in UK, iporkbians are issuing more ultimatums on keyboard from abakiliki

........ This Democracy

PMB is the only way......

Buhari will go down history as the worst thing to happen to Nigeria...He will be disgraced and humbled. I love 2019 already..

Which democracy this one de talk?

It is well.

Dogara, in a statement made available to PoliticsNGR, raised alarm that Nigeria's democracy was 'on fire'. The Statement read;

Dogara,that fire will consume you and your house hold

Fire, thunder and earthquake against corruption and
all corrupt judges and corrupt politicians and people

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The end of Buhari 4years misrule is near

I weep for my country, note: some of my sophisticated brothers have been in support of buhari just because they have the hope of being president in 2023, no body knows were the dial will fall when it is been cast, there silent may come to hurt them in the future, save the date.

4+4=



Sai PMB

I don’t know what is our problem in this country, someone up there just said people will vote For Buhari because the SE hate him, is this what this is all about to you. Buhari promised us heaven and earth, but took Nigeria to hellfire instead, I used to careless about naija but I am committed to the country direct/ indirectly, we all have families there and properties. if Nigeria should turn to another Somalia, we will all regret it.

Do I blame Buhari, No. I blame all those southerners who go about deceiving themselves that they're more politically advance than the Northerners. How can all the security apparatus, The Judiciary, The Legislature, The President all came from the North. The most baffling among all is that some southerners are urging Buhari on. If this whole epistles happened to be the other way round,will the Northern region accept it ?- They'll have buried their political difference and fight whomever is in power with whatever means possible. Other southerners supported the south west when they needed their support but when it comes to the south west to support their fellow Southerner they make a u-turn to support a northerner. Buhari is not interested in being a nationalist. Buhari want to be remembered as one who promoted the interest of the North above other interest (National interest). He want to be rememberd and recognized above Admadu bello.