I need a little enlightenment here. At what stage does the president inaugurate a house, is it before or after the elections of the officials?

if the senators are 108 members, how did 59 elect who the senate president will be? because my calculation tells me that 2/3 of 108 is 72 and that is the minimum number required to form a quorum??

Enlightenment is what I requested for.

laughing in ancient tone, court will decide how 57 makes up 2/3

u need simple majority to win such election.

Actually it is 1/3 not 2/3

http://www.waado.org/nigerdelta/documents/ConstitutionalMatters/1999Constitution/ChapterFive.html

They formed the constitionally required forum which is 36 and won with the required simple majority which is 57

Sai saraki

A simple majority is what is needed

Ezenwammadu:
Actually it is 1/3 not 2/3

Is it? Any link to back this up?

masinga07:
u need simple majority to win such election.

If this holds? At what stage are they suppose to elect their leaders? is it before or after the inauguration from the president?

Mr OP, stop displaying ur ignorance.
Quorum for the senate in the 99 constitution says 1/3...one-third. Which is 36!
57 electing the SP is valid!

Ezenwammadu:
http://www.waado.org/nigerdelta/documents/ConstitutionalMatters/1999Constitution/ChapterFive.html

Thanks.

2/3 of members present.

hurricaneChris:
Mr OP, stop displaying ur ignorance.

Quorum for the senate in the 99 constitution says 1/3...one-third. Which is 36!

57 electing the SP is valid!

If you could read, you would have seen that I requested for enlightenment which Ezenwammadu has done and backed up with a link.
Am ignorant I admit but with the enlightenment, I now know that it I 1/3. So next time, you try and read first and attack latter.

1/3 of members present.

As for the proclamation issue, it seems, from what I read on other news sites, that President Buhari actually sent the proclamation letter. It was read by the clerk of the NA before the election.

So both the inauguration and the election are valid in the eyes of the law. PDP played a fast one on APC.

The "election" took place without the legal proclamation of the Senate by President Buhari.