During the first plenary session of the eighth Senate Bukola Saraki ruled out of order those senators who dared to question the points of order in the Senate presidency election process.


Saraki rules out of order Marafa and Gemade during the very first plenary session of 8th NASS.

Senator Kabir Marafa, representing Zamfara state, and Senator Barnabas Gemade, representing Benue North-East, were both ruled out of order by Bukola Saraki during the first plenary session in the Senate.

Addressing the Senate, Senator Marafa  told: “while I was away and a lot of other members of this Senate, especially of APC extraction attending a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, this Senate went ahead to commence the process of inauguration, thereby infringing on my rights and privileges as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by disenfranchising me and my colleagues from participating in the election of the Presiding Officers of this Senate.”


He added that “more strange is the news item that the Senate was inaugurated with 57 members and the 51 Senators-elect absent.”

However, he was abruptly interrupted by Saraki, who accused Marafa of being out of order, stating that “you must have previous discussion with the President of the Senate and … this did not happen. Based on that, I think I have to rule you out of order.”


Senator Barnabas Gemade of Benue North-East, who objected to the manner in which the Senate president had ruled Marafa out of order, describing it as as “abrupt and too casual“, was also ruled out of order by Bukola Saraki.

At the same time, Senator Mohammed Danjuma Goje, representing Gombe Central and known to be one of Saraki’s supporters, commented on Marafa’s claims as follows: “what happened at the Senate during Saraki’s election was in compliance with the Constitution, … therefore, let it be on record that whoever decided to go for another meeting is on his own.”

Senator Bukola Saraki, the ex-governor of Kwara state and the senator representing Kwara Central, was elected as the new president of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria two days ago.

Senator Saraki saluted President Buhari for remaining ‘steadfast’ in his defence of the right of the National Assembly to choose its own leaders.

Reacting to Saraki’s election, Muhammadu Buhari simply said he “noted the outcome of the just-concluded election of leaders of the National Assembly."

http://www.naij.com/458563-saraki-shuts-mouths-disagreeable-senators.html

Cc: lalasticlala

This will definitely make front page

make me sef stand here.


Chai, na small remain o.

Good one

I rule the Op out of order

Ghen Ghen ghen...

Let the battle of supremacy commence.

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I only pity Buhari


Fighting corruption with this Senate is an herculean task


Of apc tries any nonsense with this Senate Buhari and osinbanjo would be impeached getting pdp back to power


Tinubu accept my condolence it shall be well

Shey na una get nigeria, una want them to wait for una to finish una meeting before the election will take place as owners of nigeria abi

badt guy...flog them turn turn, still shattap their math make them no cry! If a hear pim!

Pdp has risen

Tinubu it's well

, i dont understand this people again o...

so they expected him to rule in favour of the motion abi , talk about shooting youself in the leg





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zenith4biz:
I only pity Buhari


Fighting corruption with this Senate is an herculean task


Of apc tries any nonsense with this Senate Buhari and osinbanjo would be impeached getting pdp back to power


Tinubu accept my condolence it shall be well

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Chai! Sarakiller!!

Ok

In MI's voice, I am the actor for this Action film

Hahahahahahah!! OK so e pain you ba? See these mumu politicians o!! When you people are busy denying us the masses our collective right to vote by incessant rigging una know no say e dey pain abi? He he well taste am see as e dey pain.. Ediota!!

They are all criminals, hopefully they would be tamed

okonelfg:
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WELL DONE

Its very glaring Saraki knows relevant sections of the constitution to invoke..


That guy is well read, very polished and very articulate.

so?

Okokobioko!!

This may be the APC tactics buying boo boo some time while he figures out how to go about rulership

na so, when they went to a meeting while their mates were electing a president. pls shut them up

emmyagi:
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see them. chai! this one no even wear panti sef... Association of landlords.

APC senators were not meeting with the president. They were sitting at at ICC waiting for the president. And watching the proceedings on TV. Can these APC senators say the truth for once

Saraki always making me proud

Kk



Y won't he......?
Cos he is as dumb as his followers.....










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obinna2nv:
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this na comment?

Yes

CountDracula:
This will definitely make front page