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Lesson For Nigeria, As Senegal Vote To Scrab Senate by Kingspin(m): 7:51am On Jun 19, 2015
SENEGAL: Senate Amidst the uproar surrounding the
cost of running Nigeria’s bi-cameral
legislature, the self acclaimed gaint of
Africa can a borrow leaf from what is
happening in its West Africa
neighbour, Senegal. Senegalese lawmakers, who are
divided between a 150-seat national
assembly and a 100-seat senate,
voted to do away with the senate,
passing a law which dissolves the
institution in order to save an estimated $15 million. Minister of Justice Aminata Toure
explained that the suppression on
Tuesday of the senate is intended to
curb government spending, and will
provide the cash needed to help the
victims of the yearly rains which have left thousands homeless and killed at
least 13 people. Unlike the national assembly, the
senate is a relatively recent institution,
and has become a symbol of
government waste. It’s been
frequently pilloried and described as
an instrument of cronyism, a way to reward loyal party workers who did
not get elected to the larger national
assembly. Around half the senators
are directly appointed by the
president. Congress also voted to abolish the
office of vice president, establish in
2009 by then-President Abdoulaye
Wade, theBBC reports. It has not ever been occupied.
http://blackboxnigeria.com/lesson-for-nigeria-as-senegal-vote-to-scrab-senate/
Re: Lesson For Nigeria, As Senegal Vote To Scrab Senate by HungerBAD: 7:53am On Jun 19, 2015
Senate should be scrapped? I don't see that happening in Nigeria for a lot of reasons.

Senegal does not have 180 tribes like Nigeria.

Senegal is not as diverse and rich like Nigeria.

And in any democratic setting anyway, an arm of the government is not just thrown away to save cost.

If President Buhari even remotely suggests something like this? The Tanoids, SaTanoids, GEJ apologists, Buhari voyeurs like Barcanista and their fellow travelers will go crazy calling him a dictator.

Dedicating this page to the Blacks in South Carolina, that lost their lives on Wednesday from a racist white man.

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Re: Lesson For Nigeria, As Senegal Vote To Scrab Senate by Maczeelly(m): 8:10am On Jun 19, 2015
Ctrl Del for our senathieves
Re: Lesson For Nigeria, As Senegal Vote To Scrab Senate by Starships4u(m): 8:26am On Jun 19, 2015
If this one happen for 9ja eh, I'll bathe naked...... I weak for 9ja.... See as Senegal de cry for $15mill... But 9ja de share am within two minutes among them ogas
Re: Lesson For Nigeria, As Senegal Vote To Scrab Senate by iykebesbt1(m): 8:31am On Jun 19, 2015
Nigeria, to copy this tune, press 1
Re: Lesson For Nigeria, As Senegal Vote To Scrab Senate by PRYCE(m): 8:44am On Jun 19, 2015
HungerBAD:
Senate should be scrapped? I don't see that happening in Nigeria for a lot of reasons.

Senegal does not have 180 tribes like Nigeria.

Senegal is not as diverse and rich like Nigeria.

And in any democratic setting anyway, an arm of the government is not just thrown away to save cost.

If President Buhari even remotely suggests something like this? The Tanoids, SaTanoids, GEJ apologists, Buhari voyeurs like Barcanista and their fellow travelers will go crazy calling him a dictator.

Dedicating this page to the Blacks in South Carolina, that lost their lives on Wednesday from a racist white man.

On point
Re: Lesson For Nigeria, As Senegal Vote To Scrab Senate by VintageCocktail(m): 8:52am On Jun 19, 2015
Cardiac arrest will be the new diagnosis of the investment bankers at NASS.

You must be joking to even dream this in Nigeria let alone voicing it out, no NASS member in his/her warped mind will agree to let their investments in the last election go down the drain without maximizing some profit first because of some stewpidd austerity measures.
Re: Lesson For Nigeria, As Senegal Vote To Scrab Senate by walemoney007(m): 8:58am On Jun 19, 2015
Why is dis country called Nigeria lik dis sef,how did we get hia?
Re: Lesson For Nigeria, As Senegal Vote To Scrab Senate by coolitempa(f): 11:39am On Jun 19, 2015
Way to go Senegal........I don't know why we need a two arm legislature...why can't we just have one......and make it part time........government is too expensive..... sad
Re: Lesson For Nigeria, As Senegal Vote To Scrab Senate by Megaphone: 12:26pm On Jun 19, 2015
HungerBAD:
Senate should be scrapped? I don't see that happening in Nigeria for a lot of reasons.

Senegal does not have 180 tribes like Nigeria.

Senegal is not as diverse and rich like Nigeria.

And in any democratic setting anyway, an arm of the government is not just thrown away to save cost.

If President Buhari even remotely suggests something like this? The Tanoids, SaTanoids, GEJ apologists, Buhari voyeurs like Barcanista and their fellow travelers will go crazy calling him a dictator.

Dedicating this page to the Blacks in South Carolina, that lost their lives on Wednesday from a racist white man.
nigerian's constitution is way dufferent from senegal. a constitutiona amendment which would require about twentyfour states and the national assembly would be needed to abrogae theenate. so for your information buhari cannot singlehandedly do that
Re: Lesson For Nigeria, As Senegal Vote To Scrab Senate by Megaphone: 12:28pm On Jun 19, 2015
[quote author=HungerBAD post=34915919]Senate should be scrapped? I don't see that happening in Nigeria for a lot of reasons.

Senegal does not have 180 tribes like Nigeria.

Senegal is not as diverse and rich like Nigeria.

And in any democratic setting anyway, an arm of the government is not just thrown away to save cost.

If President Buhari even remotely suggests something like this? The Tanoids, SaTanoids, GEJ apologists, Buhari voyeurs like Barcanista and their fellow travelers will go crazy calling him a dictator.

Dedicating this page to the Blacks in South Carolina, that lost their lives on Wednesday from a racist white man.
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[/quoteigerian's constitution is way dufferent from senegal. a constitutiona amendment which would require about twentyfour states and the national assembly would be needed to abrogae theenate. so for your information buhari cannot singlehandedly do that
Re: Lesson For Nigeria, As Senegal Vote To Scrab Senate by jesse8048(m): 1:14pm On Jun 19, 2015
How I wish this will be possible down here in Nigeria.
Re: Lesson For Nigeria, As Senegal Vote To Scrab Senate by newguy1(m): 1:37pm On Jun 19, 2015
We cannot do that atleast not now in Nigeria. Not when Saraki n brothers r around

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