I Don't Understand This Cabal In The Presidency.

Has Anyone Taken A Moment To Remind Sagay That The National Assembly Is Independent Of The Presidency And Not The Latter's Appendage?

Should The Senate Having Been Given Constitutional Mandate To Act Independently Be Haggled And Bullied By The Presidency Into Rubber-stamp Assembly?

Is Buhari Above The Laws Of Nigeria? Is There Any Remote Reason Why Buhari Will Not Obey One Single Law Of The Land, Effectively Enthroning Impunity?

How Did We Bring These Guys Upon Ourselves?

Nigeria is indeed finished because of people like Sagay. It is a big shame that a Professor of Law cannot advice his principal to obey Court judgements. It is equally embarrassing that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria does not understand the basic tenets of Democracy. Sagay, you cannot threaten the Nigerian Senate!
The Senate shouldn't have dignified this man by inviting him. Nigerian Democracy is under threat by this man.
Sagay, you are ambitious! Ambition is not a crime, but the way you are going about it is going to destroy you. You are an unpatriotic citizen! You are a threat to our Democracy!

PrinceMario:
Only if you know what it takes to attain that status of his.

Do your father have a school cert
No beef, just eager to know. You won't have a lawyer in your family and be so desperate to the someone of Sagay status.

O.niranu

ur president get cert ni?

I Don't Understand This Cabal In The Presidency.

Has Anyone Taken A Moment To Remind Sagay That The National Assembly Is Independent Of The Presidency And Not The Latter's Appendage?

Should The Senate Having Been Given Constitutional Mandate To Act Independently Be Haggled And Bullied By The Presidency Into Rubber-stamp Assembly?

Is Buhari Above The Laws Of Nigeria? Is There Any Remote Reason Why Buhari Will Not Obey One Single Law Of The Land, Effectively Enthroning Impunity?

How Did We Bring These Guys Upon Ourselves

castrokins:
I Don't Understand This Cabal In The Presidency.

Has Anyone Taken A Moment To Remind Sagay That The National Assembly Is Independent Of The Presidency And Not The Latter's Appendage?

Should The Senate Having Been Given Constitutional Mandate To Act Independently Be Haggled And Bullied By The Presidency Into Rubber-stamp Assembly?

Is Buhari Above The Laws Of Nigeria? Is There Any Remote Reason Why Buhari Will Not Obey One Single Law Of The Land, Effectively Enthroning Impunity?

How Did We Bring These Guys Upon Ourselves?

my dear

Professor of impunity is at it again

omolami:
Sagay's choice of words on the senate revesles much about his poor upbringing and wayward character. Not fit for hiscpresent appointment. He is a major instigator of critics between the senate and the executive

Oga, you know sometimes the truth can be so bitter. The beautiful part of the whole thing is that, some of us are not blind to what is happening in the country. I don't know about you anyway, perhaps you're proud of these bunch of jokers at the NASS. But the meaningful people of the country know the truth and will stand by it.

modelmike7:
Glad we still have some sensible people in our country. . . . ( just reading that the bunch of corrupt sinator just invited him to the house for this facts he stated here )... May all the enemies of Nigeria never know peace!!

Smarta -rse since the senators are acting childish, why send names to them? or you think they are just rubber stamps?

TippyTop:
Sagay lost his integrity long time ago, he is ready to support Buhari at every turn, he sold his integrity for peanuts.

You are totally wrong.

Sagay upheld his integrity for peanuts.

There is every pride in supporting Buhari. The fact that you do not support Buhari does not make you a man of integrity,talking only from your own perspective is mischief.

How on earth can a senate abandon its responsibilities to force a president to sack an executive?Very soon they would be passing resolution,forcing the president to sack certain ministers.They can as well take over the role of the president!

Separation of powers has giving the power of confirmation of a substantive chairman,to the senate,whilst the power to appoint an acting EFCC chairman for as long as feasible lies with the president. Section 171 of the constitution is very clear.

Receive some sense!

171. (1) Power to appoint persons to hold or act in the offices to which this section applies and to remove persons so appointed from any such office shall vest in the President.
(2) The offices to which this section applies are, namely -
(a) Secretary to the Government of the Federation;
(b) Head of the Civil Service of the Federation;
(c) Ambassador, High Commissioner or other Principal Representative of Nigeria abroad;
(d) Permanent Secretary in any Ministry or Head of any Extra-Ministerial Department of the Government of the Federation howsoever designated; and
(e) any office on the personal staff of the President.
(3) An appointment to the office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation shall not be made except from among Permanent Secretaries or equivalent rank in the civil service of the Federation or of a State.
(4) An appointment to the office of Ambassador, High Commissioner or other Principal Representative of Nigeria abroad shall not have effect unless the appointment is confirmed by the Senate.
(5) In exercising his powers of appointment under this section, the President shall have regard to the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity.

(6) Any appointment made pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (2) of this section shall be at the pleasure of the President and shall cease when the President ceases to hold office;

Provided that where a person has been appointed from a public service of the Federation or a State, he shall be entitled to return to the public service of the Federation or of the State when the President ceases to hold office.

castrokins:
I Don't Understand This Cabal In The Presidency.

Has Anyone Taken A Moment To Remind Sagay That The National Assembly Is Independent Of The Presidency And Not The Latter's Appendage?

Should The Senate Having Been Given Constitutional Mandate To Act Independently Be Haggled And Bullied By The Presidency Into Rubber-stamp Assembly?

Is Buhari Above The Laws Of Nigeria? Is There Any Remote Reason Why Buhari Will Not Obey One Single Law Of The Land, Effectively Enthroning Impunity?

How Did We Bring These Guys Upon Ourselves

People like you just talk with leaking mouths,no supporting evidence or authority to back up your senseless comments.

Is forcing a president to sack an executive part of Senate independence?Is that not actually a breach of executive independence ?Which law has Buhari not obeyed concerning this matter?

There is no case of rubber stamping here.The senate had exercised its right not to confirm MAGU. President Buhari is exercising his own right to retain MAGU as the acting EFCC chairman,in accordance with section 171 of the constitution.

Legal illiterate like you should note that the constitution is superior to any senate rules or resolution.The senate is not the law,the law comprises of the Constitution and an Act of parliament!!!


Now Who is bulling who?:

1.A senate that wants to blackmail the president to sack acting EFCC chairman,contrary to section 171 of the constitution ?
2.or a president that is exercising his powers under section 171 of the constitution.

171. (1) Power to appoint persons to hold or act in the offices to which this section applies and to remove persons so appointed from any such office shall vest in the President.
(2) The offices to which this section applies are, namely -
(a) Secretary to the Government of the Federation;
(b) Head of the Civil Service of the Federation;
(c) Ambassador, High Commissioner or other Principal Representative of Nigeria abroad;
(d) Permanent Secretary in any Ministry or Head of any Extra-Ministerial Department of the Government of the Federation howsoever designated; and
(e) any office on the personal staff of the President.
(3) An appointment to the office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation shall not be made except from among Permanent Secretaries or equivalent rank in the civil service of the Federation or of a State.
(4) An appointment to the office of Ambassador, High Commissioner or other Principal Representative of Nigeria abroad shall not have effect unless the appointment is confirmed by the Senate.
(5) In exercising his powers of appointment under this section, the President shall have regard to the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity.
(6) Any appointment made pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (2) of this section shall be at the pleasure of the President and shall cease when the President ceases to hold office;
Provided that where a person has been appointed from a public service of the Federation or a State, he shall be entitled to return to the public service of the Federation or of the State when the President ceases to hold office.

This man that call himself a professor talks anyhow.. .

He needs to be "tamed" by the Senate... ..

Doyin2:


People like you just talk with leaking mouths,no supporting evidence or authority to back up your senseless comments.

Is forcing a president to sack an executive part of Senate independence?Is that not actually a breach of executive independence ?Which law has Buhari not obeyed concerning this matter?

There is no case of rubber stamping here.The senate had exercised its right not to confirm MAGU. President Buhari is exercising his own right to retain MAGU as the acting EFCC chairman,in accordance with section 171 of the constitution.

Legal illiterate like you should note that the constitution is superior to any senate rules or resolution.The senate is not the law,the law comprises of the Constitution and an Act of parliament!!!


Now Who is bulling who?:

1.A senate that wants to blackmail the president to sack acting EFCC chairman,contrary to section 171 of the constitution ?
2.or a president that is exercising his powers under section 171 of the constitution.

171. (1) Power to appoint persons to hold or act in the offices to which this section applies and to remove persons so appointed from any such office shall vest in the President.
(2) The offices to which this section applies are, namely -
(a) Secretary to the Government of the Federation;
(b) Head of the Civil Service of the Federation;
(c) Ambassador, High Commissioner or other Principal Representative of Nigeria abroad;
(d) Permanent Secretary in any Ministry or Head of any Extra-Ministerial Department of the Government of the Federation howsoever designated; and
(e) any office on the personal staff of the President.
(3) An appointment to the office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation shall not be made except from among Permanent Secretaries or equivalent rank in the civil service of the Federation or of a State.
(4) An appointment to the office of Ambassador, High Commissioner or other Principal Representative of Nigeria abroad shall not have effect unless the appointment is confirmed by the Senate.
(5) In exercising his powers of appointment under this section, the President shall have regard to the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity.
(6) Any appointment made pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (2) of this section shall be at the pleasure of the President and shall cease when the President ceases to hold office;
Provided that where a person has been appointed from a public service of the Federation or a State, he shall be entitled to return to the public service of the Federation or of the State when the President ceases to hold office.

You said the president is exercising is powers, then why is he sending them to the senate?

deflover:


Those your examples doesn't make sense
Don't just respond if you ve no defense
If my job won't be respected then I ve the constructional method to enforce it why not

Besides as you open your mouth we see the colour of your teeth

I think the Senate has done their job by not confirming Magu and they should allow the President do his job by either nominating someone else to replace Magu or allow him continue in acting capacity which is also constitutional. Forcing the executive to play by their rules should not be encouraged.

muykem:
The senate must first respect themselves. They have power to confirm or reject but could not force president to sack any appointee no matter how.

Rejecting an appointment is akin to saying the Nigerian people doesn't want the said appointee.

The president is answerable to the Nigerian people and by extension, the Senate.

obayaya:


Rejecting an appointment is akin to saying the Nigerian people doesn't want the said appointee.

The president is answerable to the Nigerian people and by extension, the Senate.

The president is answerable to the people as mandated in his over 15 million majority votes,not the senate.The Constitution empowers the senate to only make laws and carry out oversight functions,within the limits of the constitution.!!!!

Oversight function does not include forcing the president to sack an acting chairman of EFCC,(in breach of section 171 of the constitution), in whom he trusts to deliver his promises to the electorates!

The principles of representation should be applied in line with the constitution.The senate is representing the people,in respect of law making and oversight functions only,whilst the president is representing the people in respect of executive functions.

You Could Have Passed Your Message Without Insulting Me.

I Didn't Quote You, Neither Did I Know You Exist.

Nairaland Is Big Enough For You To Make A Comment Without Quoting And Insulting People.

I Am Taking This Moment To Respond And Encourage You To Desist From Quoting Me Going Forward. Keep Your Facts To Yourself And Family.

In Your Screwed And Myopic Mind, The Senate Wrote The Damning Letter From The DSS Office? Even If The DSS Were Paid To Indict Magu, Aren't They An Appendage Of The Presidency?

Why Then Should Buhari Not Sack Magu Given That The Senate Acted On A Security Report That Also Originated From The Presidency And Twice Rejected Magu?

Please Keep Your Facts To Yourself o. The World Can Bear Witness Because The Next Time You'll Get On Me, You'll Have Me Banned, Trust Me.

Doyin2:


People like you just talk with leaking mouths,no supporting evidence or authority to back up your senseless comments.

Is forcing a president to sack an executive part of Senate independence?Is that not actually a breach of executive independence ?Which law has Buhari not obeyed concerning this matter?

There is no case of rubber stamping here.The senate had exercised its right not to confirm MAGU. President Buhari is exercising his own right to retain MAGU as the acting EFCC chairman,in accordance with section 171 of the constitution.

Legal illiterate like you should note that the constitution is superior to any senate rules or resolution.The senate is not the law,the law comprises of the Constitution and an Act of parliament!!!


Now Who is bulling who?:

1.A senate that wants to blackmail the president to sack acting EFCC chairman,contrary to section 171 of the constitution ?
2.or a president that is exercising his powers under section 171 of the constitution.

171. (1) Power to appoint persons to hold or act in the offices to which this section applies and to remove persons so appointed from any such office shall vest in the President.
(2) The offices to which this section applies are, namely -
(a) Secretary to the Government of the Federation;
(b) Head of the Civil Service of the Federation;
(c) Ambassador, High Commissioner or other Principal Representative of Nigeria abroad;
(d) Permanent Secretary in any Ministry or Head of any Extra-Ministerial Department of the Government of the Federation howsoever designated; and
(e) any office on the personal staff of the President.
(3) An appointment to the office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation shall not be made except from among Permanent Secretaries or equivalent rank in the civil service of the Federation or of a State.
(4) An appointment to the office of Ambassador, High Commissioner or other Principal Representative of Nigeria abroad shall not have effect unless the appointment is confirmed by the Senate.
(5) In exercising his powers of appointment under this section, the President shall have regard to the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity.
(6) Any appointment made pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (2) of this section shall be at the pleasure of the President and shall cease when the President ceases to hold office;
Provided that where a person has been appointed from a public service of the Federation or a State, he shall be entitled to return to the public service of the Federation or of the State when the President ceases to hold office.

cptjacksparrow:
I think the Senate has done their job by not confirming Magu and they should allow the President do his job by either nominating someone else to replace Magu or allow him continue in acting capacity which is also constitutional. Forcing the executive to play by their rules should not be encouraged.

So if your admission to a school is not confirmed
You are allowed to act as a student of the school ba

Oga you ve a brain
Use it

I don't understand democracy in this country again!

Please it's their a provision for ACTING capacity in our constitution?

Opposition should just siddon and watch.


Ruling party dey oppose themselves

Doyin2:


The president is answerable to the people as mandated in his over 15 million majority votes,not the senate.The Constitution empowers the senate to only make laws and carry out oversight functions,within the limits of the constitution.!!!!

Oversight function does not include forcing the president to sack an acting chairman of EFCC,(in breach of section 171 of the constitution), in whom he trusts to deliver his promises to the electorates!

The principles of representation should be applied in line with the constitution.The senate is representing the people,in respect of law making and oversight functions only,whilst the president is representing the people in respect of executive functions.

The Senators are a representative of the Nigerian people from different senatorial districts. And they are the voice of Nigerians in those district. And Yes, The president is answerable to the Nigerian people and by extension that Senate.

That's why the president cannot unilaterally enact decrees without first seeking the consent of the Nigerian people represented by the Senate.

That's why the president cannot spend Nigeria's money without first seeking the consent of the Nigerian People represented by the Senate and National Assembly.

That is why certain appointments by the President must be accepted and confirmed by the Nigerian people represented by the Senate.

What is oversight if I may ask?

Making sure the executive doesn't overstep. That is why some appointments must be confirmed by the Senate. If such requirements doesn't exist, the President can appoint just anybody whether qualified or not into these positions.

In sane climes, the President wouldn't dare send the name to the Senate for a second time. Doing that is akin to saying that the Senate doesn't know what they're doing.

i hate the senate we have right now......i mean, how did we even gt here?

Well said Prof. Sagay... Those thief occupying the Senate are just looking for vanity.. And like you said.. They will surely regret it. Set of useless people that have no interest of the nation at heart.. It such a pity

castrokins:
You Could Have Passed Your Message Without Insulting Me.

I Didn't Quote You, Neither Did I Know You Exist.

Nairaland Is Big Enough For You To Make A Comment Without Quoting And Insulting People.

I Am Taking This Moment To Respond And Encourage You To Desist From Quoting Me Going Forward. Keep Your Facts To Yourself And Family.

In Your Screwed And Myopic Mind, The Senate Wrote The Damning Letter From The DSS Office? Even If The DSS Were Paid To Indict Magu, Aren't They An Appendage Of The Presidency?

Why Then Should Buhari Not Sack Magu Given That The Senate Acted On A Security Report That Also Originated From The Presidency And Twice Rejected Magu?

Please Keep Your Facts To Yourself o. The World Can Bear Witness Because The Next Time You'll Get On Me, You'll Have Me Banned, Trust Me.

This is a social forum.Responding to your comments is to inform the public,not necessarily because of you.

The so called DSS report is a hog wash!

The same presidency had investigated all the allegations contained therein and found them to be non-issue.I am taking you on an intellectual sojourn:

If you were Buhari,which of those allegations that had been debunked by documentary evidence would make you sack some one you trust to deliver on your mandate.

I personally,had digested the hog wash DSS report,the same being recycled many times, and I can authoritatively conclude that the agency should be overhauled and staffed with more professionally minded people.

1.How does Magu fail integrity test by living in a house rented by an agency of his employer(the cost is very irrelevant)

2.How would Magu become a liability ,by keeping official documents containing very sensitive investigative documents,at home,if he felt they could be stolen in the office?

3.How does flying a first class ticket in a personal capacity constitute a fail of integrity test,when no evidence was indicated that the monies so spent was a proceed of corruption.

Does flying a first class imply living beyond his means? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......


For God's sake ,read the biography of MAGU. A chartered accountant and ACP,can not afford first class ticket? The DSS must be full of clowns!

4.How does flying in a volunteered Jet ,to save cost,constitute a fail of integrity test? More so when the donor as at then was not under any criminal investigation?


Sometimes I ponder,was this really a security or vendetta report? No evidence of any criminal record,a major issue in any serious security report?

I pause..

mona1ene:
This Sagay is selectively stupid. haba sef, I used to respect him ooo

Everybody has a price. Its obvious he has sold out to the present government.

obayaya:


The Senators are a representative of the Nigerian people from different senatorial districts. And they are the voice of Nigerians in those district. And Yes, The president is answerable to the Nigerian people and by extension that Senate.

That's why the president cannot unilaterally enact decrees without first seeking the consent of the Nigerian people represented by the Senate.

That's why the president cannot spend Nigeria's money without first seeking the consent of the Nigerian People represented by the Senate and National Assembly.

That is why certain appointments by the President must be accepted and confirmed by the Nigerian people represented by the Senate.

What is oversight if I may ask?

Making sure the executive doesn't overstep. That is why some appointments must be confirmed by the Senate. If such requirements doesn't exist, the President can appoint just anybody whether qualified or not into these positions.

In sane climes, the President wouldn't dare send the name to the Senate for a second time. Doing that is akin to saying that the Senate doesn't know what they're doing.

I may not know what oversight function means.But I am very sure it does not mean breaching the constitution ,by forcing or commanding a president to sack an acting head of EFCC,contrary to section 171.

The Senate never investigated the DSS report.The presidency did,and wrote to the senate about its findings.The senate ignored the president's assurances.Now what does that imply?That the president does not know what he was investigating?

The way some of you make one-sided comments, still baffles me.

Provided the constitution did not outlaw re-presentation,why the fuss?If I were PMB, I would just let the sleepy dog lie.Let the senate sack Magu itself

Doyin2:


I may not know what oversight function means.But I am very sure it does not mean breaching the constitution ,by forcing or commanding a president to sack an acting head of EFCC,contrary to section 171.

The same constitution said the Senate must confirm certain appointees of the President.

must means that if the Senate doesn't confirm the appointee, then the appointment is null and void..

And moreover, when you consider that another appointee under the presidency [DSS Director] in lawful discharge of the duties of his office, said the appointee in question isn't fit for the role he's appointed to.

How can you accuse the Senate of complicity in such situation?

And I wonder where you got "force and commanding" from

Doyin2:


The Senate never investigated the DSS report.The presidency did,and wrote to the senate about its findings.The senate ignored the president's assurances.Now what does that imply?That the president does not know what he was investigating?

The way some of you make one-sided comments, still baffles me.

Provided the constitution did not outlaw re-presentation,why the fuss?If I were PMB, I would just let the sleepy dog lie.Let the senate sack Magu itself

Why will the Senate investigate the DSS Report? The Senate doesn't have the vast security expertise of the DSS. so why will it investigate DSS report?

And it's absurd for the presidency to investigate it too. It means the President doesn't trust the work of DSS, an agency under the Presidency. How Ironic?

The president trusts DSS when it indicts people in the opposition. When they indicted and raided Judges, the presidency trusted them. But when they indicted Magu, the presidency stopped trusting them and decided to investigate?

How Wonderful?

And for your last paragraph.. All I have to say is be careful what you wish for. Cos what you suggested in that paragraph is a total destruction of what's left of our democratic institutions.

and that's rather unfortunate

deflover:


So if your admission to a school is not confirmed
You are allowed to act as a student of the school ba

Oga you ve a brain
Use it

This have nothing to do with school admission, the constitution (section 171) is clear on this. If Mr. President is wrong in Magu's case, pls educate us by using a section in the constitution to backup your claim. No insults pls.

TippyTop:
Sagay has reduced himself to the likes of charge and bail lawyers, sad, very sad.

you don't always use that your rectangular head. What are the senators doing that's benefitting you? This is the most useless senate in history.

cptjacksparrow:
This have nothing to do with school admission, the constitution (section 171) is clear on this. If Mr. President is wrong in Magu's case, pls educate us by using a section in the constitution to backup your claim. No insults pls.

they don't learn or read.

galaxy2020:
They can act indefinitely according to your own constitution. why are you complaining now?

he is not complaining, he is only telling them their ffuck-up and foolishness.

Do they think Buhari is a man that can easily be threatened? My God! How can people of such character occupy the highest legislative office in the country? Nigeria is finished.

Is Buhari not threatened? Can't u see Buhari is loosing grip of the Senate? If the Senate cannot back Buhari's appointees then Buhari is threatened.