- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it was considering a legal action against President Buhari's executive order.

- President Muhammadu Buhari had recently signed an asset seizure executive order

- PDP described the asset seizure Executive Order as total disregard to the provisions of 1999 constitution.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) On Friday, July 6, in Abuja, said it was considering a legal action against asset seizure executive order imposed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

PDP in a statement issued by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan described the order as illegal, unconstitutional, reprehensible and a dangerous step towards a descent to fascism, News Agency of Nigeria reports.

The party described the asset seizure executive order as total disregard to the provisions of 1999 constitution.

“Already, our lawyers are considering a legal action against the Federal Government on the illegality of Mr. president’s action in the interest of Nigeria and Nigerians.’’

The party said that the Nigerian constitution did not, under any section, confer such fascist powers on the president under democracy.

It said that there could be no legitimate latitude of interpretation placed on sections 5 and 15 (5) of the 1999 Constitution cited as justifications for the executive order.

PDP said that the president unilateral executive order was a travesty of justice and rule of law “as it vehemently seeks to hijack and usurp the powers of both the legislature and the courts’’.

It added that the president also vest to take the power on himself in order to use it at will, as a political instrument, to haunt, traumatize, harass and victimize perceived political opponents.

“Mr president wants to change our democratic governance to a military regime, in line with his lamentation, two days ago, that the fight against corruption will be better under a military regime than under a democracy.

“It is instructive to emphasize that the PDP is not in any way opposed to the fight against corruption.

“Rather, the party holds that the imposition of this executive order, which is radically at variance with the provisions of the constitution, is totally unacceptable.

“PDP takes this Executive Order 6 of 2018 as a re-enactment of the obnoxious Decree 2 of 1984, which incidentally was also an enactment under then military head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari.

“This must not be permitted in our current democratic dispensation.’’

PDP said that if the order was allowed, it would confer limitless powers on Mr president.

“In a democracy, the role of the executive arm of government is to enforce court orders/judgments handed down based on the interpretation of existing laws.

“Any suggestion to the contrary, as clearly intended by this executive order, is totally an aberration and inconsistent with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.’’

The party urged the judiciary and the legislature to save Nigeria by rejecting the executive order.

“Nigeria is a democratic state run by the dictates of the law and the constitution and not by the rule of the thumb of any elected officer,” it added.

https://www.naija.ng/1179196-pdp-considers-legal-action-asset-seizure-executive-order.html

Lol baba is always ahead of you losers.

All your loot will be froozen until court discharge you free maybe this period you will assist the judiciary in speeding up the judgement instead of frustrating and forming sickness on strecher

Ekwensu kpokwaa Buhari oku!

thunder go fire all of them...

Sai Baba for life... .
Baba don catch dem blokos again.
Una go wail tire.
Bunch of thieves....

Whatever you permit will increase. For those hailing him above, you may end up later in the belly of this tiger.

We should respect our laws and nowhere in our laws that the president was clothed with such power. This is not USA.

The rightness or otherwise of a nation should not be placed on the shoulder of one man who by all assessments and actions is biased, parochial, archaic and irresponsible with power.

Baba be hitting looters real hard back to back. The gathering of looters is already wailing, as it stands PDP may not get the required funds for the 2019 election.

Thank God Buhari signs this, this is the best for this thieves heaven.

stevnwigw1:
Thank God Buhari signs this, this is the best for this thieves heaven.

There is nothing to thank God for. The Courts are there to seize properties of looters in deserving cases. The decision of the President to confer such power in himself is not good in a democracy like ours because of its tendency to be abused and used against opossition.

Buhari won't stay in office till eternity. When someone else takes over power and starts abusing same power, hope you will still Thank God

praise010:


There is nothing to thank God for. The Courts are there to seize properties of looters in deserving cases. The decision of the President to confer such power in himself is not good in a democracy like ours because of its tendency to be abused and used against opossition.

Buhari won't stay in office till eternity. When someone else takes over power and starts abusing same power, hope you will still Thank God

what is your business with the loot fund froozen from an account of corrupt politicians.
If pdp has started the anti corruption war by dealing with the thieves in opposition and apc replicate same thing the winner is the masses cos corruption would have been reduced by greater percentage.
In usa when you re been investegate by fbi amd some security services your account is froozen till everything is completed .

ORIENTATION101:
what is your business with the loot fund froozen from an account of corrupt politicians.
If pdp has started the anti corruption war by dealing with the thieves in opposition and apc replicate same thing the winner is the masses cos corruption would have been reduced by greater percentage.
In usa when you re been investegate by fbi amd some security services your account is froozen till everything is completed .

Don't you know many people in this country cannot reason well? He is not in the position to steal but he will defend the rights of thieves to hold unto their loot. That is how pathetic they can get.

PMB has once again made PDP expose itself as a party of looters who wish to create enabling environment for looting.

vedaxcool:

Don't you know many people in this country can reason well? He is not in the position to steal but he will defend the rights of thieves to hold unto their loot. That is how pathetic they can get.

PMB has once again made PDP expose itself as a party of looters who wish to create enabling environment for looting.

pdp has shot themselves on foot cos this act shows they re looters trying to secure their loot against the interest of nigerians.
I like the way baba is playing his anti corruption war cards he is always 10 steps ahead of looters