The majority of Nigerian senators Thursday voted against a motion to debate President Muhammadu Buhari’s Democracy Day speech in plenary.

The motion to scrutinise the speech was moved by Istifanus Gyang (Plateau-PDP).

Coming under Order 52 of the Senate standing order, Mr Gyang asked his colleagues, through the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, to grant him the leave to present a motion on a matter of public importance.
“The matter of urgent national importance I am bringing before this Senate has to do with the democracy day speech of President Muhammadu Buhari of the 12th June 2019. This speech is already in the public domain. I am asking that in view of the interest it has generated…,” he said.

The lawmaker was cut short by Mr Lawan who asked to seek the consent of other senators to entertain the motion. After putting the question, the majority of the lawmakers voted against the motion and it was consequently shut down.

It is not clear which part of the speech Mr Gyang wanted to raise.

Highlights of the speech delivered at Eagle’s Square, Abuja on Wednesday include a proposal for the renaming of the National Stadium after the widely acclaimed winner of 1993 election, Moshood Abiola.
Mr Buhari also promised to take 100 million Nigerians from poverty to prosperity in the next 10 years.
Another motion shut down

Shortly after rejecting Mr Gyang’s motion, another senator, Uche Ekwunife (Anambra-PDP), signified interest to present a similar motion.

Mrs Ekwunife said she had earlier informed the Senate President on presenting a motion on Mr Buhari’s speech but was asked to bring it up as an amendment to Mr Gyang’s prayers.

She prayed to be allowed to present her motion since she could not get the amendment opportunity as earlier arranged.

Mrs Ekwunife was asked to present her motion on another legislative day.

Mr Lawan made this ruling on the argument that she raised her point of order a little late as the Senate had that time proceeded to the first order of the day.

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You called that one a bill?

Some of Our new Senators are not conversant with reality on ground

What should be of concern now is the Fulani herdsmen menace

Insecurity

Poverty alleviation

And resource allocation

We don't have time motion but to accelerate the good works of the next level programs

sarrki:
You called that one a bill?

Some of Our new Senators are not conversant with reality on ground

What should be of concern now is the Fulani herdsmen menace

Insecurity

Poverty alleviation

And resource allocation

And wen d same Senate summoned d President who is d chief security officer of nation to come and ansa U and ur likes opened mouths to scream blue murder. Wait for wen d Senate will summon security chiefs or replace dem or order dem to tackle herdsmen and BH with iron hand

Nbote:


And wen d same Senate summoned d President who is d chief security officer of nation to come and ansa U and ur likes opened mouths to scream blue murder. Wait for wen d Senate will summon security chiefs or replace dem or order dem to tackle herdsmen and BH with iron hand

Saraki And Dogara 8th Nass are not doing it in the interest of the nation

They want to score cheap political points
They should have enacted a law to curb the situation before inviting him

Tell me the bills or something done by the duo during there 4 years reign to curb insecurity?

sarrki:
You called that one a bill?

Some of Our new Senators are not conversant with reality on ground

What should be of concern now is the Fulani herdsmen menace

Insecurity

Poverty alleviation

And resource allocation

That should be the job of the executive.

Sarrki are you really sure you are educated

sarrki:


Saraki And Dogara 8th Nass are not doing it in the interest of the nation

They want to score cheap political points
They should have enacted a law to curb the situation before inviting him

Tell me the bills or something done by the duo during there 4 years reign to curb insecurity?

Sycophancy has destroyed you. Your type can't be allowed to address animals because they seem smarter than.....

sarrki:
You called that one a bill?

Some of Our new Senators are not conversant with reality on ground

What should be of concern now is the Fulani herdsmen menace

Insecurity

Poverty alleviation

And resource allocation

Fulani herdsmen. .... That's not an issue now.
××× Insecurity, PMB has already solved it.
---Poverty alleviation, didn't you read that 100M Nigerians are about to air lifted out of poverty?
$$$ Resource Allocation, let's wait for PMB cabinet members.

CanineOfJackal:
That should be the job of the executive.

Sarrki are you really sure you are educated

I doubt it

So this is the way this a rse licker is going to start?
What damage can an ordinary debate about a speech do?
He hasn't even started fully and he is already showing he won't only be kissing Buhari's ars e but will be doing it with both hands guilding his face into it.
Reminds me of a Mourinho that was heavily criticized when he coached Man Utd and many shortsighted ones were agitating for Ole Gunnar Sokhjaer because he was the poster boy and an "establishment" person.
Some matches after many are already saying he is a mistake,unfit to coach Utd.

sarrki:


Saraki And Dogara 8th Nass are not doing it in the interest of the nation

They want to score cheap political points
They should have enacted a law to curb the situation before inviting him

Tell me the bills or something done by the duo during there 4 years reign to curb insecurity?

Is now I realize that the problem of this country is 99% of youth.Always eager to defend � evil

These senators need to get serious. There are more important things to debate and deliberate over than Buhari's speech.

It has begun

adrian3000:
It has begun

Democracy is dead

gud leader

sarrki:
You called that one a bill?

Some of Our new Senators are not conversant with reality on ground

What should be of concern now is the Fulani herdsmen menace

Insecurity

Poverty alleviation

And resource allocation

People like you should never have existed in this country; you are setting us backward

Rubber stamp Senate president. At least he should have allow him to say his mind first.

princeade86:
Rubber stamp Senate president.

You go wail tire

Debating a speech that was not even that controversial?

Common !

Debate about Nigerian's future.

Playing politics at the expense of issues of national importance will not be tolerated in this current dispensation.

The Sarrki guy is more of a dullard

Yes, that what we expected. Just click on the link on my signature if you re really interested in making millions of naira from export business.

sarrki:


Saraki And Dogara 8th Nass are not doing it in the interest of the nation

They want to score cheap political points
They should have enacted a law to curb the situation before inviting him

Tell me the bills or something done by the duo during there 4 years reign to curb insecurity?

I used to think you were actually intelligent, even if it was just a little.

We are for it.
I have a first assignment for Lawan.
Mark this page.
The assignment which should come first among other thing is to confirm Magu as EFCC chairman.
Mark this.

zicoraads:

I used to think you were actually intelligent, even if it was just a little.

How is that emboldened wrong ?