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Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by Nobody: 8:08am On Aug 25, 2019
This is really bad... how does someone who has an escape route make life better for you without any..

He can leave anytime he wants..

But Nigerians dont see this, they only see APC/PDP..
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by dominion001(m): 8:10am On Aug 25, 2019
WonderManly:
Too long jor! I can't read this full long episode. Please, I need summary jare.
lazy youth
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by Idonvex: 8:20am On Aug 25, 2019
Hmnnn

Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by drlateef: 8:34am On Aug 25, 2019
Saraki has dual citizenship and he did his 4 years at senate.
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by respect80(m): 8:36am On Aug 25, 2019
naijaboy756:
criminal... Today na Sunday o

cheesy
The day of the Lord fa

This see below guys no d rest at all. They work Sunday to Sunday.
If they channeled the same energy they are using for see below into something legit even if it is biscuit selling, I'm sure they would have conquered poverty and hunger in their lives but fraud has been engraved into their hearts and they don't even believe there are legit ways to make money.

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Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by WIXE(m): 8:37am On Aug 25, 2019
Am very sure there wife and children has dual citizenship just like them, hey have nothing to lose if anything happens to this Con3.
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by Deepthoughts: 8:50am On Aug 25, 2019
dre11:





…as tribunal sacks Ondo lawmaker with Nigeria - UK citizenship

.....Judgment can ’ t stand, say SANs

.....Lawan not losing sleep –Associates
Gbajabiamila , others decline comments





https://punchng.com/dual-citizenship-senate-president-speaker-risk-losing-seats/
Is Atiku now not better by far to these people?,the US oath of allegiance clearly required one to renounce any previous allegiance meaning those with the US citizenship has ceased to be Nigerian completely,in fact anyone with a dual citizenship is a potential sabotuer of this country n should not hold any elective or public office at all.

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Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by OlujobaSamuel: 8:59am On Aug 25, 2019
Hmmmmmmm, dual citizenship status, how would they lead right? Don't be surprised those of US do not pay accurate tax here in Nigeria, yet they can't afford not to make annual returns to the US despite living outside the country.
Maddd fellows
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by affinity77(m): 9:09am On Aug 25, 2019
Awol1:
They are Buhari asslickers and therefore are not going anywhere even if they have seven citizenship each.

Nigeria has gone to the dogs
On point

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Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by affinity77(m): 9:14am On Aug 25, 2019
madenigga:
let them sack them all. they have to decide either to renounce one amd accept the other or u loose the seat.

You cant be a citizen of another country while you rule us, then after you steal all our money and frustrate the future of Nigeria youths who have no other place to go, you run back to your other country why we continue to suffer here.

Nigerians are suffering, youths have taken to all manner of vices just to survive this harsh country, and people who are foreigners who don't have much to loose want to rule us.

We all die here together
Igbese
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by Twakor: 9:19am On Aug 25, 2019
helinues:
Na lie jor. This is Nigeria

Saraki also has dual citizenship..

The constitution is clear on this.

Saraki was born in the United Kingdom and did not acquire UK citizenship voluntarily, it was bestowed on him by default.

The law allows you to have dual-citizenship as long as you got the citizenship by default (e.g. you were born in another country or one of your parents is from another country).

But if you acquire foreign citizenship voluntarily (e.g you ran away from naija as an adult to go an hustle in America then applied for citizenship) then you are not eligible to hold any high office in Nigeria.

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Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by WonderManly(m): 9:24am On Aug 25, 2019
dominion001:
lazy youth

Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by godofuck231: 9:35am On Aug 25, 2019
Rome for the romans
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by felaismyhero(m): 9:36am On Aug 25, 2019
Flyingngel:
Will we ever have a better country?
yes we would.the day people like you decide to be in politics.
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by Paxmedical(m): 9:38am On Aug 25, 2019
helinues:
Na lie jor. This is Nigeria

Saraki also has dual citizenship..

As for the case of Saraki please note that only those who voluntarily obtained the citizenship of another country are disqualified from holding public office.
by birth is not voluntarily. Wink
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by Susu888(m): 9:43am On Aug 25, 2019
Awol1:
They are Buhari asslickers and therefore are not going anywhere even if they have seven citizenship each.

Nigeria has gone to the dogs


Yup! The usual blame it on Buhari scenario. undecided

I am sure our ex senate president Bukola Saraki had a U.K citizenship and he was taken to court bcuz of it and yet still he presided over the senate. Are you trying to be a hypocrite about it now that its someone you dislike??

Double standards, we know ur type.

Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by naijaboy756: 9:50am On Aug 25, 2019
respect80:


cheesy
The day of the Lord fa

This see below guys no d rest at all. They work Sunday to Sunday.
If they channeled the same energy they are using for see below into something legit even if it is biscuit selling, I'm sure they would have conquered poverty and hunger in their lives but fraud has been engraved into their hearts and they don't even believe there are legit ways to make money.
I'm telling you
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by Nobody: 9:51am On Aug 25, 2019
helinues:


Are you from Pluto? Google is your friend




Bloody liar as always....Saraki doesn't have a dual citizenship (acquirwd). Apc crooks lying upandan n immediately u ask them for proof, they start blabbing nonsense.

I checked n no credible website said so.
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by Nobody: 9:52am On Aug 25, 2019
coolexy2:
Even the whole of his has dual citizenship

Any proof of that?
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by AreaFada2: 9:53am On Aug 25, 2019
helinues:
Na lie jor. This is Nigeria

Saraki also has dual citizenship..
By birth or through parents is different. The law says voluntarily swear allegiance. Meaning applied for as an adult. Not the foreign passport but the process of getting it.

Kemi Adeosun born in UK wouid not be affected for example. Same as Saraki. Anybody born in Nigeria and acquired it through his/her parents who had a foreign citizenship will also not be affected.
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by d33types: 9:55am On Aug 25, 2019
Simplyleo:
[s][/s]
Ipob yuuts don come again with their akpu explanation.

Voluntarily or otherwise, does that make him not holding a dual citizenship?


You guys don't read?
Dual citizenship isn't the problem. The problem is swearing the oath of allegiance to another country.

On one hand, You can be a UK or US citizen without swearing an oath of allegiance. This happens if you're a citizen by birth (Eg In Saraki's case) . You can run for positions in Nigeria with this.

On the other hand, If you acquire citizenship by naturalisation you have to swear the oath and by doing this, you shouldn't be able to hold legislative positions in Nigeria
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by IYANGBALI: 10:12am On Aug 25, 2019
Lalasticlala has questions to answer too he once pledged allegiance to Ghana and cameroun
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by omohlexy: 10:18am On Aug 25, 2019
Wow! Good judgement! So it's only us that have remained in Naija since that will now be eligible to contest. Thank God I didn't travel to all these yeye countries to wash plates,do security work ,mortuary attendant and be taking pictures in front of borrow pose cars like most naija are doing. I wonder how some people subject themselves to second slavery. Those that are jobless like invictus are doing scam and peddling drugs. I love Naija abeg! I remain here. The white man will come and see me.
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by Toks2008(m): 10:26am On Aug 25, 2019
Officialgarri:
Damn. Our politicians are so daring.

So you mean it is unconstitutional to own dual citizenship as a lawmaker, yet these guys didn't stop at being floor members, they had the guts to be house leaders.

And they would still buy their way out using the court that ought to uphold the law.

This is craziness and impunity.


Mehn, I'd advice you take this your trash to romance section. Is this the first time this is happening? Why can't you breath without mentioning Buhari?

You can hold dual citizenship but the b of contention is the oath of allegiance.
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by Aliii(m): 10:27am On Aug 25, 2019
Simplyleo:
[s][/s]
I know saraki was asslicking buhari.

Why are ipob yuuts like this? undecided
because he himself is Atiku asslicker
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by engrezenwa: 10:51am On Aug 25, 2019
The law would surely have a lacuna, building upon which the provisions of the 1999 constitution would be set aside.

dre11:





…as tribunal sacks Ondo lawmaker with Nigeria - UK citizenship

.....Judgment can ’ t stand, say SANs

.....Lawan not losing sleep –Associates
Gbajabiamila , others decline comments





https://punchng.com/dual-citizenship-senate-president-speaker-risk-losing-seats/
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by tck2000(m): 10:52am On Aug 25, 2019
I don't really understand this.Does it mean that a Nigerian who married an American an acquired a US citizenship cannot contest for The Nigerian Presidential Seat?
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by islandmoon: 10:55am On Aug 25, 2019
why do you mean?
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by mmsen: 11:11am On Aug 25, 2019
helinues:
Na lie jor. This is Nigeria

Saraki also has dual citizenship..

Key word is 'voluntary'. Saraki was born in the UK, he did not go through any process to become a citizen of another country.
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by mmsen: 11:13am On Aug 25, 2019
tck2000:
I don't really understand this.Does it mean that a Nigerian who married an American an acquired a US citizenship cannot contest for The Nigerian Presidential Seat?

Do you become an automatic citizen or do you have to file to become? The ruling relates to those who elect to become citizens of other countries.
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by Flyingngel(m): 11:20am On Aug 25, 2019
felaismyhero post:



yes we would.the day people like you decide to be in politics.





Nay bros, Nigerian politicians has make politics a dirty game.
My father got involved in politics just to make things right in our local government but the level of corruption, backstabbing, hatred for trying to do the right thing was too much. Let me not forget attempted assassination.
Re: Dual Citizenship: Senate President, Speaker Risk Losing Seats by ivolt: 11:30am On Aug 25, 2019
Simplyleo:
[s][/s]
Ipob yuuts don come again with their akpu explanation.

Voluntarily or otherwise, does that make him not holding a dual citizenship?



The law is only against voluntary dual citizenship acquisition.
I don't expect an illiterate to understand.

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