The Nigerian senate
yesterday stag a show After uncovering moves by those loyal to the senate
president to take over the helm of the nation. This discovery came on the verge
that the President and his vice were not in the country.
NOW THE DETAILS
A mild drama
occurred on the floor of the Senate, on Tuesday, when a point of order was
raised, that the Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki be made the Acting
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Some senators
loyal to Saraki moved a motion calling him the acting president following the
absence of Acting president Yemi Osinbajo and President Muhammadu Buhari in the
country.
Being the number
three man, the senators said he should assume the position of the acting
president but wise counsel was allowed to prevail as Saraki refused to allow
any of his supporters to second the motion.
The Senate, upon
resumption from its 3 weeks break, received a communication from Professor Yemi
Osinbajo, the Acting President of Nigeria, seeking the confirmation of Mr.
Lanre Gbajabiamila, as the Director General of National Lottery Regulatory
Commission.
The lawmakers,
however, subjected the letter to deliberations, owing to the fact that the
Acting President, had earlier reportedly said the Senate had no power to
confirm nominees.
Senator Eyinanya
Abaribe (Abia South), had raised a motion that the country had no President or
Acting President at the moment, adding that, President Muhammadu Buhari and
Professor Yemi Osinbajo were neither in the country, as at the time.
Daily Post reports
that this was greeted with a counter point, coming through order 53 rule 4 of
the Senate standing rules, by Senator Kabiru Marafa (Zamfara Central).
Marafa who cited
relevant sections of the Nigerian constitution, said, “if the President is not
around, the Vice President should act, and if the Vice President is not around,
the Senate President, who is the number 3 citizen should become acting
President.”
The Senate
President, however, didn’t allow any seconder or more comments, even when
Senators were agitating to support the motion. He quickly ruled Senator Marafa
“out of order.”
The Senate, had
earlier called on Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to remove Acting Chairman of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu.
The Red Chamber
said the time has come for the Executive arm of government to obey its
resolutions.
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