When opposition members decamped to PTD, it is Hurray but when PDP members decamped to opposition, it is woes betide them. They are to be crucified for political apostasy.
Segun Ogungbemi Ph.D
Segun Ogungbemi Ph.D
Professor of Philosophy
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State
Nigeria
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Thank you for your Constitutional reference of which I am already aware. I am certain that you also know that the Speaker of the National Assembly, Tambuwal, is not the first person to defect from the political party on which platform he was elected. Mark you, the Constitution refers to *A LEGISLATURE THAT CHANGES PARTY* and not LEGISLATORS CHANGING PARTY. As we have seen more than 40 PDP legislators have crossed over to APC. In that wise, what more evidence does one need to establish that there is division in the PDP. When Mimiko changed to PDP, the majority of the State's House of Assembly followed him to join the PDP without forfeiting their seats. At moment cases of carpet crossing, including that of Tambuwal, are pending in the Courts for decision and it has never happened that the police mounted a siege at each Assembly to prevent carpet crossers from gaining entrance. Rather, in Ekiti, the Police protected six carpet crossers from the APC who joined the only PDP to make seven out of twenty-six members of the State's Assembly. Furthermore, the police prevented the nineteen members of the APC from entering Ekiti State's House of Assembly, where the seven PDP now usurp the right of the majority to make laws and approve Bills.
What the Constitution says about a legislator that changes party is not in dispute but who should declare the seat of the carpet crosser vacant. Is it the COURTS, the POLICE, the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, the SPEAKER, or majority MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL or STATE'S ASSEMBLY? If the Police has the Power to decide that Tambuwal is no longer the Speaker of the House or its member, why did the Police not arrest and arraign him before a court of law for impersonation and false acquisition of Power of authority?
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: [Naijaintellects] Chaos at National Assembly: Tambuwal Stopped, David Mark Orders shutdown
From: ayo.m.o.obe@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 21:58:58 +0000
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.comUnder the Constitution (section 68(1)(g) in the case of the National Assembly and 109(1)(g) in th case of State Houses of Assembly), it is only when a legislator changes party that he or she loses their seat (unless the change is the result of a division in or merger of the party on whose platform he or she was originally elected). There are no similar provisions in respect of elected executive officers, i.e. President, Vice, Governor and Deputy.
AyoI invite you to follow me on Twitter @naijamaA while ago the Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, deflected from the Labour Party to the Peoples' Decocratic Party (PDP) and carried with him his Governorship attire. The Nigerian Police did not withdraw his police protection. When the Speaker of the House of Representatives deflected from PDP to APC, the Police immediately withdrew Aminu Tambuwal's security details. Thus, we do not have NIGERIAN POLICE but POLITICALLY DIRECTED POLICE - another dangerous PDP.
The House was re-convened on the request of the Speaker to debate and take decision on the request of President Jonathan to extend the state of emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa State for further three months. It would appear from what has happened now that the request for the extension of emergency rule was just a pretext to lure the deflected Speaker to convene the House meeting so that he could be arm-twisted into resigning as the Speaker. I have read in other Nigerian on-line news media that the Police has explained that their invasion of the National Assembly was based on security information that hoodlums and thugs were to invade the Assembly. Evidently, the prevention of hoodlums and thugs to invade the National Assembly by the Police includes stopping Tambuwal and other members of the House of entering the Assembly. The Police just wanted to replicate what it has done in Ekiti where 19 APC members of the State's House of Assembly were prevented from entering the House in favour of 7 PDP members. If the Police under the command of Jonathan can tear-gass National Assembly's members, he should not need the approval of the National Assembly to deploy armed forces to any part of the federation.
I have always regarded Fredrick Lugard as a damned racist since I read his 643 pages book, published in 1922, and titled, THE DUAL MANDATE. Unfortunately, Jonathan has confirmed to be true what I consider to be racial prejudice against Black Africa by Lugard. Hear him, "The African Negro is not naturally cruel, though his own insensibility to pain and his disregard for life - whether his own or another's - cause him to appear callous to suffering. ...He (the African Negro) lacks Power of organisation, and is conspicuously deficient in the management and control alike of men or of business. He loves the display of Power, but fails to realise its responsibility. ... He has the courage of the fighting animal - an instinct rather than a moral virtue. In brief, the virtues and the defects of this race-type (African) are those of attractive children... Perhaps the two traits which have impressed me as those most characteristic of the African native are his lack of apprehension and inability to visualise the future." As if Lugard knew that Jonathan would be dancing *AZONTO* the following day 300 school Girls were abducted by Boko Haram and allmost, and foresight, natural hundred lives were smashed to Death at Nyanya, a surburb to Abuja, he wrote, "In character and temperament the typical African of this race-type is a happy, thriftless, excitable person, lacking in self-control, discipline, and foresight,... full of personal Vanity, with Little sense of veracity, fond of Music and loving weapons as an oriental loves jewelry. His thoughts are concentrated on the events and feelings of the moment, and he suffers Little from apprehension for the future, or grief for the past. His mind is far nearer to the animal World, and he exhibits something of the animal's placidity and want of desire to rise beyond the state he has reached." Ironically, Jonathan is said to be a Phd holder in ZOOLOGY!
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:31:35 +0100
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: [Naijaintellects] Chaos at National Assembly: Tambuwal Stopped, David Mark Orders shutdown
From: alukome@gmail.com
To: naijaintellects@googlegroups.com
CC: ekitipanupo@yahoogroups.com; OmoOdua@yahoogroups.com; YanArewa@yahoogroups.com; nigerianID@yahoogroups.com; USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com; Raayiriga@yahoogroups.com; NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.comMy People:This is more than serious.....why must everything from federal to state be so much brigandage?Lord have mercy!Bolaji AlukoShaking his head2014-11-20 11:57:44Bedlam broke out this morning at the National Assembly complex as the police barricaded the House of Representatives preventing Speaker Aminu Tambuwal from entering the complex. Latest reports reaching Elombah.com says the Senate President, David Mark, has ordered that the National Assembly complex be shut down till next week Tuesday, 25th November, 2014.
The Reps had been summoned by the Speaker to discuss President Goodluck Jonathan's request for a further three-month extension of the emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.
But Security operatives, Thursday, stopped the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal from entering the National Assembly Complex.
Lawmakers who accompanied the speaker had to climb the second entry point gate as some who could not climb sustained injuries while trying to scale over.
At about 10.54am after much entreaties the speaker was allowed entry but other lawmakers were denied entry.
The speaker's official car was detained but after his entry into the outer space of the complex, Security men barricaded him and shot tear gas carnisters into the air to scare him but the speaker stood his ground. .
The speaker who got to NASS at about 10.38am was accompanied by a long convoy of cars and was allowed to pass through the outer gate entry point.
The Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha arrived earlier at about 10.35am and was given a presidential passage into the complex.
Reports from Abuja say the police responded with a hail of tear gas as APC lawmakers resorted to scaling the fence to enter the premises.
Tambuwal was later allowed to enter the chambers and was reported to be meeting with APC lawmakers as at the time of filing this report. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is insisting that Tambuwal steps down as Speaker following his recent defection from the party. The police has since withdrawn Tambuwal's security.
Senate President David Mark hurriedly announced the suspension of sitting as the tear gas fired by the police took its toll.
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