Breaking: Senate Threatens Showdown With Presidency, Halts Appointments
The Nigerian Senate has today come tough with the Presidency as its
members call for the suspension of consideration and confirmation of
appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari over a comment credited to
Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, that executive appointments did not
require legislative approval based on Section 171 of the Constitution.
The reactions came at the National Assembly plenary session when a letter from Acting President Yemi Osinbajo asking the Senate to confirm the nomination of Mr. Lanra Gbajabiamila as Chairman of the National Lottery Commission, was read by President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki.
The reactions came at the National Assembly plenary session when a letter from Acting President Yemi Osinbajo asking the Senate to confirm the nomination of Mr. Lanra Gbajabiamila as Chairman of the National Lottery Commission, was read by President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki.
While strongly condemning Osinbajo for the comment, the lawmakers successively
The legislators totally blamed Osinbajo for making such
comment as they consequently asked that an embargo be placed on
confirmation of executive appointments pending the time the powers of
the legislature had been recognized.
While asking threatening that legislators might move
against the leadership of the Senate if it failed to take a drastic
action against the executive in 48 hours, the lawmakers asked that
invitation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to any
member be disregarded.
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