Impeaching Nigeria’s President is Impossible — Former Speaker Yakubu Dogara Declares, Gives Reason
12 Nov
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Impeaching Nigeria’s President is Impossible — Former Speaker Yakubu Dogara Declares, Gives Reason

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Politics tamfitronics Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said it is nearly impossible to impeach a Nigerian president under the current system. According to Dogara, Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution creates serious barriers to removing a sitting president, no matter the circumstances. The former Speaker spoke at a gathering of lawmakers advocating for a shift to a parliamentary system. This group, made up of around 60 lawmakers, introduced a bill proposing to replace the office of the president with a new role—a prime minister who would serve as the head of government.Dogara, who is also a lawyer, said that the process for impeachment outlined in the Constitution is too complex and unrealistic.He said, “In Nigeria, Section 143 doesn’t offer any practical framework for impeachment. At the end of the day, all the National...
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Lagos 2027: Early Promptings of Idiocy

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Politics tamfitronics There have been subtle projections for the Lagos state governorship election in 2027. Unfortunately, these early promptings seem to lack the requisite intellectual rigour for the dynamic politics and leadership demands of the state of acquatic splendour. Shola Oyeyipo writes.A general build-up to the 2027 national elections can no longer be dismissed as “too early” again, given the current provisions of the nation’s electoral laws. By the letters of these laws, elected officials can hardly savour two years at a stretch to deliver on their promises, before campaign distractions commence.Sections 76(2), 116(2), 132(2) and 178(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), state that elections shall hold not earlier than one hundred and fifty (150) days and not later than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the...
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Congress Targets Kerala CM for Excluding SC Minister in His Cabinet
12 Nov
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Congress Targets Kerala CM for Excluding SC Minister in His Cabinet

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Politics tamfitronics Thiruvananthapuram: On the final day of campaigning, the Congress accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of preventing a Dalit from potentially becoming the future Chief Minister of Kerala and of not including a Scheduled Caste minister in his Cabinet.Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan claimed that by nominating K Radhakrishnan for the Alathur Lok Sabha seat, which he subsequently won, the Chief Minister has created a scenario where, for the first time in Kerala's history, there is no Scheduled Caste minister in the state cabinet. The Congress leader noted that Radhakrishnan, who first became a minister in the E K Nayanar Cabinet in 1996, has held various responsibilities, including Speaker of the Kerala Assembly and ministerial positions, and was seen as a potential future CM candidate.The Congress highlighted the absence of a SC minister in...
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