Carol Ajie, LL.M Int’l Legal Studies from the prestigious Georgetown University Law Center Washington D.C., with a focus on Nation Building, Gender Rights and Human Rights
Now and again we read of the expensive lifestyle of your 22-year old kid
who probably never worked and living off taxpayers and millions of poor
Nigerians could hardly afford a good meal or any meal at all even for our
jobless youth still awaiting pledged ‘stipends’. Your Excellency may wish to
guide your daughter Zarah Buhari (22) to go back to school get a degree desist
from theese vexatious messages of “kids-get-rich-quick-GORGEOUS” of a regime
that promised you were set to typify Spartan lifestyle . In this 21st Century
Sir, education for the girl child is core value and more significant than showing
off our shoes and clothing and posing every now and then - unprecedented!.
GEJ’s well brought-up kids were not infested with Aso Rock glamour.
Have you now seen that the threat to assault women
particularly bold and beautiful women, is real and Ms Ikeji was right to have
reported the threats to her person days
ago which has become sadly exacerbated nowadays.Never
mind Ms Ikeji says Wizkid apologized at the police station or wherever?. We did
not read any apologies from him. Unless and until he withdraws his attacks
against the woman and apologizes through the same social media outlet,no more WIZKID MUSIC in “OurCountryNigeria.”
Promote other Nigerian talented kids by all legit means.
Hi Ladies,
Keep away from the physical presence of assaulters. Read
Femi Gbajiabiamila in today’s Punch he says he has never seen such a thing
before that some men would gather and batter a Lady, her offence? overtaking
them and that the lawmaker was overtaking the C-G’s convoy?
Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazzau(retd.)
John Ameh, Abuja
The House of Representatives on Thursday
summoned the Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman
Danbazzau(retd.), and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Prisons
Service, Mr. Peter Ekpendu, over an alleged assault on a female member
of the House.
The incident took place on Wednesday
close to the exit gate of the National Assembly, when the female
lawmaker from Delta State, Mrs. Onyemachi Mrukpor, was driving out of
the premises.
House summons minister Danbazzau over assault on female Rep
Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazzau(retd.)
John Ameh, Abuja
The House of Representatives on Thursday
summoned the Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman
Danbazzau(retd.), and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Prisons
Service, Mr. Peter Ekpendu, over an alleged assault on a female member
of the House.
The incident took place on Wednesday
close to the exit gate of the National Assembly, when the female
lawmaker from Delta State, Mrs. Onyemachi Mrukpor, was driving out of
the premises.
Security aides attached to the convoy of Ekpendu allegedly descended on her and slapped her for overtaking the convoy of the CG.
The CG was said to have visited the
National Assembly and was driving out of the legislative building when
the beating took place.
Lawmakers claimed that Ekpendu, a very
senior government official, merely sat in his car and watched as his
aides pummelled the female member. They alleged that he did nothing to
stop his aides.
A motion on the incident, which was
moved by the Minority Leader of the House, Mr. Leo Ogor, was unanimously
endorsed by members at Thursday’s session, presided over by the
Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara.
The House noted, “The member was
battered under the watch of the CG of Prisons. Her offence was that she
overtook the convoy of the CG within the premises of the National
Assembly.
“The CG of Prisons is invited to explain
why he should not be committed to prison in violation of Section 16 of
the Legislative Houses, Powers and Privileges Act.”
The law stipulates a penalty of N400,000
fine or a prison term of six months on conviction for an attack on a
legislator within the premises of a legislative house.
The resolution was later amended to include Danbazzau, who was asked to appear before the House Committee on Interior.
The Ministry of Interior supervises the Nigerian Prisons Service.
The committee, which is chaired by an
All Progressives Congress lawmaker from Kaduna State, Mr. Adams Jagaba,
is to produce a report on Tuesday next week.
The House Leader, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila,
while contributing to the debate, informed the House that Mrukpor
called him immediately the alleged assault took place to make a report.
“She called me and she was crying. I have not seen a thing like this before.
“This is the time we need to rally behind her not just as a member but as a woman.
“This is a clear, straight case; that
the attacker is guilty of assault. He is guilty of battery. There is
vicarious liability in this case,” Gbajabiamila added.
In addition to Danbazzau and Ekpendu,
the House summoned the unit heads of all security agencies posted to the
National Assembly to explain the conduct of their men, who reportedly
watched as the member was attacked without intervening.
Danladi
Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has asked
security to throw out Raphael Oluyede, one of the lawyers of Senate
President Bukola Saraki, for talking back at him.
Umar also “threw away” an application by Saraki asking him to withdraw from his trial.
Speaking
on the application, the CCT judge said: “This motion filed by a mere
busybody legal practitioner is not accepted by this tribunal.
“Members of the inner bar, you are to guide him. How can you allow such a rubbish thing from him?
“This motion is of no consequence. As far as this tribunal is concerned is thrown away.”
A verbal melee had ensued when Oluyede asked the tribunal to give him room to speak on the application.
But Umar overruled his request and ordered him to sit down.
Oluyede refused to obey the order, a shouting match then started.
In the heat of the argument, an angry Umar ordered police officers at the tribunal to throw his “challenger” out.
The
courtroom immediately broke into loud murmurs, and tension was
palpable. However, the presence of security men stopped the situation
from degenerating any further.
In the application filed by
Oluyede, and seen by TheCable, the senate president asked Umar to
disqualify himself from the case on the grounds that he was biased.
The
application, which was filed on Wednesday at the CCT, read in part: “An
order disqualifying/recusing the Honourable Justice Danladi Umar
(Chairman of this tribunal) from sitting on the panel of this tribunal
for hearing and determination of the charges filed in these proceedings
for the reason that his continued presence on the said panel of this
tribunal offends the provisions of section 36 (1) of the constitution of
the federal republic of Nigeria which prescribes that ‘In the
determination of his civil rights and obligations, including any
question or determination by or against any government or authority, a
person shall be entitled to a fair hearing within a reasonable time by a
court or other tribunal established by law and constituted in such
manner as to secure its independence and impartiality.’
“A
likelihood of bias by the tribunal against the appellant… undermines and
withdraws from the tribunal, the jurisdiction which it is normally
endowed….” Follow us on twitter @thecableng
Panel: you must appear on Thurs I won’t come, says Judge ‘My trial won’t disturb Senate’
Senators may have set the stage for a major confrontation between
them and the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over Senate President Bukola
Saraki’s trial for alleged falsification of assets.
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions
yesterday summoned CCT Chairman Justice Danladi Umar over allegations of
corruption against him.
The invitation, coming on a day Justice Umar said Saraki’s trial will run daily, appeared a new twist to the matter.
In a letter signed yesterday by the Clerk of the Committee, Freedom
Odolo,the Senate asked Justice Umar to appear unfailingly by 2pm on
Thursday.
But Justice Umar replied the committee that he has a court sitting on Thursday and throughout the week.
He said he would not be available until after the court sittings, which is on Saraki’s trial.
The invitation letter was delivered to the CCT chairman shortly after
he ruled that the tribunal will be sitting daily from 9am to 6pm.
The committee said: “Your letter with reference number CCT/HQ/ 126/S/
111/ 515 dated 1st April, 2016 in which you requested for more time to
enable you attend the hearing was received.
“After due consideration of your request, the Committee rescheduled
the hearing to give you at least two weeks from the 4th of April when
you should have appeared.
“Accordingly, you are now required to appear unfailingly as follows:
Thursday, 21st April, 2016, Meeting Room 120 New Senate Building,
National Assembly Complex. Time: 2pm
“Please, remember to come personally along with 12 copies of any written submission you may wish to present.”
A source said: “The battle line is drawn between the Senate and the
CCT chairman. Some Senators are angry over his decision to allow the
tribunal to sit from 9am to 6pm.
“They saw the CCT Chairman’s decision as a plot to deny Saraki any
opportunity to preside over the Senate plenary throughout his trial.
“Now, these Senators have also launched a counter-attack against the
CCT chairman by revisiting the outstanding petition against the judge.
“Shortly after the CCT chairman decided to be sitting daily till
6pm, a letter came from the Senate Committee inviting Justice Umar on
the outstanding petition against him.”
But a source in CCT said: “The judge has asked the Registrar of the
tribunal to write the Senate committee that he has a court sitting on
Thursday and throughout the week and won’t be able to honour the
summons.
“The CCT Chairman’s letter was sent last night to the committee.”
Unnecessary fight between
Linda Ikeji and Wizkid I often wished
both well and to say he charged at Linda Ikejifor dating his director, a charge she vehemently denies and to say she
is ugly. How could anyone say Linda Ikeji is ugly She is tall sleeky skinned
beauty. She is so cute. Men would fall over to have Lida Ikeji as their
spouse. Wizkid is too small to talk away or diminish your self-esteem.
Wizkid is also a cute guy though
but he was so rude to the Ikejis and he thinks you should get married?
Hey Linda the day you get
married, your life will change your husband will be negotiating with people you
write about wife is a blogger if you want a favourable mention here is the cost.If you fail to follow his instructions, you could get a dirty slap on your pretty
cheek a cheek your parents never probably didn’thit and for a gender conscious champion like
you prove stubbornget suffocated. You will be a dead woman by
morning and you do not deserve death because we wantmore
women to own their businesses and be
able to support society. Then you want to ask should you not marry?
Marry but no dating of men or women. You want to ask is that possible?
Marriage without dating? The Catholic Church is in sync with celibacy
you know so if your man wants to marry a Gold Citizen he has to meet
your ideals.
Yes you should marry but
first you must sign a pre-nup else your husband is
going to throw you out of a house you bought. I have a female client she and
the gentleman bought the house and now he wants to throw her out. We are in
court. He also forged the deed of assignment and deleted her name from the
property.
On behalf of Wizkid I
apologize for his bad behavior towards you. If you wrote an article he didn’t
like he could write a rejoinder and you will of course publish his rejoinder on your platform. All real men shouldwriteon Linda Ikeji’s blog a
nice line of apology on behalf of a badly brought up kid, or do send Ikeji text/sms apologies.
