Obanikoro to be Barred From Ministerial Appointment for Having Dual Citizenship

A group, which identified itself as the All Nigeria Save Democracy Movement, has criticized the nomination of former Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Musliu Obanikoro, by President Goodluck Jonathan as Minister. The civil society group, disclosed on Sunday that it has written a petition to the Senate President, David Mark, through Senators Gbenga Ashafa and Obafemi Ojudu, where it listed several reasons Obanikoro was not qualified to become a minister. The group alleged that Obanikoro is of dual citizenship–USA and Nigeria – and going by the provisions of the constitution, he should be disqualified. It maintained that, “Section 147 (5) of the Constitution, as amended, provides that no person shall be appointed as a minister of the government of the federation unless he is qualified for election as a member of the House of Representatives.

“Section 66 (1) (a) of the Constitution also states that no person shall be qualified for election to the Senate or the House of Representatives if – subject to the provisions of Section 28 of the Constitution, he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship to a country other than Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, has made a declaration of allegiance to such a country.
“These provisions are so clear as to remove any ambiguity as to the spirit and letter of their constitutional/legal implications. By these provisions alone, Musiliu Obanikoro was not even qualified in the first instance to run for the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, but managed to manipulate the system to get himself elected into the Senate in 1999, which in itself was fraudulent and criminal. As a matter of fact, his title of senator should be nullified having obtained same fraudulently.”
Obanikoro had on October 15, 2014 resigned his position as minister of state for defence from the present administration in order to contest the governorship primary of the PDP in Lagos, which he lost to his rival, Jimi Agbaje.
Following his defeat, he was nominated the second time by President Goodluck Jonathan for another ministerial position.

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Posted: at 23-02-2015 12:15 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

ok

Posted: at 23-02-2015 12:39 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

am sure this man one used KORO..as an instrument to rig the election...KO SI KORO.. KO SI IBO...

Posted: at 23-02-2015 01:03 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie

Posted: at 23-02-2015 03:15 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

Na only him dey?

Posted: at 23-02-2015 07:01 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie

Election is around d corner and Mr President is nominating ministers..........

Posted: at 23-02-2015 09:38 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

YES WE NEED HIM TO DO A JOB IN LAGOS STATE, PDP MUST TAKE LAGOS BY FIRE BY FORCE. HE'S GOING BACK TO DEFENCE MINISTER TO HAVE ENOUGH APPARATUS TO FINISH TINUBU AND FASHOLA.

Posted: at 24-02-2015 08:18 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

Devil the destroyer...........now I know who is spear heading BOKO HARAM, UR DAYS R NUMBERED.

Posted: at 24-02-2015 09:27 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie

[/b]All Nigeria Save Democracy Movement, is this a nickname for Always Propaganda Congress (APC)[/b]

Posted: at 24-02-2015 02:58 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac