Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described outbursts of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the possible removal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega as mere comedy adding that President Goodluck Jonathan can sack Jega if he wishes and if he does, and “heavens will not fall.” The governor, who said the APC should stop acting as if Nigeria belongs to the party, added that “by turning themselves to advocates and defenders of the INEC chairman, the APC and its agents have shown that they have a deal with Jega to manipulate the elections and that the deal will be frustrated if he is asked to leave office.” Many lawyers and human rights activists have insisted that President Jonathan does not have the right to firs Jega since his appointment is not regulated by the Civil Service rules and since the Nigerian constitution outrightly states that the INEC chairman can only be sacked by the National Assembly. The House of Representatives also on Tuesday warned against any attempt by the President to sack Jega saying it would create political crisis. Governor Fayose said in a release issued on Wednesday, and signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, that “removal of Jega and any other appointees of the Federal Government is a prerogative of the president, which no one can question, provided laid down rules are followed.” He said the position expressed by the House of Representatives was that of the APC members in the House, urging that “the APC lawmakers should rather pay attention to the ill-health of their party’s presidential candidate, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd), whose whereabouts is now a mystery.” The governor described Jega as partisan, saying; “By his actions and utterances, Jega had already demonstrated his bias in support of the APC. “For instance, how can Jega explain the 80 per cent distribution of Permanent Voters Card (PVC) in Boko Haram ravaged Borno and Yobe states while less than 40 per cent distributed in Lagos as at February 7 that the election was postponed? “It is on record that Prof Maurice Iwu was asked to proceed on terminal leave two months to the end of his tenure? Is Jega not a beneficiary of Iwu’s removal? “So if Iwu was asked to go on terminal leave before the expiration of his tenure for Jega to assume office, what difference does it make if Jega too is asked to proceed on terminal leave before the expiration of his tenure?” “It is the president that can determine whether or not Jega will go on the mandatory three months terminal leave which should commence on March 8, and if the president decides that the INEC chairman should go on terminal leave, what can the APC loudmouths do? “They boasted before the postponement of the elections that they would go on street protests, but did they do anything? They made noise when Justice Isa Ayo Salami was removed from office as president of the Court of Appeal, what did their noise amount to? “Therefore, let me say it categorically that the noise being made by the APC and their agents will amount to nothing because if the president removes Jega today, heavens will not fall.”
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Posted: at 4-03-2015 10:01 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
innocentbola at 5-03-2015 12:15 AM (10 years ago) (m)
Quote from: bashoo8888 on 4-03-2015 11:44 PM
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FELLOW NIGERIANS. If BUHARI can make jonaTAN, who has never been serious in SIX YEARS to be this serious in less than SIX WEEKS to election date, it simply means SIX WEEKS of BUHARI in Aso rock will be a GREAT BLESSING to Nigerians. BECAUSE... ...........
In SIX YEARS, jonaTAN never care to visit Maiduguri but he summoned the courage to visit there just SIX WEEKS to election.
in SIX YEARS, jonaTAN NEVER care to visit the OBAS in Edo state and South west, but he started visiting them just SIX WEEKS to election.. who he wan deceive?
in SIX YEARS, jonaTAN NEVER care to reduce fuel price, but in less than SIX WEEKS to election, he blindly and jokingly reduced the fuel price with just 10 naira... who dis man wan deceive wit 10 naira?
in SIX YEARS, jonaTAN NEVER care to include AZIKIWE to his name as president, BUT started answering AZIKIWE again just SIX WEEKS to election... igbo kwenu, una wan allow dis man deceive una again?
in SIX YEARS, jonaTAN told the whole world he has killed Abu Shekau more than three times, but the same jonaTAN is asking the soldiers to capture the same Shekau alive... Abi na ghost jonaTAN want make our gallant soldiers captured?
in SIX YEARS, jonaTAN has been budgeting 2 BILLION NAIRA for feeding allowance for himself and his family in Aso rock which amount to 12 BILLION NAIRA in six years (d money dat wud hav feed 70% of Nigerians for 20 years), but just barely SIX WEEKS to election, he want to reduce the feeding budget to 500 million naira....
hmmmmmm jonaTAN think say na Nursery school we still dey... May GOD protect our live to WITNESS March 28.......Ameen!!!
COME TO THINK OF IT, I THINK YOU REALLY HAVE A POINT THERE.
Posted: at 5-03-2015 12:15 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Asterimou at 5-03-2015 01:14 AM (10 years ago) (m)
I wonder why this man is still walking free by now. The juju him dey still dey fresh. pray make the juju no expire. You go run 4/40. The new power dey sweet u like say tomorrow no dey. i just dey laugh o
Posted: at 5-03-2015 01:14 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
I can't believe that such comments are coming from a governor of a state. You who is supposed to uphold the constitution and peaceful co existence of a state and such sultry words are coming from you. It's people like you that give Johnathan a bad name and tend to thwart his activities and hence give the opposition the campaign edge they have over you. Fayose be wise, remember you are in for 4 years....
Posted: at 5-03-2015 04:32 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
This is how they have been by passing constitution. Rule of law is not accepted. He just quoted the constitution and at the same time working against it. Miserable person
Posted: at 5-03-2015 05:06 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Mad man, Iwu`s case is complete different from Jega`s own. We are in the middle of an election and you are talking about removing INEC Chairman. When Iwu was remove there was no election
Posted: at 5-03-2015 05:35 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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