The majority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has described the suspension of Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin by the House for a period of 180 legislative days as unconstitutional and a breach of the rights of his constituency to have representation in the lower chamber.
Hon. Gbajabiamila in an interview with newsmen said he would have preferred to matter to have been more transparent.
“Personally, I would have preferred that the matter be dealt with, in a more transparent manner, or for that matter, not even dealt with at all. I made this clear when we had our last principal officer’s meeting, and gave my reasons for this. Sometimes silence is golden, and you can take the moral high ground and just leave this alone,” he said.
“The fear of other principal officers, was that, if this message was not sent, a bad precedent would have been set, and there would be no basis for disciplining any member, in the future,” he said.
The majority leader who said he was not at the plenary during the vote for the suspension because he was at the clerk’s office with the speaker requesting for another approach.
“My concern on the suspension, is the same that I always had, even when Dino Melaye and others, were suspended in the 6th Assembly. More so, as this was a one year suspension. Now what is this concern? I find it difficult as a Constitutional Lawyer, to accept that our rules can actually pass constitutional muster, if put to test.
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Hon Gbajabiamila describes Jibrin’s suspension as unconstitutional
Hon Gbajabiamila describes Jibrin’s suspension as unconstitutional
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Tuesday, October 04, 2016
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Must you be a speaker at all cost? This APC people and their do or die politics.
ReplyDeleteSai Dogara!
Sai Baba!
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I believe that those who hurriedly suspended him had hands in the padding business or they were to be beneficiaries. That is kangaroo decision.
ReplyDeleteI love your forthrightness, Gbajabiamila! You will live long
ReplyDeleteThe good news is that the suspension does not still STOP THE TRUTH FROM MATCHING ON. Welldone Hon. Gbajabiamila. They all shall be exposed just like Mrs Dame Patience Jonathan.
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@Isiaka, you can see that from all the commentators, yours is devoid of any sense. Check yourself please
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