Dino Melaye, the senator
representing Kogi West, has faulted the honour conferred on Moshood Abiola by
President Muhammdu Buhari as the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR)
Buhari in a press release on
Wednesday, June 6 declared June 12 as the new Nigeria’s Democracy Day even as
he directed Abiola be conferred with highest national honour, GCFR .
The president also directed Mr
Abiola’s running mate, Babagana Kingibe, to be conferred with the second
highest honour of Grand Commander of the Niger (GCON).
However, Melaye during Thursday
senate plenary accused Buhari of breaching the constitution in his latest move
of conferring the honour on Moshood Abiola, citing Chapter 43(2) of the
National Honours Act which does not allow for conferment of the honours on
non-Nigerians.
He noted that Abiola is dead and
that automatically makes him not to be a Nigerian.
The Kogi lawmaker said, “I am a
democrat, I believe very sincerely that Chief M.K.O Abiola deserves even more
than the president has pronounced because he is a true patriot, philanthropist
and should be so decorated.
“But Mr. President, we are
governed in the country by the constitution and extant laws. No matter how
beautiful a situation is, the law of the land remains the law of the land.
“Subsection 2 of the act says a
person shall be eligible for appointment to any rank or holder unless he is a
citizen of Nigeria. A dead man is not a citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
We should not be emotional about this. The law remains the law.
“Subject to the next notice, a
person shall be appointed to a particular rank of an order when the president
receives him in person,” he said.
“Mr. President, they said in
person for us to do what we are supposed to do, we would have to amend the
provisions of this act because anything we need to do, we have to do in
accordance with the provisions of the law.”
The Senate President, Bukola
Saraki, in response announced that his points of order were noted.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
Keep quiet!!!
ReplyDeletePlease Malaye, did Abiola die as a Nigerian or British or citizens of heaven?
ReplyDeletePlease whenever you die and your biography is to be written which country will we say you are from? Kogi country or where?
Please sir, you make no point in this case.
Thanks.
Dino, this is the height of Stupidity from you. Are you Educated at all... Ohhh.. Now i remember, Nigeria Politics is full of illiterate, school drop out and sycophants. you came out of school with 3rd class.... I am Not shocked. Receive Brain DINO
ReplyDeleteThis man need is brainless, he needs to taken to the Psychiatric
ReplyDelete