Dino Melaye, former senator representing Kogi West
Senatorial district, has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide
broadcast.
President Muhammadu Buhari on
Sunday placed 14 days ban on all movements within Abuja and Lagos State due to
the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across the world.
Reacting, Melaye, in a series of tweets on his official
Twitter page on Sunday night, said it was an absurdity for President Buhari to
take over the affairs of any State without the express approval of the State
House of Assembly.
According to Melaye, the President acted outside his powers
to restrict the movement of Nigerians without the approval of the National
Assembly.
Melaye tweeted: “You will recall that I had a broadcast one
week ago asking for the lockdown of Abuja and Lagos. This buttresses the fact
that I support measures to contain the Coronavirus pandemic but it must be done
in accordance with the law. Nigeria is practicing constitutional Democracy.
“And it is an absurdity for the President to take over the
affairs of any state without d express approval of d State House of Assembly.
In the Presidential broadcast today, the President did not invoke his power of
Emergency as prescribed by S.305 of d Constitution of Nigeria.
“And even if invoked, it must be with the approval of the
National Assembly. The President acted outside his powers to restrict movement
without approval of the National Assembly. I, therefore, advise Mr. President
to take appropriate constitutional steps and do the needful quickly.
“As we need lockdown. This is a very important decision but
must be done in line with all democratic norms. God bless Nigeria as I pray for
divine intervention from God Almighty. Only Him can rescue us.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com