Comments on: Sagay: FG Can Invoke Doctrine of Necessity to Fund 2019 Elections

By: Iskacountryman

Iskacountryman — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 19:44:19 +0000

In reply to Mystic mallam. i changed my suppliers...my eboe supplier was dealing with me...

By: Lawrenece Ifo

Lawrenece Ifo — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 19:42:16 +0000

My brother,
The professional ethics of many among the lawyers in the zoo is laughable if not outrightly shameful.The ethical foundation of the lawyers in any environment will always have a strong telling effect on the whole moral conviction of the society and overall public policy.

You can see the cognitive make-up of an ostensible professor, who suppose to be an embodiment of the value-ethics of the profession.
The other time,the so called attorney general of the federation was boldly,trying to vacate the order of the court by his own subjective view and shamelessly,went further to make pronouncements that borders on guilty/not guilty of an accused and used it to justify his imprisonment…imagine?

In addition to that, the vice president who is another ostensible professor, claimed that the statute which created The EFCC with a stipulation that the legislatures must confirm the appointment of Magu can be discarded?
In all honesty-though,I am not trying to make a condescending assertion,many law students and lawyers in the zoo are fond of exhibiting serious basic challenges.

This can help in explaining why many of them try to take solace in intimidating the civilians they suppose to protect as officers of the law.

With due respect,look at the articulation of some so called SAN such as:Kenyamo and others, and you will be wondering if the judgment in court is based on the quality of their submissions or other extraneous considerations?
My brother eh.

By: Oparafo Ugakwu

Oparafo Ugakwu — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 19:41:13 +0000

In reply to Lawrenece Ifo. Imagine the damage the likes of Sagay have done to the nation by equipping law students with such flawed mentality. Wasn't he teaching law in the university?

By: absam777

absam777 — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 18:30:16 +0000

Go for Sagay and heaven will not fall. In fact, it could work in favour of APC. Saraki and PDP are afraid of their own shadow.

By: Ify Onabu

Ify Onabu — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 18:30:15 +0000

This is begging the question. The government of the Mullah in Aso Rock has been acting as if it the fault of the national Asssembly that the election budget has not yet been passed. The truth is that it is the tardiness and lack of foresight exihibited by the government of the Mullah that has brought about all this argurment. Why did Buhari not submit the budget on time to the National Assembly? We are no longer in the days of ‘Supreme Military Council’ when a few men, in a few hours, took binding decisions on how to run Nigeria.

By: Bobby T

Bobby T — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 18:30:13 +0000

In reply to Fidelis A.. Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) (STUPID ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA) is the one causing problem between the Legislatues, judiciary and executives in Nigeria. Because he's a professor and the president is a school cert holder, Buhari takes instruction from him. If he gives Buhari his urine as medicine, Buhari will drink it. The main president is Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN). Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) has never said anything about the killings of innocent souls in Nigeria. The so called Prof looks like Motor Park tout. He's likely to be taken drugs (Marijuana)

By: Lawrenece Ifo

Lawrenece Ifo — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 18:30:13 +0000

How can Sagay talk about protecting democracy while at the same time,canvassing that one of the institutions which the same democracy is resting upon should be discarded by a mere doctrine?

The legislature and it’s actions animates the idea of democracy.So what other type of democracy can this man be talking about when the legislature have taken legitimate democratic actions,by ensuring that the actions of the executives which includes the budget for the elections is scrutinised in line with the democratic principle of seperation of power in the form of checks and balances.

It is very disappointing that Sagay is equating election to democracy. As if to say that he is ignorant of the fact that democracy encompasses the lawful,credible and transparent procedural steps and events that lead up to the elections.

Beside,how can he use his subjective view to try and trump a provision of an ostensible supreme constitution with regards to the exclusive constitutional duty imposed on the legislature to scrutinise any financial appropriation by the executives.

By: Akwad

Akwad — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 17:14:36 +0000

Sagay sometimes conflates his public action with his private thoughts and rubber stamps this as gospel truth.

By: Louisaike

Louisaike — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 17:14:35 +0000

By: Orphic

Orphic — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 17:06:33 +0000

Finally we’re getting to where this government is going and what the furore of the Saraki drama is about. Control, or the overriding of the legislative power of the national assembly or to put it another way, autocracy/dictatorship.
Am I being alarmist? Do it once and you’ll want to do it again and again. Soon, like nails to a man wielding a hammer, every legislative obstacle would require the invocation of the ‘doctrine of necessity’ hammer.
Sagay’s role appears to be to dress himself up in the cloak of legal authority while providing partisan legal avenues through which the government can undermine the constitution. His advice is nothing but a speculative interpretation without legal precedent, and if undertaken, is likely to be brought to the attention of the supreme court.
Sagay is to Buhari what Giuliani is to Trump, a dangerous, laughable and execrable legal adviser.

By: Mystic mallam

Mystic mallam — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:50:35 +0000

In reply to Iskacountryman. Iska, how come you appear to make sense consistently these days? Happy day if you have gone off Tramadol.

By: Rosebud

Rosebud — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:18:42 +0000

You cannot invoke the doctrine of necessity where no such necessity exists. Executive incompetence does not translate to necessity. Due process and legislative procedure do NOT translate to necessity. Even if they were, which l know they are not, I’m doubt that it becomes presidential prerogative to invoke same.

By: Netanyahu

Netanyahu — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 00:59:16 +0000

In reply to Pleasant NaijaGuy. Who invokes the doctrine of necessity, the executive or legislature?

By: Iskacountryman

Iskacountryman — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 19:42:39 +0000

only the parliament can declare the doctrine of necessity NOT the executive arm…

By: Ngo_Zib1

Ngo_Zib1 — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:26:06 +0000

Seriously? This from a law prof…unbelievable!

By: John

John — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:15:19 +0000

We are living in very dangerous times. You can imagine the quality of students this fake professor has produced?. Let’s even up the game and make Sagey the President of Nigeria. Disaster

By: Pleasant NaijaGuy

Pleasant NaijaGuy — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:25:59 +0000

If the National Assembly refuses or fails to approve the budget for election, the doctrine of necessity will validate the provision of the funds without the National Assembly’s approval. I think the president should invoke this power sooner rather than later as it is evident that this National Assembly are bent on frustrating the democratic process.

By: Priestley Okorro

Priestley Okorro — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 09:02:34 +0000

In reply to Bobby T. The president does not have school cert! Stop this thrash.

By: Saydo Shan

Saydo Shan — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 06:03:02 +0000

You don’t have to be a genius to know that Professor Sagay knows what he is talking about. He broke it down very simply as the eminent Cambridge trained academic and eminent Professor that he is. Buhari sure knows what he is doing to have a man like Professor Sagay in his team.

By: Ishaku Dingba

Ishaku Dingba — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 04:10:03 +0000

Doctrine of what necessity? African cooked law. The ommision of the election budget itself by the Presidency should be viewed as a deliberate act and should not be treated with kid’s gloves.
The budgetary unit responsible for such an ommision should be charged with sabotage. When the National Assembly had the foresight of projection in their budget submission they were accused of budget padding!
Now see who shot themselves in the foot? The same people who made noise about budget padding.
How on Earth do you start to request for virement at the onset of budget approval.
How could very important line items of the election budget be ommited? There must be deliberate actions more than it meets the eye.
So please, don’t bambooze us with any doctrine of necessity theory Mr. Sagay.

By: Terry Nnanna

Terry Nnanna — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 02:56:59 +0000

The senile “professor” is offending our sensibilities again. #sendhimouttopasture

By: Freeman

Freeman — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 02:21:41 +0000

It baffles me how this so-called Prof of Law thinks and expresses his thoughts. For a start, his restrictive notion of federal government as constituting the Executive is not only reductionist, it is fatally misleading. The government of any country is the ensemble of the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. Since Nigeria practices a Federal system, the Federal Government should include the three arms operating at the federal level. Second, to conclude that the Executive can exploit the Doctrine of Necessity in democracy where and when the Legislature is fully functional and only on recess as validly recognised in a democratic rule is a warped understanding of that rare practice. I expect him to know better how issues such as this is settle in a democracy

By: Fidelis A.

Fidelis A. — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 02:08:55 +0000

I have come to the final conclusion now, that, Itse Sagay is INSANE.

By: Orphic

Orphic — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 00:38:18 +0000