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The Deputy Senate President, DSP Ike Ekweremadu has spoken up about how the immediate past Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, misled ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan into withdrawing his assent to the amended 1999 constitution after he had initially assented to it.

Speaking as a guest speaker at the 2015 UNIZIK Faculty of Law Public Lecture, Ekweremadu explained that Adoke frustrated the constitution amendment process because of the National Assembly’s refusal to accede to his request to expunge the amendment seeking to separate the office of the Minister of Justice from that of the Attorney General.

The then Chairman of the Senate Constitution Review Committee, who spoke on the topic: “The politics of constitution review in multi-ethnic societies” blamed embedded ethno-sectional interests and considerations as major stumbling blocks to Nigeria’s quest for a more acceptable constitution.

He regretted that vital amendments, which should have helped to deepen Nigeria’s democratic experience, strengthen equity and justice and grow national development had perished at the altars of mutual suspicion and narrow elite’s interest masqueraded as ethno-sectional interests.
While insisting that whatever scuttled the last constitution amendment process did so based purely on narrow ethno-sectional interest, not on national interest, Ekweremadu said, “It was very reliably gathered that former President Goodluck Jonathan indeed appended his signature to the Alteration Bill presented to him and had, thus assented to the Bill.”

He continued, “the former Attorney General of the Federation who was against assenting to the Bill subsequently persuaded him (Goodluck Jonathan) to veto it. The Presidency wrote to the National Assembly stating clearly that it was returning the Bill, but the Bill did not accompany the letter. This prompted the National Assembly to demand the return of the original Bill sent to the President for assent in light of his alleged veto, but the Presidency refused this request, ostensibly because there would have been no way of covering up the fact of the g of the original Alteration bill by the President.”

The DSP went on to state that it was time the nation embraced the reality that the South-east deserves an additional state for the sake of equity in the distribution of resources and opportunities.

http://dailypost.ng/2015/10/20/how-adoke-misled-jonathan-into-withdrawing-assent-to-amended-constitution-ekweremadu/

Suprised? The constitution ammendment that was carried out by Nigeria's oldest men... What the hell is wrong with nairaland

that's what u get when u surround yourself with bad pple.

*click like to me celebrate my birthday*

ikbnice:
that's what u get when u surround yourself with bad pple.

fact

ikbnice:
that's what u get when u surround yourself with bad pple.

Jonathan is not a saint. He purposely surrounded himself with bad people so that he can steal and get away with it. At least if all hands are soiled, no one will expose him. At the detriment to all of us. Greed, selfishness and complete stupidity. Only to go and lock himself in underdeveloped Bayelsa. Thinking he is living life. Living like a caged animal in a swamp. Jonathan knew what he was doing

What were you expecting from an almajiri Adoke.

The fact is that, both the office of minister of justice and AGF are not suppose to be held by same person. The AGF is not suppose to be a political office.

OVI75:
What were you expecting from an almajiri Adoke.

You must not promote your foolishness on every thread. Adoke is of Ebira tribe, from Kogi state.

Is it not the same amendment that proposed Life Salary for Senate President, Speaker and their Deputies? Jonathan was right to REJECT the amendment with his veto. The case is already before the Supreme Court. I urge Buhari not to head to assenting his signature except they expunge that section that guarantees life salaries for parliamentary heads.

On the issue of separating the office of Attorney-General of the Federation from Minister of Justice, I am in absolute . The Chief Prosecutor should not be tied to the string of the president or ruling party.

baby124:

Jonathan is not a saint. He purposely surrounded himself with bad people so that he can steal and get away with it. At least if all hands are soiled, no one will expose him. At the detriment to all of us. Greed, selfishness and complete stupidity. Only to go and lock himself in underdeveloped Bayelsa. Thinking he is living life. Living like a caged animal in a swamp. Jonathan knew what he was doing

it didnt work as he had planned.

".....misled GEJ".

Ik statement also confirmed the Clueless nature of our former president. The king that was controlled by his servants and messengers.

I'm happy that I was among those patriotic Nigerians that removed him from office.

hypocrites! when he was there....why didn't they so?

When are the ibos finally going back to Biafra ?

ok

Ok

hhmm

GEJ was Gullible


Chikena!!!!!

it is evident that GEJ was unlucky to have ruled when he did.

It is no more news that jonathan was clueless as a president, tell me who does not deceive him, is it mama piss, deziani, Abba morro, the oba's, praise singers like FFK, Edwin Clark, Ayo orisejorfor etc.
If u see mugu why u no go deceive him.

dustmalik:

You must not promote your foolishness on every thread. Adoke is of Ebira tribe, from Kogi state.

A beg just ignore that ignorant douche bag.

Interesting...

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gej too soft

Jonathan was too easy a mark for everyone...

Just being kicked back&forth.

As for that seperation, it must stand....

opeoluwa20:
gej too daft

Modified

lie

OVI75:
What were you expecting from an almajiri Adoke.

Same group of almajiris will rule you for the next 8 years after Buhari's tenure cuz your "almighty savior" PEOPLE DEMOCRACY PARTY just zoned presidency to the north again.

GEJ can't make decisions on his own...took weak to govern

Jonathan nah clueless /kindergarten president. He's unaware of happening in his govt.Chapter closed

chat, I am nw convinced Jonathan is a dullard.

chai, I am nw convinced Jonathan is a dullard.