Reps back senate on Goodluck takeover

I want good luck to be there he can do it

Motions do not generally possess compelling power. It's like the bark of a toothless dog? If they really want to save the nation from the political abyss it's journeying into, let them amend the constitution or better still, impeach the president!

THIS IS A SETUP, PLS MY BROTHER GOODLUCK IF THERE IS ANY TIME YOU NEED TO PRAY IT IS NOW COS, THIS WILL BE YOUR BIGGEST TEST AS A MAN. MY ADVICE IS PLS SEEK THE BEST LAWYERS IN THE LAND FOR ADVICE.

Thank God they have now found the spine to do what should have been done two months ago. It is a victory to all those who had the courage to condemn openly what obviously was a blatant disregard to rule of law. It tells us a story; that each time we rise up to insist on what is right, we shall have it! Let them send the text of the resolution to Mr Jonathan for immediate implementation.

can an expedient decision stand the challenge of legality? ...what happens in future when the senate and house instead of impeaching a president files a motion to remove him...this is a dangerous precedent...

JONATHAN SHOULD BE CAREFUL WITH THESE POWER HUNGRY PEOPLE. THEY ARE NOT HONEST. I SUSPECT THEY ARE SCHEMING FOR SOMETHING. THEY WILL BE HAPPY IF YOU COMMIT ONE MISTAKE OR THE OTHER. THEY ARE NOT HAPPY CEDE POWER. THAT IS THE PHRASE THEY OWN NIGERIA; OTHERS ARE STRANGERS AND VISITORS. THEY ARE PLOTTING. SINCE NOVEMBER NON OF THEM HAVE ENJOYED DEEP SLEEP. ANY ACTION THEY TAKE NOW IS FOR THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR SELFISH ENDS. GOVS, SENATORS, REPS ARE ALL HYPOCRITES. AND THEY WILL ALL PAY FOR IT. A CHALLENGE TO THEM IS TO MAKE YAR'ADUA WAKE UP FROM HIS DEAD BED. I HOPE OUR OIL MONEY CAN DO JUST THAT FOR THEM. OTHERWISE, THE CHICKEN WILL SOON COME TO ROAST.

Is there any option? I think what happened is that the blood suckers have exhausted their tricks. What is the big deal, if these people are really serving the nation, they should have installed the VP immediately the President became incapable of performing his duty.

national assembly and the rep are a set of people full of insincerity.but nigerians should begin now to speak aggressively against this set of selfish and covetous people.thank God they done the right thing after much pressure.

this is a coup against the constitution...didn't the fec also hear the same bbc interview, why has the fec NOT taken action based on that interview, and the fact that they have NOT seen the president in 76 days...a coup by any other name is still a coup...and history teaches that after the first coup...there is always a counter coup...

What both houses have done has no constitutional basis. The only constitutional way to resolve this impasse is to get the president to transmit a letter. If that cannot be done he should be impeached. I see legal battles ahead. Mr. Goodluck, you are starting on shaky ground.

Half bread is better than none. So, in my view, political expediency is beter than not taking any action at all while the ship of government continues to sink. What the senate has to do now is amend the constitution to plug the hole and avoid a repeat of such callousness displayed by Yar' Adua. Let him come back at any time and summon the temerity to challenge the resolutions of the senate and the house for transfering power in acting capacity to Jonathan. He would not claim to beter than Mobutu, if he ever does.

Power belong to God He give it to whosoever He wish. If it is the will of God,VP will enthrone.

The National Assembly action is in order. S.145 says ' ..transmit a written declaration', not a '..transmit a written letter'. Mr Ya'Adua made a verbal declaration and was transmitted both in 'audio and written ' forms by the media, and the Senate President and the Speaker have both acknowledged the receipt of the 'transmission'. So what else is the issue. The doctrine of neccesity has also help in curing any perceived inadequacy. I challenge any one to test this action in court. This is a victory for our democracy and the resilience of our people. So Jonathan has no choice in this matter.

Garba AA you are one of those people disrecting the constitution of nigeria in pursuit of selfish gains like all the SOBs in our parliament. S. 145 provides that: "whenever the President transmits to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a written declaration that he is proceeding on vacation or that he is otherwise unable to discharge the functions of his office until he transmits to them a written document to the contrary, such functions shall be charged by the Vice President as Acting President. Doesnt this presupposes that the document must be signed by Yar'adua or have we started adopting bio-metrics elements such as voice, eye and finger prints in supporting the genuineness of something as constitutional important as a written document. Jonathan, these guys are all serpents in sheep clothings. Test your powers by first sacking AGF and lets see the ripples the action will cause in our polity. May God keep you wiser than Solomon Jonathan.

how regarding people over the world?

@Garba AA, they say ignorance is bliss. But it is foolish. Why will you tar a road so that you can walk on grass? The constitution makes full provision for the these unforseeables, but PDP either cannot read or will not read.

Now that you are president in acting capacity you can constitute a presidential panel to visit the president-in- sick -bed and sent to him our greetings or to Turai our condolence which ever applies

nobody knows anything about G.luck, so we can say much. he needs the peoples support. hope he doesn't fall sick too he'll be a figure head.

Some people are talking now about constitutional basis as if Yar'Adua and his chief legal officer, Aaodankaa, have always conducted themselves in line with the provisions of the constitution. The issue here is that Yar'Adua violated the constitution by refusing to transmit a letter informing about his medical vacation and transferring power in acting capacity to Jonathan. Who says that illegality cannot be answered with "illegality", if anyone should as such refer to the resolutions by the senate and house, to correct and enforce what by the constitution Yar'Adua should have done in the first place before embarking on a medical leave.

Strongly peaking, if Good luck does not sack people like Mike Aondokaa, and ojo maduekwe, he is digging his own grave with his eyes wide open. A lot of work has to be done on the security detailes in the country, because the NORTH, BELIEVE THAT NIGERIA BELONGS TO THE HAUSA'S AND THE NORTH AS A WHOLE. GOODLUCK AND OTHER TRIBES ARE SEEN AS MEER MESSENGERS AND STRANGERS TO NIGERIA. YOU KNOW THE WHOLE ARMY IS FULL OF THE SAME HAUSE FANATICS, LIKE WISE THE AIRFORCE , BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS SECURE STRATEGIC DEFENCE OFFICES SO AS TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CHRISTIANS EFFECTIVELY IN RELIGIOUS WARS. REMEMBER THE JOS MAYHEM?

It's only Goodluck that can change his own name Badluck. No one else. For your name to remain Goodluck, the first thing is to send that badluck called Andoaaka packing.