BREAKING NEWS!!! Senators Reject Buhari's Emergency Powers Bill.

Senators Reject Buhari's Emergency Powers Bill, Say It'll Turn Him into a Tyrant.

 

The proposed bill by President Muhammadu Buhari to the senate for emergency powers might have hit a brick wall as the lawmakers have opposed the plan.

The proposed bill by President Muhammadu Buhari to secure emergency powers to address the nation’s economic crisis has hit a brick wall as senators yesterday kicked against it, saying it would turn him into a tyrant.

The proposed bill gives the president the power to make economic decisions without consulting the senate. The bill entitled, “Emergency Economy Stabilisation Bill 2016”, will be sent to the National Assembly by the president upon resumption from its summer vacation and after the Eid-el Kabir holidays.

According to ThisDay, several senators have kicked against the bill. The senators, who did not want to be named, said some of the provisions in the bill were unnecessary, describing it as nothing more than a subtle way of avoiding counterpart funding by the Buhari administration.

The senators revealed further that if the bill is passed as proposed, the president will gradually transform himself into a dictator and draw Nigeria back to the path of military rule, which it exited 17 years ago.

The senators’ therefore vowed to stop the bill from making any progress. ThisDay revealed that Buhari would seek emergency powers from the National Assembly to push his planned stimulus for the economy.

The objectives of the bill will include shoring up the value of the naira, job creation, boosting foreign exchange reserves, reviving the manufacturing sector, and improving power supply.

The quest for emergency powers by the executive is the initiative of the economic team headed by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, which has been saddled with the responsibility of reviewing various policies in the country and their effects on the economy

 

Socialmediaman has this to say, ‘Hitler was elected by the people of Germany. He also sought the same powers from the assembly and they gave it to him, oblivious. The first thing he did with the powers was to suspend the assembly. Sounds familiar? I'm only saying... Mr President could use the power and suspend the senate and the constitution out of "the need" to 'save' Nigeria money. Completely unacceptable, Nigeria doesn't need another dictator. That bill is dead on arrival. The Senate has majority APC leadership, I don't see why he can't work with them to implement his planned stimulus packages.

 

But according to Nkechi Asogwa, on Nairaland, ‘These Legislators are all cowards. The Legislative arm of government has never been reduced to nothing like now. This was how they initially kicked against Buhari's list of Ambassadors, did they not shamelessly take back their vomit by accepting the list? They may be kicking against this now just to make noise, believe me, they will still accept it’

 

The debate continues, since the senate has not had plenary session as it's on recess. Majority of the senators that were interviewed has rejected the bill.

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