Senate Disowns Turaki over Tenure Extension
From Sufuyan Ojeifo in Abuja,
Thisday Online edition
05.26.2008
The Senate yesterday disowned former Governor of Jigawa State and member of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review (JCCR), Senator Saminu Turaki, over his call for extension of tenure of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.
Turaki had last week, canvassed extension of Yar'Adua's tenure to 2021, under an arrangement that would give the President two terms of 14 years, which would be retroactively implemented from May 29, 2007.
He said the extension would enable the President to complete his laudable development programmes and pursue policies that would launch Nigeria as one of the 20 most developed economies of the world by the Year 2020.
Reacting to Turaki's call yesterday, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Information, Senator Ayogu Eze, said Turaki was completely on his own.
He said, "he is completely on his own; it was an embarrassing statement from the Senator. It was an unguarded statement; it was very unfortunate and not expected of a senator who is also a member of the Constitution Review Committee. He has no mandate from anywhere to make such statement for the Senate; it is undemocratic calling for tenure elongation for Yar'Adua; it is a recipe for confusion; it is an attempt to truncate our democracy and it is condemnable."
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It was really embarassing, however, when you look at his previous
records you will understand his situation - Allah ya rufa mana asiri.
LOL..kai jama'a 21 years.
Ana zancen ya gama 4 years din ma lafiya wani yana zancen 21 yrs.
I love the reaction: 'he is totally on his own'
lallai Saminu Turaki ya cika shashasha. Wai kuma irin su ne wai leaders din kasar nan. Mai yake nema bayan biliyoyin da ya sace ya handame? fadanci tsantsa. To wai baya la akari da mutumin da likitoci suka ce mashi kada yayi magana ta fice ta minti goma a rana daya ( ;D) saboda ana tsoron lafiyar sa shine zai mulki Nigeria tsahon shekara ashirin da daya? To Allah Ya sa muga shekara ashirin nan gaba ameen.