newly amended Electoral Act 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe Court maintained that the Electoral Act 2022, having become a valid law could not be altered without following the due process of law.<\/p>\n
Before the Senate commenced consideration of the Bill on Wednesday, Senator Adamu Aliero had while citing order 52(5) of the Senate Standing Rules, urged the Senate President to jettison any proposed action on the Bill.<\/p>\n
Lawan was however adamant. He reiterated his position that only senators may reject the Bill and not the judiciary seeking to stop the chamber from performing its lawful duties through an order.<\/p>\n
Senators however voted overwhelmingly against the Bill to stop it from being read a second time.<\/p>\n
The move to reject the Bill was signaled by a call from Senator Aliero for it to be stepped down after the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, moved a motion for the bill to be read a second time.<\/p>\n
Aliero, who came under a point of Order, drew the attention of his colleagues to the provision of Rule 52(5) of of the Senate Standing Order.<\/p>\n
Order 52(5) provides: \u201cReference shall not be made to any matter on which a judicial decision is pending, in such a way as might in the opinion of the President of the Senate prejudice the interest of parties thereto.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Kebbi Central Lawmaker advised the upper chamber to step down consideration of the bill pending the vacation of an order made by the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday.<\/p>\n
According to Aliero, going ahead with the amendment of the Act was in clear conflict with the sub judice rule in law which prevents the legislature from deliberating or considering any matter already before a court of competent jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
\u201cGoing ahead to consider the bill obviously will mean that we are disrespecting that order, and this is an institution of the Senate \u2013 the symbol of Nigeria\u2019s lawmaking body.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should not be seen to be disobeying the court order. No matter how bad that court order is, we should respect it.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I\u2019m of the opinion that we should stop considering this bill pending the time the court set aside that order, and I think I\u2019m speaking the opinion of my colleagues here\u201d, Aliero said.<\/p>\n
The Senate President, while ruling on Aliero\u2019s point of Order, insisted that the move by the upper chamber to amend the Electoral Act was in line with exercising its Constitutional duties and following due process.<\/p>\n
Lawan said: \u201cTo be specific to this particular request, for us in the Senate, it is to look at the request and follow our due process.<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking at the request does not mean granting the request. Members of the National Assembly are at liberty to review the request to see if the arguments by the Executive arm of government are convincing enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the arguments are not convincing enough, the National Assembly can deny the request, and that is how it is. We have no encumbrance from that order.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it is for Senators here to decide to vote for this amendment or vote against it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we are not breaching any law, in fact, we are trying to promote democracy because to do otherwise may mean that one day someone will go to court and say that the Senate of the National Assembly should not sit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to appeal to all of us, that we are on the right course and my ruling remains that we are going ahead to consider the proposal which the Leader of the Senate is leading the debate.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the debate, we are going to vote, and the vote will decide the fate of the bill.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sure all of us know that whatever we do here is to protect democracy and the sanctity of the upper chamber.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Senate Leader, was then given the floor to lead the debate on the Electoral Act Amendment bill.<\/p>\n
Contributing to the debate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South), kicked against the deletion of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill as requested by President Buhari.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cThere are certain things that we see which we think we don\u2019t even have to come here to debate.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of those things is the fact that in every democracy, all over the world, there are certain rules which we don\u2019t need to be told about.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of those rules is the fact that you cannot be a referee and a player on the same field. It is either you\u2019re a referee or a player.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, every other place in the world where democracy is practiced including Nigeria, we don\u2019t need to be told that if we want to run for office, we have to resign. That is a sine qua non that we don\u2019t even need to debate.<\/p>\n
\u201cYet here we are today in Nigeria, and people think they can sit in an office and contest an election and become candidates and continue to sit in that office until the date of election.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, how would we continue to debase democracy in this way?<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. President, I think, a cursory look at this paper shows that this paper is dead on arrival. And I urge you my colleagues, to help us to continue to deepen democracy by insisting that this bill not be read a second time in any manner whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senator Smart Adeyemi (Kogi West), also opposed consideration of the Bill.<\/p>\n
Adeyemi said: \u201cOne of the hallmarks of democracy is Justice, Fairness and Equity.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndeed, Mr. President, it is a settled matter in law that you cannot be a judge over you own case.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn any election, where people have the added advantage of holding executive power, either by proxy or directly or by appointment, for such people to have access and compete with others who came from the street, I think is an unjust society.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, Mr. President, I disagree with all the arguments on the need to consider a decision that has already been settled.\u201d<\/p>\n
A last ditch effort by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, to save the Bill failed.<\/p>\n
According to him, \u201cWhat is right may not be popular and what is popular may not be right.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senators later voted \u2018nay\u2019 to reject the Bill when it was put to voice vote by the Senate President.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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