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The Forum of State Chairmen of New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, has called for the immediate resignation of of the party’s presidential

David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has blamed the recent calls for restructuring and agitations for secession on the arbitrariness of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government, led by President Muhammadu Buhari. Abaribe stated this yesterday in Awka, Anambra State, while addressing lawyers during the second day of the 25th Law Week of the Awka branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The lawmaker who spoke on the topic: ‘Executive Lawlessness in...

Some pretty contentious debates. >> can you just list for our audience the ways in which you think -- this president has overstepped his constitutional authority? >> the attack of the wacko birds. >> a long list. it is a long list from this president. an uber president. >> ooh. >> you have the rise of an uber presidency. >> uber president with no respect or little respect for the constitution itself. >> running out of ammo, the right wing has resorted to blaring even louder. >> i think the ultim...

Framers would be horrified by that shift. because everything they dedicated themselves to was creating this orbital balance, and weve lost it. >> as i said before, i think the ultimate check is elections. but i dont think you should be hesitant to speak the word in this room, a check on executive lawlessness is impeachment. >> if the people come to believe the government is no longer constrained by the laws, then they will conclude that neither are they. that is why this is a very dangerous thin...

And i really think that the framers would be horrified by that shift. because everything they dedicated themselves to was creating this orbital balance, and weve lost it. >> as i said before, i think the ultimate check is elections. but i dont think you should be hesitant to speak the word in this room, a check on executive lawlessness is impeachment. >> if the people come to believe the government is no longer constrained by the laws, then they will conclude that neither are they. that is why t...