Is NASS Constitutionally Competent to Summon President Buhari? (Part 1)
Introduction To “summon” is to ‘send for’, ‘call for’, ‘gather’ or ‘rally’. It could also mean to ‘command’. Earlier last month, I read with angst and trepidation, a statement credited to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, to the effect that the National Assembly (NASS) has no power to summon the President over his “operational use of the Armed Forces”. I was the more disturbed with the AGF’s stance, because the President has already voluntarily agreed to appear before the NASS. Under Sections 217, 218 a...
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