A local television station has tweeted photos of what looks. The nigerian senate had its mace and symbol of authority forcibly removed while it was in session on wednesday. Mace theft committee indicts omoagege latest nigeria. However, a recent position by the popular human rights activist and senior advocate of nigeria san, femi falana, that the constitution of the federal republic of nigeria has no provision for the mace as a symbol of authority in the national assembly, has kickstarted a fresh discourse about how and why the mace has come to attract the kind of. National assembly wants ig to recover mace in 24hrs.
Saraki described the act as primitive and disgraceful. Were still after national assembly mace snatchers police. Three men burst into nigeria s senate on wednesday and snatched the legislatures ceremonial mace, in an incident the bodys spokesman blamed on a lawmaker who had been suspended. Apr 18, 2018 the stealing of the mace from the national assembly today by thugs is a disgrace on our country nigeria. It consists of a senate with 109 members and a 360member house of representatives the body, modelled after the federal congress of the united states, is supposed to guarantee equal representation with 3 senators to each 36 states irrespective of size in. On the head of the mace are carved the arms of the colony and the three.
Senates mace abduction humiliation of nigerias democracy. Sequel to the invasion of the senate chambers of the national assembly, federal republic of nigeria on the 18th april, 2018 by some suspected thugs who disrupted the senate plenary session and carted away the mace of the red chambers, the inspector general of police, igp ibrahim k. If youve been following us up here on naijavibe you should have read the details of how the mace was snatched away just yesterday. Protesters have invaded nigeria s national assembly in the capital, abuja, and made away with a ceremonial staff, known as the mace. We are investigating national assembly mace snatcher police. Today, hoodlums stole the mace from the national assembly while session was ongoing. The news agency of nigeria nan correspondent reports that plenary was proceeding in the red chamber at about 11. One can rightfully say that the sovereignty of the people resides in the legislature.
May 16, 2018 the summon follows testimonies from heads of different security agencies within the national assembly alleging that mr omoagege led seven unauthorised personnel into the red chamber and disrupted plenary. Infact, the national assembly has been a national disgrace, bringing disrepute to nigerians all over the world with its well orchestrated fist fights and shouting matches which has made it a nigerian replica of the jerry springer show. Apr 19, 2018 thugs going with the mace photo by gbemiga olamikan. Mace theft, an attempt to truncate nigeria s democracy pdp. Reports reaching daily sun indicate that a group of unidentified men attacked the national assembly building in abuja, making away with the mace. As nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate easter amid the global outbreak of coronavirus. The house of representatives cannot sit without the mace because it is the symbol of the dignity and authority of the speaker. Senate resumes session with mace in place the guardian.
Nigeria s legislative house, the national assembly was in commotion, fear and tension on wednesday morning as some armed men stormed the senate chamber along with suspended senator ovie omoagege, overpowered security men and forcefully took away the mace, reports the guardian. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Security was beefed up at the national assembly complex on thursday after wednesdays invasion of the senate by some hoodlums, who made away with the mace. The national assembly as described the theft of the mace, a symbol of their authority, as an act of treason, punch reports. Part ii powers of the federal republic of nigeria 4. A guide to the nigerian national assembly policy and legal. National assembly building with mace, abuja, nigeria. Mace of nigerian parliament national assembly being stolen. The mace of the national assembly of belize is made out of a mahogany, which flourished for many years at the grounds of the government house in belize city and was blown down in the hurricane of 1931. Further, the national assembly exercises oversight over the power of the executive to enter into a treaty of any kind. Force public relations officer, dcp frank mba, did not respond to repeated phone calls for an update on the investigation into the mace theft on saturday. The nigerian police has recovered the senates stolen mace at a flyover before the abuja city gate, where according to asp aremu adeniran, deputy force public relations officer force headquarters a patriotic passerby saw it and alerted the police.
The national assembly mace parliament of south africa. Men steal ceremonial mace from nigerias national assembly. The national assembly of the federal republic of nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the nigerian constitution. Police return stolen senate mace to national assembly. Igp orders commissioner of police fct command to beefup security at the national assembly. Apr 19, 2018 the stolen mace taken from the senate chamber has just been returned to the national assembly by the police. In a similar development, a year after the return of democracy from decades of military dictatorship, nigeria witnessed a second incident of mace snatching at the national assembly in abuja. The senate has urged the inspector general of police and the directorgeneral of. Nigerian senate said that the issue of invasion of the hallowed chamber and subsequently taking away of the mace by thugs is dead.
Sequel to the invasion of the senate chambers of the national assembly, federal republic of nigeria on the 18th april, 2018 by some suspected thugs who disrupted the senate plenary session and carted away the mace of the red chambers, the inspector general of. Watch as suspended senator of the nigeria national assembly named o. The role of the nigerian national assembly the constitution of the federal republic of nigeria has empowered the national assembly with the responsibility of making laws that will ensure societal order, peaceful coexistence of nigerian people, and good governance of the federation. Apr 18, 2018 watch the actual footage of the mace being stolen by thugs led by suspended senator ovie omoagege in the senate chamber of the national assembly this morning. Apr 18, 2018 some civil society organisations csos on wednesday in abuja said the abduction of the mace at the senates chamber in the national assembly was a humiliation of nigerias democracy. Senator ovie omo agege has been arrested at the premises of the national assembly by the police following invasion of the senate chamber by thugs who snatched the mace minutes after commencement. Attack on national assembly, unidentified men take mace. On entering and leaving the chamber at the beginning and end of the sitting the speaker. Police arrest senator for stealing mace from national assembly. Jun 23, 2019 but sulugambari was redeployed to adamawa state while the office of the dpo at national assembly was placed under the inspectorgeneral of police by then ig, ibrahim idris. National assembly constitutes committee on mace snatching.
Senate spokesperson aliyu abdullahi calls it an attempt to overthrow a branch of the countrys federal government. Apr 18, 2018 this video of how nigeria senate mace was stolen in national assembly. Worried that despite the large number of both the police and other paramilitary personnel in national assembly to ensure the security of lives and property the rate at which unauthorized. Idris npm, mni, immediately instituted a highpowered police investigation and intelligence team coordinated by. Deputy president of the senate, senator ike ekweremadu and the deputy speaker of the. Apr 24, 2018 the leadership of the nigerian parliament, the national assembly, has resolved to constitute a committee to investigate the circumstances that led to the snatching of the senate mace on wednesday april the 18th, 2018. Video of how nigeria senate mace was stolen in national. The leadership of the nigerian parliament, the national assembly, has resolved to constitute a committee to investigate the circumstances that led to the snatching of the senate mace on wednesday april the 18th, 2018. How five thugs beat 250 nass guards to steal mace daily trust. The current mace is of gold with a crown and a cross on its top as well as the letters er elizabeth regina added after 1952.
See why the national assembly is powerless without the. There is serious commotion right now at the senate chamber of nigeria s national assembly which got invaded by some hoodlums while plenary was ongoing and made away with the mace. Chairman of the committee, senator bala ibn naallah, while announcing the summons last tuesday, had noted that testimonies given by various security personnel at the national assembly. Here, one of the hoodlums holds the mace above his head and runs out while confused senators look on. But sulugambari was redeployed to adamawa state while the office of the dpo at national assembly was placed under the inspectorgeneral of police by then ig, ibrahim idris. This disgraceful attack on nigeria s democracy has been blamed on the lawmaker. Saraki bin dey tank naija pipo for di big opportunity wey dem give am to serve as senate.
The senate has urged the inspector general of police and the directorgeneral of the department of state services, dss, to. Browse mace pictures, photos, images, gifs, and videos on photobucket. The mace used in mauritius is a gift of the british house of commons. Mace theft, an attempt to truncate nigerias democracy. Fatai moruf, a house of representatives member from lagos state in the 7th session of the national assembly, asserts that the speaker of the house cannot attempt to preside over the assembly unless the mace is in place. The national assembly is nigerias legislative arm of government. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. A whole national assembly was attacked by thugs and they. Also notes that the attack on the senate is an attack on the entire national assembly and the institution of democracy.
Suspended senator ovie omoagege along with hoodlums had. See why the national assembly is powerless without the mace in the house. National assembly invaded by hoodlums and mace stolen video april 18, 2018 perry knight nigerian news. Clerk of the national assembly, sani omolori received the mace from the deputy inspector general of police in charge of operations at the force headquarters, dig habila joshak alongside the divisional police officer of the national. Constitution of the federal republic of nigeria 1999.
Apr 18, 2018 three men burst into nigeria s senate on wednesday and snatched the legislatures ceremonial mace, in an incident the bodys spokesman blamed on a lawmaker who had been suspended. They left the national assembly with the mace in a black suv. The national assembly of the federal republic of nigeria is a bicameral legislature. As regards to omoagege, based on the testimony of the dpo, the sss and the sergeant at arms, you are alleged to have entered the national assembly accompanied by seven persons who allegedly took the mace of the senate during plenary session on april 18, at about 11. The bicameral national assembly is nigerias legislative arm of government. Addressing the leadership of the gombe state house of assembly before handing over the recovered mace to the speaker alhaji nasiru abubakar nono. Senate mace theft a very primitive adventure saraki. Bukoka saraki who disclosed this during tuesdays plenary session, said the committee would be made. This mace was used for the first time during a sitting of the national assembly on 14 september 2004.
Gombe police recovers house of assembly mace voice of nigeria. The senate president, bukola saraki has again spoken on the invasion of the national assembly on wednesday by thugs who took away the mace. May 25, 2018 the gombe state police command has recovered and returned the stolen mace of the state house of assembly, which was snatched and taken away from the house on thursday, may 24, 2014. The stealing of the mace from the national assembly today by thugs is a disgrace on our country nigeria. It consists of a senate with 109 members and a 360member house of representatives the body, modeled after the federal congress of the united states, is supposed to guarantee equal representation with 3 senators to each 36 states irrespective of size in. This mace was used until 2004 when, after a decision taken by the rules committee to look at the symbols of parliament, a new mace was designed after a long consultation process. The legislature has over the years played politics to the extreme by repeatedly, egotistically misappropriating its gavel in contradiction of democratic norm, and severally, conceitedly axed opposing colleagues that were elected by the people in their respective senatorial districts and constituencies for their counterparts at the house of representatives or assembly. The nigerian national assembly has tightened security in its premises following last wednesdays invasion of the senate by unknown persons who took away its mace. The nigerian national assembly has tightened security in its premises following last wednesdays invasion of. Armed men storm abuja national assembly, steal mace. Use the search filter below to find bills by title and date. The national assembly leadership has called on relevant security agencies, particularly the inspector general of police igp and director of the department of security services dss, to ensure that the parliaments symbol of authority, the mace, is recovered within 24 hours.
Apr 19, 2018 men storm nigerian senate and steal ceremonial mace. It seems the national assembly has found ample ways to generate its own problems. Nigerian lawmakers jump gate into national assembly duration. Delta state lawmaker, senator ovie omoagege, has been arrested by the police after leading thugs to the national assembly complex on wednesday, april 18, 2018 to steal the legislative mace.
This came as the igp has ordered the commissioner of police fct command to beefup security at the national assembly. Men storm nigerian senate and steal ceremonial mace the. Zollikoffer in 1867, after the transfer of the maces of the province of canada to the new federal parliament in ottawa. Also, a key oversight role of the national assembly is the power to remove chief executives, including the president. How the mace was stolen from the national assembly photos. It was also alleged that mr ndume hindered the mace keeper from taking away the mace to safety. Intruders storm nigerian parliament and snatch mace. Like all elected officials in the national assembly, the mace is important enough to get its own personal. Video of how nigeria senate mace was stolen in national assembly. The leadership of the national assembly has faulted the way the social investment programme of the federal government is being. Opinion suspension of elected representatives and senate. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Nigeria news, niger delta, general national news, politics. The national assembly ad hoc joint committee probing the theft of the senate mace has concluded its sitting and may likely lay its report in both chambers today. At the height of the crisis and in a bid to avoid his ouster, okadigbo adjourned the senate and allegedly took the mace away from the national assembly to an unknown location and, when the police. Even though the national assembly is a bicameral legislature, the senate does not have a mace, unlike in the grenada parliament where each house has a mace. This video of how nigeria senate mace was stolen in national assembly. The committee has, therefore, deemed it necessary to invite you in order to respond to that allegation. Security beefed up at national assembly security has been beefed up in and around the national assembly following the invasion and snatching of senates mace. Full video of how the mace was stolen from national assembly. Mace theft 6 things you should know about stolen national. It was presented to the legislative council on 18 january 1952 by sir ronald garvey. Igp, dss boss get 24hrs to recover mace omoagege quizzed there were at least 250 security men on duty at the national assembly yesterday when five unknown persons barged into a senate session. Photos of the stolen mace being returned to the national. This was evident from the numerous security checks and questioning from different security officers from the main entrance of the national assembly to the main building. Dis one shock plenti nigerians because di mace na di symbol of.
Malami defends nigeria s anticorruption war, abacha loot. It was questions time last night as many nigerians queried the sufficiency and competence of security arrangements in the national assembly, which made it easy for thugs to enter the hallowed. The ceremonial mace of the national assembly was made by charles o. A group of men stormed into the nigerian parliaments upper house and took the symbolic mace. Fg orders probe of national assembly invasion channels. Apr 18, 2018 they left the national assembly with the mace in a black suv. Di 8th national assembly wey begin work for 9 june 2015, don do. Nigerian media reports that the senator, despite his suspension, was with the mace thief when they entered the national assembly. The entire national assembly was enveloped by commotion, fear and tension on wednesday morning as some armed men stormed the senate chamber along with suspended senator ovie omoagege, overpowered.
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