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By Musa Abdullahi Krishi


Forces within and outside the House of Representatives failed to get the lower chamber to set up a medical on the health of President Muhammadu Buhari, Daily Trust has learnt.

Sources told Daily Trust yesterday in Abuja that the forces had wanted the to be made up of six – one each from the six geo-political zones.

The was to visit President Buhari in London to determine his state of health, sources said.

The ultimate aim, the sources said, was to get a report stating that the president was incapacitated and so should “honourably resign” from office.

The president has been away on medical vacation in London since May 7.

Daily Trust gathered that the move began last month following rumours that the president was incapacitated.

According to sources, some of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House made several attempts to come up with a motion to constitute a , made up of medical doctors, to visit the president in London.

A source said 19 , mostly from the South South and South East, met several times on how to come up with the motion, which would have been presented before the House embarked on its annual recess late July.

However, it was gathered that the leadership of the House, led by Speaker Yakubu Dogara, resisted the move and told the that the situation did not warrant any such action.

Responding to Daily Trust inquiry on the matter, a lawmaker said: “It is very true. 19 from the southern part of the country were the ones meeting and spearheading the whole thing.

“In fact, one of them told me how they went about it. They signed a document regarding that, and they were poised to recruit more of their ilk.

“But Dogara was gentleman enough to stop it. He said that would never happen under his watch. He counselled them, so they couldn’t even come up with the motion on the floor of the House,” the lawmaker, who did not want to be named said.

Another source said: “Some powerful forces in the country made spirited attempts to get the House of Representatives to set up a of seven : one from each of the six geo political zones to visit London to ascertain the true health of the President.

“The forces that represented powerful interests used some of the House to approach the Speaker to constitute the committee.

“Sensing what they were up to, the Speaker told them to bring up the matter as a motion. In fact, he said they should come under a substantive motion, and you know what it means to do that.

“They pushed hard and tried to convince him that the issue does not require a motion; that it is too sensitive to table a motion on it as it may generate tension in the chamber, so he should just use his powers as Speaker to announce that the leadership has set up the .

But he refused. He told them that matters like this can only be decided by the whole House and as such, it should be presented under a substantive motion and will be subjected to vote by .

“If it scaled through, the House would proceed to set up the . They told the Speaker that they will go and draft the motion. He never heard from them again,” another source said.

Yet another lawmaker told Daily Trust that had the movers succeeded in bringing the motion before the House, they would have “killed it.”

“The plan was that someone from one of the South South states was to present the motion. But I told them they would never succeed. I waited for the day they would bring the motion, but they didn’t up to the day we proceeded on our annual recess.

“Their aim was for Buhari to be removed as president,” the lawmaker said.

Another lawmaker also confirmed there was such a move. He said: “Yes, there was that move, even though I don’t have the full details, but I heard there was such move.

“In fact, I first heard it from some of my aides, but because the issue wasn’t that popular, it didn’t even come to the floor of the House. I think it was the leadership that stopped the movers from the very beginning.”

Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, could not be reached for reaction as his mobile phone was shut down at the time of filing this report. A text message sent to him was not responded to.

When ed last night, House spokesman, Abdulrazak Namdas (APC, Adamawa), said he was not aware of the matter.

But a member from Katsina State, Ahmed Babba Kaita, confirmed that there was such move but that it could not have succeeded.

“Some of us were aware that some wanted to bring a motion on the president’s health. But no motion anyone will bring on Buhari that will succeed,” Kaita said.

What the constitution says

Section 144 (1) of the 1999 Constitution provides that the president or vice-president shall cease to hold office, if “(a) by a resolution ed by two-thirds majority of all the of the Executive Council of the Federation it is declared that the President or Vice-President is incapable of discharging the functions of his office; and (b) the declaration is verified, after such a medical examination as may be necessary, by a medical established under subsection (4) of this section in its report to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives.”

Section 144 subsection (2) states that “where the medical certifies in the report that in its opinion the President or Vice-President is suffering from such infirmity of body or mind as renders him permanently incapable of discharging the functions of his office, a notice thereof signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Government of the Federation.”

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/how-plot-against-buhari-failed-at-house-of-reps/209867.html

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Bad News

Everyday these people will come up with one nonsense news to distract Nigerians,so tell me how will this news bring change Apc promised,lawmaker said,Dogara said,don't mention my name said, nonsense people operating with Chicken brain

Buhari isn't fit to lead this country
he should resign

The man should resign and please mind his health cos health is wealth. Osinbajo is a good leader

Power na by force?

“Their aim was for Buhari to be removed as president,” the lawmaker said.








That's the aim of Nigeria citizens.


That man called buhari is a big mistake.

Ok

APC was never established to provide genuine change. They were only setup to wrest power from PDP and assume power themselves.

They have achieved this thanks to millions of unsuspecting Nigerians who were unable to come up with someone other than GMB or GEJ.

While they are systematically stripping this country (refer to 6 month old N2.3Trillion budget deficit) the country is on auto pilot

This is not a plot but the right thing to do , the constitution is clear that in such cases a medical must be set up to ascertain the true state of the President because our constitution doesn't provide for a permanent acting president...The apt title for this thread should be "corruption plot to keep incapacitated president in power dubiously succeeds."

SalamRushdie:
This is not a plot but the right thing to do , the constitution is clear that in such cases a medical must be set up to ascertain the true state of the President because our constitution doesn't provide for a permanent acting president...The apt title for this thread should be "corruption plot to keep incapacitated president in power dubiously succeeds."

Spot on Bro.

SouthwestNigga:
The man should resign and please mind his health cos health is wealth. Osinbajo is a good leader

Power na by force?

the house is divided

Why did the plot fail na?

By the way, they were simply trying to find out the true state of his health since he is not sincere enough to tell us.

How is that even a bad thing?

Ok bubu till the end of the world

APC was never established to provide genuine change. They were only setup to wrest power from PDP and assume power themselves.

They have achieved this thanks to millions of unsuspecting Nigerians who were unable to come up with someone other than GMB or GEJ.

Believe me i didn't read that sh!t, but i was disappointed the plan failed

I am a new nairalander, how do I create a thread?

history for the god's

This guys got no balls,after dy will shout dy re practicing democracy,if dis how USA nd other develop nation behave then.........,,,,,,,,, negro below me complete

mostly from south south and south east demons . aggrieved people association

He is my president, but he should resign if his health is failing him. It's the honourable thing to do

This no plot against Buhari!

Why on earth did he left his home country for a medical tourism in uk and after more than 3months still yet to disclose his state of health?
No with the people that put him in power(not even a video call)
even pa Robert Mugabe will laugh at his stupidity.

They wanted to send a of six , each from the six political zones to London to ascertain the exact condition of Mr. president. How is that a plot against Buhari? Very soon now we will hear its "Corruption fighting back". Abegi.

(1 )This is not a plot but the right thing to do.

(2) Buhari is not fit to rule,what is keeping him is his insatiable quest for power(despite that he dos not know what to do with it)and the cabal.

A source said 19 , mostly from the South South and South East, met several times on how to come up with the motion, which would have been presented before the House embarked on its annual recess late July.

(3)@bolded is the typical divide and rule tactics of the Fulani oligarch,pitching the SS and SE against the other parts of the country.

(4) This is another news for the new week to keep the zombies busy and distract Nigerians from asking questions.

THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN MUST SET FORTH AT DAWN

because tomorrow it will be their turn to waste tax payers money on medical tourism so they have to allow buhari be today. buhari and is cunning apshit party is setting a bad precedence younger would be leaders .soon going abroad to spend medical vacation by public officials will be a norm.
Bad example coming from a bad leader.

OK
But for how long shall we have to defend the man from Daura.

How long?


Can we just divide this damn thing called 9ja, make everybody go back to him pápá house.
Enough of this nonsense, some are feeling they're doing the rest of us a favour. When indeed, no favour had been done.
Everybody should just return to where they came from and defend their boundaries.

Plot from children of hate & anger is dead on arrival.PMB stand Gidigba,no shaking.

It is only in Nigeria, that health issue is shredded in secrecy. What´s the big deal if he is sick. People do fall sick. But since he is a public office holder and our Presido, they should just tell us he has cancer. Whether it is terminal or not, Nigerians will pray for him, even those that never voted for him. This secrecy is fueling the wrong information that is being peddle around by a sitting governor and a bad belle FFK.

Its now Buharis turn and people are using the law to keep him in power, his lucky the government wont use this period and amend the law inorder to stop something like this from happening again. It was Yar Adua now buhari tomorrow this same nonsense will repeat itself

The jokers on Nairaland think actual politics is played like they post rubbish on this platform.

imagine Nigeria was located in the middle east. as una dey dey shout PMB go come back. One small country go just come from back annex you den your eye go open