EP Jacob

Since 2015, we've witnessed a very heavy war against the constitution by the president. From disobedience of court orders to forceful implementation of illegal executive orders.

Sometime in 2015, and also 2016, Col Sambo Dasuki and Elzak-zaky were arrested. Though we might say they're offenders of the law but the constitution stipulates due process for handling such offenders and should implementers of law act outside the law, they too become law breakers.

President Buhari has illegally detained these two people while numerous court orders have granted them bail given birth to illegality of a legal position.

Now back to why I'm writing this, the president of any country is one who has sworn with whatever he believes in, to uphold every content of the constitution and also make sure all other citizens do that. In a situation where the president truncates or undermine the constitution, the legislature can impeach and remove him.
In Nigeria, just like any other country, the president bears allegiance to the constitution cause the office of the presidency derives its powers from the grundnorm (constitution). In any case of undermining the constitution, the president in so doing contravenes that which gave him power and is now liable for impeachment.

In recent times, not only has buhari undermined the constitution, but he has completely truncated the document which gave him the power to sit as the CinC of this nation.
Notable of his unconstitutional behavior is the issue of the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
In removing a CJN, section 292(1) of CFRN 1999, states clearly two ways of achieving the removal. Either by recommendation of a two third majority of the National House of Assembly or by the National Judicial Council. The president does not have any power to solely remove the CJN on whatever ground.

Now back to reality, president Muhammadu Buhari did not only remove a sitting CJN without due constitutional process, but he appointed a replacement without the constitutionally needed recommendation of the NJC.

The president has with this action proven to undermine the power of the people of Nigeria through uselessing the constitution that gave birth to his office.
If Nigeria was truly a working state, the NASS would've served the president an impeachment notice by now.
But sadly, this is a nation with no rules, no sanity and no future.

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