NASS gives Executive conditions to avert invocation of Constitutional Powers
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2.the systemic harassment by the executive of perceived political opponents people with contrary opinions in the legislature and the judiciary by the police and other security agencies must stop2 8.the national assembly will liaise with the international community through the ipu the apu ecowas parliament pan-african parliament eu us congress and the united nations to secure our democracy. the national assembly will also engage with civil society organisations trade unions and ngos to further deepen and protect our democracy2 7.democratic elections must be competitive and inclusive by removing the current reign of fear and intimidation particularly as we approach the forthcoming 2019 elections2 they frowned at the constant harassment of legislators and other political actors especially those who seem to hold a contrary view from the executive or those who are critical of the executive arm2 the legislative arm called on the executive to show sincerity in the fight against corruption adhere to the rule of law and refrain from the intimidation of nigerians2 6.the sanctity of the national assembly should be protected and preserved by the federal government and prosecute those who invaded the senate to seize the mace2 1.the security agencies must be given marching orders to contain all the sustained killings of nigerians and protect the lives and properties of nigerians as this is the primary duty for any responsible government2 5.the government should show sincerity in the fight against corruption by not being selective and also prosecute current appointees that have cases pending against them2 3.there must be strict adherence to the rule of law and protection for all citizens by the president and all his appointees2 4.the president must be held accountable for the actions of his appointees and must be ready to sanction those that carry out any act that will ridicule or endanger the country and our democracy2 this was the outcome of an emergency executive joint session of both chambers of the national legislature on tuesday1 they insisted that they may be forced to invoke their constitutional powers if the conditions were not met1 the lawmakers who met for over three hours in closed door gave the executive certain conditions including addressing the current security situation in the country1 the national assemblynass has given the executive arm of government conditions that must be met to avert the invocation of the constitutional powers of the parliament1

Sarakis National Assembly threatens Buhari , lists demands
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1.the security agencies must be given marching orders to contain all the sustained killings of nigerians and protect the lives and properties of nigerians as this is the primary duty for any responsible government2 8.the national assembly will liaise with the international community through the ipu the apu ecowas parliament pan-african parliament eu us congress and the united nations to secure our democracy. the national assembly will also engage with civil society organisations trade unions and ngos to further deepen and protect our democracy2 7.democratic elections must be competitive and inclusive by removing the current reign of fear and intimidation particularly as we approach the forthcoming 2019 elections2 6.the sanctity of the national assembly should be protected and preserved by the federal government and prosecute those who invaded the senate to seize the mace2 5.the government should show sincerity in the fight against corruption by not being selective and also prosecute current appointees that have cases pending against them2 they frowned at the constant harassment of legislators and other political actors especially those who seem to hold a contrary view from the executive or those who are critical of the executive arm2 the legislative arm called on the executive to show sincerity in the fight against corruption adhere to the rule of law and refrain from the intimidation of nigerians2 4.the president must be held accountable for the actions of his appointees and must be ready to sanction those that carry out any act that will ridicule or endanger the country and our democracy2 3.there must be strict adherence to the rule of law and protection for all citizens by the president and all his appointees2 2.the systemic harassment by the executive of perceived political opponents people with contrary opinions in the legislature and the judiciary by the police and other security agencies must stop2 the demands were listed as part of the outcome of an emergency executive joint session of both chambers of the national assembly on tuesday. the meeting passed a vote of confidence on senator bukola saraki the senate president now the subject of police investigation over the 5 april robbery in offa kwara state1 they threatened that they may be forced to invoke their constitutional powers if the conditions were not met1 among the list of demands the legislators want the buhari administration to address the current security situation in the country1 thelawmakers who met for over three hours in closed door did not spell out what the constitutional powers of the parliament is but legal pundits said the only power they have is to set in motion an impeachment proceedings against the president1 in contrast the national assembly members passed a vote of no-confidence on the inspector general of police who they want the president to remove because of what they considered to be his outright disregard for constitutional authority of both the executive and the legislature1 the national assemblynass has tabled a list of demands before the muhammadu buhari administration asking it to implement them lest they invoke the constitutional powers of the parliament1