The senator in an interview with Seun Okinbalo’s Mic On Podcast, maintained that the president and the governors were not elected as executive presidents or governors.
Na’allah pointed out that Nigeria’s Constitution did not describe President Bola Tinubu and any of the 36 governors in the country as an executive president or governor, compared to the United States’ Constitution, where the president is described as the executive president.
He said:
The Kebbi politician further noted that the danger of executive orders was that they empowered the president and governors to run the affairs of the state on their on will and sidelined the constitution. He said:
See the video of the interview here:
President Tinubu has signed about seven executive orders since he resumed the office of power on May 29, 2023. On July 6, 2023, the president signed four executive orders reversing some of the decisions made by the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari’s last minute in office.
The orders are Customs, Excise Tariff (Variation) Amendment Order, 2023; Finance Act (Effective Date Variation) Order, 2023; an Order suspending the introduction of Green Tax on Single-Use Plastics and Import Tax Adjustment on certain vehicles; and an Order suspending the 5% excise tax on telecommunication services and the excise duties escalation on locally manufactured products.
Also on February 28 2024, the president signed three executive orders in the oil and gas industry. The orders are: Oil and Gas Companies (Tax Incentives, Exemption, Remission, etc.) Order, 2024; Presidential Directive on Local Content Compliance Requirements, 2024; and Presidential Directive on Reduction of Petroleum Sector Contracting Costs and Timelines, 2024.
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu’s chances of being re-elected in the 2027 presidential election have been predicted to be a clear path.
Tinubu’s re-election prediction came amid the alleged regrouping of the opposition leaders in a move to oust the president in the 2027 election.
However, Rotimi Sulyman, a public analyst, in an exclusive interview with TimesNow.com.ng, said Tinubu still remain undefeated, citing the sagacity of the President.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
