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Jonathan’s long time palava with Amaechi still dey worry PDP – Farah Dagogo
Dr Farah Dagogo na former member of di House of Representatives, and ex-governorship aspirant for Rivers State. Him also be member of di state House of Assembly.
Di loyal and dedicated member of di People Democratic Party, PDP, talk for dis interview say, dey talk about di party’s crisis and governance for Rivers State.
Your Party, di PDP, dey on di situation wey dey very dangerous, with crises one afta di other.
You think say PDP go fit get way out, especially now wey Naija dey yearn for very effective opposition ahead 2027?
Yes. Naija dey expect plenty from di PDP. But regrettably, my party neva live up to dat billing because of in-house fighting.
dis so-called crises dey selfishly created by few individuals to take support dia inordinate ambition to di damage of di party and to a bigger extent, a larger section of Naija wey dey look up to am for effective option.
I don talk am and I go still repeat am. Di PDP put demself for dis mess before di 2015 elections wia some individuals impress am on di then President Goodluck Jonathan to tactically make di then Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, irrelevant for di PDP, and push am out.
Dat unfortunate action force Amaechi and oda governors out of di PDP to strengthen di then opposition APC.
Wetin we (PDP) get in return? We retain or recapture Rivers State from di APC, by virtue of Amaechi decamping to di APC.
We win dat battle for Rivers State and lose di war, di Presidency, wey be di most important one.
So, e dey safe to talk say we sacrifice di Rivers State election for di Presidency.
If selfish pursuits bin dey unnecessary then and di differences between Jonathan and Amaechi bin dey reconciled, Amaechi and oda governors, including oda strong party members no go leave di PDP for APC.
As at then, Amaechi no dey contest for any elective position, him dey about serving off him second term.
President Jonathan on di oda hand dey race for second term. If only di forces around Jonathan bin allow am to reconcile with Amaechi, e no go be like dis.
But, di selfish interest of one individual, wey destroy di zoning arrangements for Rivers State, boomerang and cost us di war and we lose di Federal.
Dat na all. Wetin we suppose dey do now na complete efficiently of di existing leadership structure of di party.
As e dey be now, I agree with you say e dey all depressing, but e neva too late to do di right things.
Di body language of your party’s Presidential Candidate for di 2023 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, suggest say e fit likely contest for di 2027 elections.
You bin dey forefront of dose wey support am then, especially from di Niger Delta and your state, Rivers.
You go still support am for di next election cycle?
E go dey quite insensitive to Naija to dey talk of 2027 elections considering wetin di populace dey go through.
Naija dey suffer and dey go through di hardest and harshest periods of dia lives.
My support for di Turakin Adamawa dey consistent with my principle.
Wen I believe in an idea, e go remain so.
My support for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar dey premised on conviction and dat na major reason my steadfastness no suppose dey surprising to anyone.
Pipo wey sabi me dey fully aware say if I dey with you, I dey with you.
I no dey waver on my choice and stand. Wen e dey closer to 2027, we go talk.
But, now, we dey all try to survive dis unexplainable hardship.
You be major stakeholder for di politics of Rivers State. You even attempt to contest for di Governorship elections before your arrest, detention and subsequent dey free by di court.
Wetin be your take on di political malaise for di state?
You go talk say Governor Siminalayi Fubara don do well considering di political distractions and fights?
Yes, I dey among dose wey dem take out of di picture and prevent from contesting for dat election to pave way for Siminalayi Fubara to emerge as governor.
All dat one na for di past now. Di most important question now be say, you go allow di state to thrive or abi you go burn down di state because of your personal interest?
Just as I don talk for di past, all warring parties suppose eschew violence and gear dia energies towards di development and prosperity of our dear state for safe and conducive environment.
Dis toxicity wey dey every wia for di state suppose dey nipped in di bud if actually our desire to dey in position of authority na to beta di lots of di common man.
Because, tell me, investors go willingly to com and invest for such hostile environment?
Agreed, you dey for di opposition, PDP, but with Naija as di targeted recipient.
Wetin you go advise di ruling APC wey President Bola Tinubu dey lead to do to improve a situation di sufferings of di pipo?
Dis issue no be about to dey opposition party or wetin you get. Di current biting hardship dey differentiate between Party A or B? We all dey affected.
Just di same way you dey buy things expensive so also e be for everyone.
As politicians, we dey equally bear di brunts.
You go take care of your followers and supporters whether you dey office or not.
President Tinubu na our president today. And to him credit, him don acknowledge for various time say deep hardship dey for di country.
So, di way out of am dey with him government’s actions towards am.
Him policies, including economic and financial, suppose dey holistically reviewed to improve a situation dis suffering.
North, West, East and South, na all story of anguish.
If truly di essence of government na about di pipo, Naija no suppose dey face and experience dis unprecedented hardship.
As member of di 9th National Assembly, you sponsor plenty bills and motions, you fit tell us di ones you dey most passionate about and regrets, if any, as him relate to di ones wey no get Presidential Assent?
While I dey vie for dat position, I get deep conversations and firm covenant with di pipo I intend to represent.
Most of am dey centre on ensuring say if elected as dia representative, my focus go dey on pursuing policies wey go meet and cater for dia most important needs and wants, as well as di country.
For instance, di idea behind di bill for di Federal Medical Centre, Bonny na to cater and address di health concerns of inhabitants of dat area as result of di consistent surge for di population of pipo for dat area and Rivers Stat.
Owing to di oil explorative activities constantly ongoing on di Bonny Island, with di figures of pesin increasing drastically, especially with di construction and expansion of di various Trains of di NLNG, wey still dey progress.
Dat bill na imperative bill because di few health facilities on ground for Bonny no fit handle serious health-related ailments or emergencies.
In dat sense, di availability of good Health Care Facility, no only dey critical at dat point, and suppose be mata of serious concerns to di government as di Federal Medical Centre go also serve as means by di Federal Government to give back to di pipo considering wetin dem (FG) dey get from NLNG.
Also, I fit propose and push for di pioneer STEAM Polytechnic education wey go equip our students with competencies wey go enable dem to overcome personal challenges, pursue careers for technical fields like software engineering or artificial intelligence, find creative solutions to difficult problems, and understand how di world dey work.
Mind you, STEAM na educational acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics.
I take my time to explain all dis to you so you go understand di concept, peculiarities of di locations and wetin dem dey lack.
Of course, I dey disappointed say afta dem passed am into law by both Chambers of di National Assembly, e no get di expected Presidential Assent before di expiration of di last administration.
However, dat idea still dey alive and kicking as my successor for di House of Representatives dey actively follow am up.
I also champion di Youth Entrepreneurship Development Trust Fund bill.
Dat proposed law dey intended to stem di tide of unemployment and becom financial support to di upcoming younger generations by setting aside five percent capital estimate proposal from di Federation Account for di youths fund.
Dere also, di bills wey go make am mandatory for multinational companies wey dey operate for di country to appoint Naija as dia Chief Executive Officers (CEO).
Di bills na “Multinational Companies Appointment of Chief Executives (Regulatory) Bill” and “Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act (Amendment) Bill”.
Also di Bill on National Polytechnic Commission wey I sponsor and amendment to di Constitution wey dey seek for payment of di 13% derivation directly to di Host Communities.
Dem dey plenty of such bills wey I fit pursue, of course, with di support of my constituents and colleagues then.
I no go talk say I get regrets but more of disappointment because if dis bills succeed, di benefits to di pipo go dey enormous.
However, dose ideas dey dere for di open and no go die.
On di 13% derivation fund, you don dey vocal about am and bill to dat effect dey presented by you.
Wetin happen to dat bill? Dat bill no dey targeted to any individual.
Rather, e be call for probity and accountability.
Di 13% na constitutional provision and how di funds suppose dey executed dey explicitly spelt out.
But, anomalies dey for di execution by di past and current governors of di Niger Delta.
All of Dem dey err for dat regard. And as I don frequently talk, e dey very sad commentary as e relate to di oil producing communities of di Niger Delta.
Di fund dey constitutionally set aside to assist oil-producing communities to tackle infrastructural decay and degradation, with emphasis on di oil producing communities.
Wetin e mean basically be say in sharing di federation account revenue, 13 per cent suppose dey set aside to assist di development of these oil-producing communities.
More than two decades down di line, wetin dey to show for di humongous monies wey don com in?
Di governors, past and present, dey view am as free money.
Between year 2000 and date, trillions from di 13% derivation principle don dey shared to di Niger Delta governors, on behalf of di oil producing communities.
Yet, di deplorable living conditions of di pipo from dese oil-producing communities don remain nauseating and deplorable with di pipo dey battle and still dey reek with di worst and highest form of poverty.
To your oda question, you see, di National Assembly na microcosm of Nigeria.
Virtually everyone and all tribes dey fully represented.
E also com with him politics. Because di majority go always get dia way, dere dey need for lobbying and horse trading.
dese na all di beauty, fun and hallmarks of parliamentary engagements.
Dat bill com up during di heated agitation.
So, dey need to thread with caution and dat na because of di full awareness say some sections of Naija already believe say dem don give di Niger Delta whole lot and dat mindset dey fully displayed in di manner important sections of di Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).
Di drive behind di 13% dey novel but di problems dey lie in its implementation by di governors.
So, with dat in mind, I dey circumspect enough not to allow any window or openings to call for di repeal of di 13% derivation with di bandied notion say di then PIB go cater for am. E dey very dicey.
Make I take you back to one of your motions on Constituency Delineation by INEC, wetin be di politics behind am?
Dere no dey ambiguity to am whatsoever. E dey straightforward. E dey more of wake-up call to INEC for dia neglected responsibility.
Di Rivers State House of Assembly dey short-changed in its membership as e stand now and INEC sabi dis.
Degema Constituency for example, suppose get two constituencies for di State Assembly if things dey done according to law.
Because, according to di law, di Rivers State House of Assembly dey entitled to 39 members and no be di 32 wey dey presently constituted.
Di law dey clear on dat and di electoral body wey get dat power sabi dat.
Dat motion na just call to action. E no require di Electoral body to seek any amendments to di Constitution.
Section 91 of di Constitution explain how state dey qualified for state constituencies and I quote: “House of Assembly of a State suppose consist of three or four times di number of seats wey dat state get for di House of Representatives provided say House of Assembly of a state suppose consist of no less than twenty-four and no more than forty members.”
Rivers State get 13 members for di House of Representatives and 32 member state House of Assembly.
By interpretation of di constitution, Rivers State dey qualified for additional seven State constituencies, to increase its number to at least 39 state constituencies’ seats.
Mind you, no be only Rivers State dey short-changed, but oda states like Plateau, Oyo, Sokoto, Borno, Anambra, Bauchi, Delta, Akwa Ibom and many more dey also adversely affected by INEC’s failure to discharge dis obligation.
INEC dey also empowered by Section 114 (1) of di Constitution to review di division of every State into constituencies at intervals of no less than 10 years.
Sadly, e don pass 20 years since di last delimitation dey done.
Take look at di population of di country and registered voters; e don increase exponentially, thereby underscoring urgent review for proportional and fair representation.
Di Constitution dey supreme to any oda law and we suppose toe and follow am to di letters with strict adherence to laid down procedures as clearly stated in sections 91, 112 and 114. So, if you see am as politics, na di politics of am be dat.
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President Bola Tinubu has dismissed concerns that Nigeria is nosediving towards a one-party state under the All Progressives Congress (APC), calling such fears “unfounded” and “driven by panic”.
Speaking during a joint sitting of the National Assembly to mark June 12 Democracy Day, Tinubu reiterated his commitment to democratic values and political pluralism.
Tinubu stated that he would never advocate for a one-party state, having fought against it in the past as a democrat.
In a clear dig at the opposition, Tinubu mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stating, “It is my pleasure to witness the PDP in disarray.”
Also, Tinubu praised the resilience of democratic institutions in Nigeria since the return to civilian rule in 1999, noting that “every time we argue instead of fight, we promote democracy”.
He paid tribute to Chief MKO Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the annulled 1993 election, and recognized the contributions of other pro-democracy figures.
He emphasised the importance of honouring all who played roles in Nigeria’s democratic journey.
Tinubu cited the National Assembly’s 2010 invocation of the Doctrine of Necessity—through which President Goodluck Jonathan was empowered to lead the nation—as a landmark moment that demonstrated legislative maturity and national interest.
“Though I must not always agree with the National Assembly, we must forge a common front,” he said, underscoring the importance of collaboration between the executive and legislative arms.
He urged the APC to remain open to new members and not become complacent, highlighting the party’s growth and welcoming defectors from other parties.
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20 years afta di Indian Ocean tsunami, boy wey dem find for potopoto don accept say him na ‘Baby 81’
Dem pull am comot from di potopoto as small baby afta di serious and heartbreaking Indian Ocean tsunami for 2004 wey spoil plenty things, and dem re-unite am wit him parents afta emotional court battle.
Di boy wey dem once sabi as “Baby 81” don turn 20-year-old wey dey dream of higher education.
Jayarasa Abilash tori dey symbolize dat of di families wey di worst natural calamities for modern history tear apart, but him also dey offer hope to di pipo as more than 35,000 pipo for Sri Lanka die, wit odas missing.
Di tsunami bin dey carry di 2-month-old baby away for eastern Sri Lanka and dem find am some distance from home by di rescuers mission.
For di hospital, him be No. baby 81 for di admissions registry.
Him papa, Murugupillai Jayarasa, spend three days dey find him missing and scattered family, wit di small strength wey remain for him body for dose early hours but him no see dem.
First him find him mama, then him wife. But dia small baby bin don lost.
Nurse don carry di baby from di hospital, but return am afta she hear say him family dey alive.
Di ordeal, however, dey far from ova. Nine oda families don submit dia names to di hospital, wia dem bin dey claim say “Baby 81” na dia own, so di hospital administration refuse to hand ova di pikin to Jayarasa and him wife without proof.
Di family go to di police. Di mata go to court. Di judge order DNA test, process wey still dey early stages for Sri Lanka.
But none of di nine oda families claim di baby legally, and no DNA testing wey dem do for dem, Jayarasa talk.
“Di hospital name di pikin‘Baby 81’ and list di names of nine pipo wey dey claim di pikin,” him talk.
“Dem be public call dose pipo wey talk say di pikin na dia own to com show demselves for DNA testing, but none of dem com forward,” him recall.
Jayarasa talk say him family give DNA samples and e prove say di pikin na dia own.
Soon, di family dey re-united. Dia tori dey draw international media attention and dem even visit di United States for interview.
Today, Abilash dey sit for him final high school exam.
Solid and good-natured, him dey hope to attend university to go study information technology.
Him talk say him grow up dey hear about him tori from him parents, while classmates dey tease am as dem dey call am “Baby 81″ or “tsunami baby.”
Him dey embarrassed, and e dey worse every time di anniversary of di tsunami dey reach.
“I dey think ‘here dem don com’ and run inside and hide myself,” him talk as journalists return to hear him tori again.
Him papa talk say di boy dey so upset him no go chop for some times.
“I console am say, my son, you dey unique bicos say na only you one com dey alive for dat kind palava wey bin happen for dis kontri,” him talk.
Later, as teenager, Abilash read more about di events wey tear am from him family and bring am back, and him lose him fear.
Him know say di nickname go follow am for life. But dat all right.
“Now I only take am as my code word,” him talk, dey even joke ontop.
“If you wan find me out, access dat code word.”
Him continue to search online to read about himself.
Him papa talk say memories of dose frantic, searching days 20 years ago remain fresh, even as odas fade.
Ova di years, di extensive publicity him family receive don also affect dem negatively, Jayarasa talk.
Him family dey excluded from many of di tsunami relief and reconstruction programs bicos government officials assume say dem don receive money during dia visit to di U.S.
Di experience also lead to jealousy, gossiping and ostracizing of di family for dia neighborhood com, force dem to relocate.
Di papa want him son and oda family members to remain grateful for dia survival, and him want Abilash to becom someone wey fit help odas wey dey inneed.
From time wey di boy be toddler, him papa dey collect small amounts of money from him work for hairdressing shop.
Wen Abilash turn 12, di family erect small memorial to victims of di tsunami for dia front yard. E show four cupped hands.
Di papa explain: “I com dey think about something for my mind say since all dose wey don die don go, leave Abilash behind for us, make we create memory site of our own to remember dem every day.”
One section of di municipal wharf for Santa Cruz collapse and fall for inside di ocean around midday on Monday, require water rescues by emergency responders, according to di Santa Cruz Fire Department.
Di wharf, wey dey plenty restaurants home and near di Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, dey evacuated and closed to all except emergency responders.
“Santa Cruz Fire and Santa Cruz Police dey for di arena for di Santa Cruz Wharf,” di fire department post for dia Instagram account just afta1 PM.
“Two victims don dey rescued by our lifeguards and one victim self rescue”
“Dem don close di wharf till further notice.”
Eyewitnesses tell di local TV news outlet say di work crews dey demolish di former Dolphin Restaurant for di wharf, wey don damage during storm surge for December 2023, wen di collapse occur.
At least two workers dey seen standing on di wreckage wey dey float on di sea.
Di collapsed section, wey dey located for di end of di wharf, don already dey closed off to di public due to di prior storm damage.
Photos of wood debris and wharf bathroom facility wey dey float for di ocean dey captured by eyewitnesses and dem upload am for Facebook.
Earlier for di day, di National Weather Service don issue High Surf Warning for di region, wit “dangerously large breaking waves of 30 to 40 feet, wit di largest wave sets up to 60 feet at favored spots.”
Di warning, wey extend to 6 PM, on Tuesday, get “potential life-threatening swimming and surfing conditions and significant shoreline erosion impacts.”
Di city of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Department don warn pipo for dia social media pages say make dem dey stay far away from di wharf as all traffic dey blocked for emergency personnel due to di partial collapse.
Di agency also don ask di public to stay far away due “to di high surf advisory to avoid low lying areas, especially di beaches for Santa Cruz, due to debris.”
Di Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk including di Casino Arcade and Neptune’s Kingdom go close for di reminder of di day due to di large waves and high tide, di amusement park announce.
According to di governor’s office, Gov. Gavin Newsom don dey briefed on di situation and di California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services dey coordinate wit local officials and dey ready to provide support.
Di Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino don com fire back on Sunday afta President-elect Trump talk say make dem return Panama Canal to U.S. control.
“As president, I wan make am dey clear to pipo say every square meter of di Panama Canal and di area wey dey around am na Panama get am.”
“And e go still dey remain like dat,” Mulino talk for video statement, according to English translation.”
“Di sovereignty and independence of our kontri no be something we fit dey negotiate.”
“Di canal no dey under direct or indirect control, neither by China, nor by di European community, nor by di United States, nor by any oda power,” Mulino talk.
“As a Panamanian, I go strongly reject any talk wey go dey twist dis very reality.”
“Panama respect oda nations and follow dey demand respect from dem too,” him add.
Trump on Sunday com suggest for conference of him supporters say make dem return di Panama Canal give U.S. control, as him dey swear say him go take quick action afta him take office for less than one month.
“Dem don give am to Panama and di pipo of Panama but we get provisions.”
You gatz treat us fairly and dem no treat us fairly,” Trump talk for Turning Point’s “American Fest.”
“If di principles, both moral and legal, of dis generous gesture of giving no dey follow , then we go demand say make dem return di Panama Canal give am back to United States of America fully, quickly and without question,” Trump add.
Wen one pesin for di audience com dey shout say “take am back,” Trump com dey reply reply say “dat na good idea.”
Trump com follow dey accuse di Central American kontri dem say dem dey charge too much monie for ships wey use di canal cross between Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Panama dey charge tariffs for boats and ships wen dem wan use dia canal.
Di fees fit change based on di size and purpose of di vessels, from $0.50 to $300, 000.
Di U.S. bin give Panama control ova dia canal for 1999.
“Abi anybody eva hear about di Panama Canal?” Trump tell di crowd for “America Fest.”
“Bicos we dey suffer loss for di hands of di Panama Canal like wetin dey happen anywhere else.”
“Di fees wey Panamá dey charge na ridiculous one, and e dey very unfair,” Trump talk.
For him video statement, Mulino com dey push back against Trump’s attack on fees, noting say since Panamá don manage dia canal, e don grow well-well and dat rates dey fair. “Rates no be just play,” Mulino talk.
“Dem set publically and for di open hearing based on market conditions, international competitions operating costs and di maintenance needs for interoceanic route.”
“Na dis way we take achieve Expansion of di Canal for 2016 wey dis day dey represent di greater economic and commercial growth wey dey generate more wealth and opportunities throughout di world and dia trade,” him Add.
Mulino talk say him hope to take keep strong relationship with di incoming trump administration and note several issues wey him go dey collaborate on.
“With di new U.S government i hope say we go fit preserve and maintain good and respectful relationship?”
“Security issues like Illegal migration, drug trafficking and organized crime go be di must priority for our bilateral agenda as dem be di real threat wey suppose concern us well-well,” him talk.
Him com still talk say di interest of him own kontri go always come first.
“We di Panamanians fit dey think differently for many issues wey dey bother us but wen e come to our canal and sovereignty, all of us dey dey unite under one flag and dat na di flag of Panamá” him talk.
“We be di kind kontri wey dey open to dialogue today and always for investments and good relations but wit clear motto wey talk say Di Kontri Come First.”
“Dat one no dey negotiable for dis Panamanian President.”
Panama
Panama dey for Central America, e get bordered by di west wit Costa Rica, by di southeast wit Colombia, by di north wit Caribbean Sea, and by di south wit Pacific Ocean.
Di capital city na Panama City, wey dey sabi for dia modern skyline, vibrant culture, and di famous Panama Canal.
Di canal dey very crucial for di international maritime trade as e dey connect di Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Panama get him rich history, diverse culture, and plenty natural beauty, including rainforests, beaches, and mountains.
Di kontri dey also well know for dia bio-diversity and indigenous communities.
If you get any specific questions about Panama or you wan know more about any particular aspect, feel free to ask!
E be like say Trump self fit don play role for di decision wey White House make to clear out most of federal death row.
For di wahala wey happen during di 2020 election and wetin follow am, pipo no really notice say him administration dey go on execution spree for di last six months of him term,
kill 13 condemned men afta dem no execute anybody for near 20 years.
Na typical Trump mata, timing fit no just be coincidence.
E fit dey likely say him dey look for some “law and order” publicity to take impress voters wey dey waver as campaign dey reach final stretch, so him decide say killing plenty death-row inmates go help am get am.
Dis fit be di strongest reason why Biden act today make sense.
If you dey worry say Trump go com back as president and start to execute some convicts just to show Americans say“di sheriff” don return or anything like dat, you fit understand why Biden and im liberal handlers go feel moved to stop dat attempt.
Dem death sentences suppose turn political one way or anoda either by Trump pushing dem forward just to show how tough e be or by Biden commuting dem as sign say im no gree wit di most of di capital punishment.
Biden choose to take advantage of di chance, but dis move fit backfire long-term.
Now we don see Democratic president wey leave office remove plenty inmates from death row; if Trump com back, executing condemned prisoners fast-fast fit bicom priority for am.
Him Republican successors and Republican governors too for state level, If capital punishment politics be say wen GOP dey in charge den dem go carry out executed sentences or else nothing at all, den GOP go run things based on dat.
And American voters fit see dis as part of wetin make sense wen dem elect Republicans, not something bad especially as pipo dey fear about public disorder rising up.
:If liberals no wan enforce borders, fascists go do am.”
“If liberals no wan give needle to monsters like Jorge Avila-Torrez well you sabi wetin I mean wey I dislike pass about Biden’s clemency act today na say e get authoritarian nature.”
“E get funny kind authoritarianism bicos e mean say di president dey act less ruthlessly than oda branches of government but e still dey authoritarian regardless.
By overturning almost of all federal death sentences, di president don take power from Congress and judiciary away.
Di pipo’s representatives don decide say certain crimes suppose carry death punishment.
Jurors for many cases decide say defendants guilty of dose crimes and deserve statutory punishment; now Joe Biden don com talk say “No way.”
Na normal thing for pardon power make president use him own judgment instead of somebody else’s judgment but usually dis power na di used for individual cases only.
Wen one whole class of sentences change bicos dem claim say him unjust, na one man don undo law as a whole now o!
If chief executive refuse outright to execute particular law den dat law practically no exist again; presidential fiat done nullified am!
Na so Constitution suppose work! And dis kind precedent nor suppose dey set by Joe Biden while Donald J. Trump dey watch from sidelines taking notes.
End am or fix am. “If dem no sow serious effort afta Biden finish office try amend presidential pardoning power then e nor go happen,” law professor Keith Whittington talk afta news break about di reprieves dis morning.
Dat na di best spin pesin fit put on for wetin happen today I think so!
Post liberal Republican voters nor ready mobilize anytime soon behind constitutional amendment wey go snatch pardon power from Trump’s hand especially afta di Supreme Court give Trump him own “get out jail free” card wen him use am before!
But wit all dis clemency mata wey Biden give out dis month plus di one wey Trump go start drop next month maybe small bipartisan momentum fit start around 2029 wey go remove pardon power or limit am somehow.
If Congress need ratify President’s pardons dat one na sure way to check him authority too!
Wetin I nor go give just to see Senate Democrats forced vote for Jorge Avila-Torrez commutation.
Or maybe if dem abolish pardons during presidential lame-duck period dat one self fit serve as restraint.
But here again na anoda Catch-22: A kontri wen nor care enough limit presidential power afta failed coup attempt few years ago definitely nor dey feel shake up bicos few noisy pardons here and dire now o!
One convicted felon just win popular vote; if anything Democrats dey look last month election result wonder whether dem need more demagogic tactics without scruples plus ruthless ways show “strength” reach voters!
Most Americans happy wit kontri wia serial killers plus seditionists na top candidates for clemency Love it or leave it!
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