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Sen. Adeola hails Tinubu’s victory at PEPC
Sen. Solomon Adeola (APC – Ogun West),has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC).
This is contained in a statement issued by Kayode Odunaro , his media aide, in Abeokuta on Thursday.
Adeola ,who is Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, said the victory of Tinubu meant hope for the consolidation of Nigeria’s democracy .
He noted that verdict aso showed that the Nigerian people voted for Tinubu in the February presidential election.
“I am elated our judiciary has once again restored the hope of patriotic democrats in the sanctity of the ballot in determining who rules the people.
” The learned justices of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal were thorough and prodigious in all their decisions in addressing all issues in contention.
” I salute their courage in delivering what amounts to historical antecedents in our nation’s jurisprudence and democratic development,” the senator said.
Adeola called on politicians to respect the wishes of the people as expressed through the ballot instead of heating up the polity.
He added that in any democratic contest, there must be winners and losers.
“At this point in our nation’s history, I want to call on all politicians and other Nigerians in various sectors to now join hand with the president in the task of developing of our nation.
” There is much to be done for the nation and our people to restore their hope. Opposition parties should now join hands with the president in finding solutions to the myriads of problems facing the nation,” he said.
Senate on Thursday, May 9, approved the death penalty for those convicted on the charge of drug trafficking in the country.
The punishment prescribed in the extant NDLEA Act is a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of a report of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters and Drugs and Narcotics, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
The Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters presented the report during plenary, Senator Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno North).
The bill, which passed its third reading, aims to update the list of dangerous drugs, strengthen the operations of the NDLEA, review penalties, and empower the establishment of laboratories.
Section 11 of the current act prescribes that “any person who, without lawful authority; imports, manufactures, produces, processes, plants or grows the drugs popularly known as cocaine, LSD, heroin or any other similar drugs shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to be sentenced to imprisonment for life” was amended to reflect a stiffer penalty of death.
Although the report did not recommend a death penalty for the offence, during consideration, Senator Ali Ndume moved that the life sentence should be upgraded to the death penalty.
During a clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, who presided over the session, put the amendment on the death penalty to a voice vote and ruled that the “ayes” had it.
But Senator Adams Oshiomhole objected to the ruling, saying that the “nays” had it.
He argued that matters of life and death should not be treated hurriedly, but Barau said it was too late, as he failed to call for division immediately after his ruling.
The bill was subsequently read for the third time and passed by the Senate.
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