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Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by einsteine(m): 8:28am On Nov 06, 2019 |
Is it that Nigerians like deceiving themselves or what? Whether or not it is constitutional is immaterial. The role of the Chief of Staff is more influential than that of the Vice President. As you can see, Akin Alabi put the "powerful" in inverted commas, to show that he doesn't mean, powerful in theory but in practice. Under Abacha, who had more power, Al Mustapha or Oladipo Diya? People can keep deceiving themselves, a Vice President is a spare tire that is not often useful unless the President is gone. The COS is responsible for the day to day work and as such wields serious de facto influence. |
Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by Kendollar696(m): 8:28am On Nov 06, 2019 |
witworth: See Me ooo I wonder who made him a lawmaker.. Still arguing with everything is damn obvious.. |
Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by witworth(m): 8:42am On Nov 06, 2019 |
Kendollar696:no mind dem, all they know how to do is argue with useless big grammars in the assembly. |
Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by Reptyle(m): 8:55am On Nov 06, 2019 |
Grumpyy: These SANs are obviously reading from a textbook. Of course, everyone knows that the Vice President is the Number 2 citizen de jure. That is provided by the constitution. But Akin Alabi did not quote the constitution in stating what is an obvious fact in any Presidential system all over the world: THE PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF IS USUALLY MORE POWERFUL AND MORE POLITICALLY RELEVANT THAN THE VICE PRESIDENT. The position of COS isn't recognised by the constitution. So trying to ascribe any constitutional powers to the office or the order of protocol is in itself an aberration. An examination of the office of COS can only be relevant when seen and discussed as what it truly is. It is a "kitchen cabinet role", draws all of its power directly from the President and can be anything and as powerful as the President wants it to be. The first time the office was created in Nigeria was under President Obasanjo in 1999. The COS is appointed by the President and serves purely at THE PLEASURE OF THE PRESIDENT. He can be appointed in the morning and fired in the evening by the President without recourse to any officially laid down procedure. In fact, most Chiefs of Staff have very short tenures because they are prone to falling out with their principals quite easily in the course of discharging one of their major functions - telling the President some blunt and hard truths that nobody else will dare to. In the US, the President's COS is often described in political circles as "the most powerful man in Washington" and "the second most powerful person in the Whitehouse"...after the President. Now, these appellations aren't written anywhere on a protocol handbook or in any constitution. It is just generally known that as a member of the political class, you don't want to make an enemy of the COS. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by oyatz(m): 9:10am On Nov 06, 2019 |
Excuse me Bros, is this (the bolded) how they play the NairaBET? iCauseTrouble: |
Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by Blakjewelry(m): 10:35am On Nov 06, 2019 |
cjudy:if i had my way i would killed that swine guy, he is tractor to the country and patriot to buhari |
Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by Treasure17(m): 11:11am On Nov 06, 2019 |
post=83780127:The content of your message sometimes are confusing reason I hardly take you serious on this platform which I will never be. Using derogatory words to make your point just because we know where your loyalty lies. Keep tagging people moaners and wailers alright. We all going to face the reality at the end of the day. |
Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by Nodogragra4me(m): 11:53am On Nov 06, 2019 |
Ikegift4real: The man is right. What the chief of staff knows about this government, the vice president doesn't know. He actually decides which information is good enough for the attention of Mr. President . In other words , he knows more than the president about the government . It is possible the VP learnt about the border closure and bill assent just like every other Nigerian but the chief of staff must be informed and he must make input as the last man to see the document before the president sees them Every intelligence agency goes for the cheif of staff for he is the depository of information unknown even to the president and can be used to influence the president by vested interest . |
Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by newoffer: 12:24pm On Nov 06, 2019 |
Akin Alabi thinking with punters brain. |
Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by DexterousOne(m): 12:47pm On Nov 06, 2019 |
maybanks: Exactly |
Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by ddeola: 1:33pm On Nov 06, 2019 |
Olodo, who b em teacher sef. |
Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by Cherez: 4:27pm On Nov 06, 2019 |
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Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by Triplerg: 7:31pm On Nov 06, 2019 |
post=83780127:Really? You're a disgrace to humanity |
Re: Ifedayo Adedipe And Ebun-Oku Adegboruwa Dismiss Akin Alabi's Claims On COS by Triplerg: 7:37pm On Nov 06, 2019 |
Too many foolish people occupying sensitive positions in this country. How dare you compare a COS to the VP? That bubu and successive governments made it look like that doesn't justify it |
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