Breaking News: Courts Cannot Remove A Sitting President, Asserts Salis

Breaking News: Courts Cannot Remove A Sitting President, Asserts Salis....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Chief Owolabi Salis, a legal practitioner and chartered accountant, asserts that removing a sitting president in Nigeria through the court is impossible once they have been sworn into office. Salis provides reasons for his stance, highlighting the dual roles of the president as the Chief Executive Officer and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces within the presidential system. He emphasizes that these roles, although combined, are distinct offices……CONTINUE READING

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According to Salis, the acquisition of the power of the President Chief Executive involves written procedures, but there is no effective written procedure for acquiring the power of the Commander in Chief, which he suggests can be obtained more flexibly. He explains the importance of a sitting president maintaining effective control over the service chiefs to truly fulfill the role of Commander in Chief, cautioning against delegating this authority to avoid potential overthrow.

Salis points out that when a president travels, they can delegate the power of the President Chief Executive to the vice president but not that of the Commander in Chief, as changing guards in the latter’s absence could pose a threat. He highlights the need for a sitting president to have genuine control over the service chiefs to prevent potential upheavals.

Furthermore, Salis emphasizes the significance of respecting judicial decisions and other bodies due to the transferred enforcement powers of the Commander-in-Chief. He underscores that judges’ authority is upheld through the Commander-in-Chief’s enforcement powers, making it challenging for a judge who swore in a Commander-in-Chief to subsequently remove them from office. Salis concludes that the respect for judges is rooted in the acknowledgment of the transferred enforcement powers of the Commander-in-Chief.

Source: Bushradiogist