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Obono-Obla to Vena Ikem: “You Have No Locus Standi”

Posted on November 29, 2013 By Admin 4 Comments on Obono-Obla to Vena Ikem: “You Have No Locus Standi”

On the heels of an interview granted calitown.com by former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Venatius Ikem, declaring his support for the fourth term bid of Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba because of “the strides the Senate Leader has made at the national level”, social commentator, Okoi Obono-Obla, has replied Ikem that his declaration “is despicable as it is hollow… (and) … amounts to grandstanding or playing to the gallery.

Obono-Obla went on to say that “you (Vena) do not have locus standi on this matter”. When calitown.com sought to know from Obono-Obla why he maintained that Ikem has no ‘locus standi’, he was quick to reply that “Vena is not from the Central Senatorial District”.

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“He therefore cannot be heard to canvass that Senator Ndoma-Egba is entitled to a fourth term. Ikem cannot vote or be voted for in the Central Senatorial District, so if he cannot vote and be voted for, what right has he to contend or advocate a fourth term for Ndoma-Egba ?”. For him to have ‘locus standi’ he continued, “he must be shown to have sufficient interest in who becomes the senator of the Central District. His interest must be real, not illusionary. It must be tangible, not intangible”, he concluded.

Perhaps taking sides with Obono-Obla, several comments on the social media took a swipe at Ikem. One Klinsman Ekwomayang Asap wrote that, “Vena is looking for political relevance. Kindly dictate for the people of the Northern Senatorial District…” Mark Henry Obi on his part wrote that, “I thought Vena will be relevant in the search for a Northern governor for Cross River State, but with his support for Ndoma-Egba, I am disappointed…”.

However, Calabar-based legal practitioner, Okimasi Ojong, told calitown.com in his office that “as far as Vena Ikem is a card carrying member of the PDP and moreso a former national officer of the party, it is enough ‘locus standi’ to comment on the matter and any other party matter”. Ojong went on to say that, “in Abuja, Ndoma-Egba represents CRS and no Cross Riverian can be barred except by law or personal reasons from supporting him and it is not because he is incompetent that he was elected Senate Leader. Those like Obono-Obla who say he has not performed, perhaps need to look up Part 2, sub-section 2 of Part 1 of the Second Schedule, Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazzette, 2011 Constitution (As Amended), to understand that it is not Ndoma-Egba’s function to build roads and hospitals. His duty is to make laws”.

Again, one James Odey Ogbaji and Oshen Ebuara lent support to Ikem’s declaration. For Ebuara, “Ikem has a right as a Cross Riverian to endorse any candidate of his choice …every sena or from the state is of concern to all of us irrespective of where the senator is from”.

In response to all the dust raised, Ikem maintains in a mail to calitown.com, minutes before press time, “tell Obono-Obla that I don’t need any ‘locus standi’ to express my opinion. We are not in a court of law, we are talking politics. Even in the American Presidential election, I have been called into a panel to express my opinion before”.

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Comments (4) on “Obono-Obla to Vena Ikem: “You Have No Locus Standi””

  1. iyaji okom says:
    November 30, 2013 at 2:43 am

    So we now need “locus standi”to express our opinions on state issues!wat bollocks! D” Lion”pls be free to express urself as always!keep reminding us we r in a democracy!,cos I think ppl like obono ve 4gotten!

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  2. Jenny Ubi says:
    December 2, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    Really Vena? Recently he said he is endorsing Jeddy Agba as governor, the man has not declared any intentions, now the same Vena is telling us the dull people of Central, that is only Victor who is clever enough to be a senator? Excuse me Vena, you are from Obudu, can’t you stand for electionsin your own place? are you now the mouthpiece of Ndoma-Egba? and the tink tanker of Central senatorial district? Give us a break Vena!!!

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  3. chris Ejunka says:
    August 17, 2014 at 7:34 pm

    If the duties of a senator is not to build Road and hospitals, one will be forced to ask what is the constituency project allowance allocated to Senators on a quarterly basis mearnt for. If some persons can build road and hospitals at their individual levels, then I see nothing wrong with a senator or any other law maker building Road, hospitals or even doing much more than these…

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  4. Barr.ojong,okimasi says:
    December 13, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    Yes Chris ,good question…. The issues you raised from your reply falls under what the constitution calls OVERSIGHT functions and not the primary function of a legislator and those oversight functions where allocations are made ,are for empowerment and not road constructions etc

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