juscelino kubitschek was the senate president in the second republic.
juscelino kubitschek was the senate president in the second republic.
who was the senate president in the second republic?
juscelino kubitschek
just before general olusegun obasanjo handed over power to the civilian regime of alhaji shehu shagari, the nso started a program of infiltrating government agencies and establishments that were to be inherited by the new civilian administration. the nso at this time was still a largely military oriented agency, which still had a serving army officer as its director-general and the outgoing military administration was largely suspicious of the incoming civilians. this situation led to the nso posting active duty operatives under cover within the administrative structure to be inherited by the civilian administration with a view to gathering first hand intelligence on the daily operations of the new administration. a former special adviser to president shehu shagari on national assembly matters, alhaji tanko yakasai remembered meeting two such operatives during his time in detention at the sss headquarters during the babangida regime. one of the operatives was a messenger in the office of dr. joseph wayas, the second republic senate president while the other worked as a personal assistant to alhaji bello maitama, the minister of commerce in the shagari administration. one of the operatives revealed the objective and scope of the operation to yakasai, informing him that their cover had been established before the new administration took over and also that they had been posted to various government ministries.
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the president of the senate serves as the presiding officer and head of the senate. the president gives the senators their committee assignment although the assignments are already predetermined by the governor and his office. during legislative sessions the president can play a key role in the passage or rejection of legislation in the legislature, due to the office's prestige, power, and influence. if a senator supports the governor's agenda the president may promote them to more powerful committees, or even appoint them chairman or vice chairmanships. the president usually maintains a strong hold on the senate and legislation through his appointment of committee memberships and committee chairmen. the president has the power to rule on points of order recognize senators so they may speak and control the flow of legislation through the senate. the senate president is almost always an ally of the governor, this allows the administration to pass their legislative agenda through easier and it allows them to kill opposition legislation easier too. the senate president is usually a powerful and influential senator before he is appointed senate president. if a senate seat falls vacant before the expiration f its term the senate president calls for an election, he sets the date, times, and places of voting. upon the petition of a majority of the members of the legislature the president along with the speakers calls a special session. the senate president is fifth in the gubernatorial line of succession. if the president is ever absent the senate president pro tempore, who is also appointed by the governor, presides. should the senate chair ever fall permanently vacant the senate president pro tempore presides until the election of a new president.
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