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    "content": "(c) is signed in support by at least a third of all the Members of the National Assembly. (3) The Clerk of the National Assembly, shall submit the proposed motion to the Speaker.” At this point, the Clerk will also look at the Act and the grounds provided by the Constitution and submit to the Speaker of the National Assembly. Section 2(4) of the Bill stipulates that: “(4) The Speaker shall examine the proposed motion and the list containing the names of the supporting Members submitted under subsection (1) and, if satisfied that the proposed motion— (a) complies with subsection (1), approve the motion and inform the Member within three days; or” This is the timeline that we have increased, such that when a member of the National Assembly does that, the Speaker should have responded within three days. Therefore, within three days after being transmitted from the Clerk to the Speaker, the Member of National Assembly needs to get the necessary support and give notice within seven days. The Motion is then moved within 14 days of giving notice. The National Assembly shall dispose of the Motion within seven days from the day the Motion is moved. The Speaker of the National Assembly should then transmit it to the Speaker of the Senate within two days. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I started my comments, I said that the National Assembly, at this instance, becomes the indictment chamber; whereas the Senate becomes the trial chamber. Therefore, we have tried to bring in timelines to ensure that the process is carried out expeditiously. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the pproceedings for the removal of President by impeachment in the Senate is mentioned in Part II Section 5: “(1) Pursuant to Article 145 (3) of the Constitution, within seven days after receiving the notice of a resolution from the Speaker of the National Assembly under section 4 (8) (a)— (a) the Speaker of the Senate shall convene a meeting of the Senate to hear charges against the President; and (b) the Senate, by resolution, may appoint a special committee comprising eleven of its members to investigate the matter.” The role of this special committee is to investigate the allegations against the President. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, just like in the same instance for governors, we have also introduced a special committee in the impeachment of the President. Since the inception of this Senate, there are quite a number of impeachment proceedings which have gone through the process. If the special committee finds the allegations to be substantiated, the Senate is to vote on the impeachment charges. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that you served in the first Senate after the 2010 Constitution. You, therefore, know that the President has a right – in the same way we have done with the governors – to defend himself. The President can choose to defend himself or not. We are supposed to have a date, time and place where he can appear The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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