Overview
- Lesson Title: State of Emergency-This is an interview between a lawyer and a Voice of America reporter about a state of emergency declared in the Ekiti state of Nigeria.
- Language: Hausa
- Topic: Defense/Security
- ILR Level: 2+/3
- ACTFL Proficiency: Superior, Advanced-High; This ACTFL rating is an approximation based on the ILR level
- Modality: Listening
- Learning Objective: Maintenance & Improvement
- Subject Area: Language
- Material Type: LO
- Publication Year: 2007
- ObjectID: HAUS_11910
Transcript
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State of Emergency A: To, Mallam Tanimu, a matsayinka na lauya, me za ka ce game da wannan al’amari da ya faru a jihar Ekiti, watau dokar ta ɓaci da Shugaba Olusegun Obasanjo ya kafa? B: To, Halima, magana a shari’ance … abin da {President [English]} Obasanjo ya yi,na sa dokar ta ɓaci a jihar Ekiti ya yi daidai, kuma ya yi daidai da tsarin mulki. Domin … abin da yake faruwa a jihar Ekiti, shi ne: ana son a sa jihar a yi wa halin Ƙ aƘ anikayi. Halin Ƙ aƘ anikayi, saboda ga mutanen da aka zaɓe su a matsayin gwamna da mataimaken gwamna, a bisa Ƙ a'idar shara'a. An zo an ce ana {charging [English]} su, ko ana tuhumur su da aikata laifi. Tsarin mulki ya riga ya shata dalla-dalla hanyar da za’a yi a tabbatad da wannan zargin, ko a bincike wannan zargin akan su, kafin a dauki hukunci akan su su. Ba’a duk wannan ba. Na biyu, shi babban alƘ alin alƘ alai na jihar Ekiti, {Justice [English] } Bamusule wanda shi ne tsarin mulki, ya ba alhakin naɗ a kwamitin da za su bincike wa'annan tuhumai-tuhumai da majalisar dokoki ta jihar Ekiti suke yi. Ah … iya tunaninsa, ya zaɓo mutanen da yake ganin, suna da mutuncin da za su zauna su yi wannan binciken. ‘Yan majalisa sun ce basu yarda da su ba.A shar’ance, a ta’idence, abin da ya kamata su yi. Shi ne su rubuta takarda su gaya wa alƘalin alƘalai na jihar Ekiti, cewa waɗansu daga cikin mutanen da ka sa a cikin wannan Ƙwamitin, ba mutane ne waɗ anda mutane za su iya yarda da imaninsu ko da sahihancinsu ba. Kuma saboda dalilai kaza, ba su yi haka ba. Na biyu, suna da ‘yance su je gaban wannan Ƙ wamiti su ce ko da yake mun zo gaban ku a matsayinku na Ƙ wamitin da alƘ alin alƘ alai ya kafa domin ku bincike waɗ annan tuhumomi da muke yi wa gwamna da matai..da mataimakiyarsa. Amma bamu yadda da da wa ne da wa ne da wa ne ba, domin dalilanmu kaza-kaza-kaza. Saboda haka, muna so ku mutanen nan da muke da tababa akan tsayawarku kuyi aiki, muna son ku fita cikin wannan abun, ku yanke hukuncinku ku ku gane.... cikin ku a cikin wannan abun. Ana yin haka, sau da yawa lauya ko mai shara’a zai iya zuwa gaban alƘali, ya ce “Alkali, ina da shara’a a gabanka ko ina Ƙ ara ko ana Ƙ ara ta, amma ba na jin za ka iya yin adalci saboda dalili kaza da kaza da kaza." A wannan halin shara'a ta yarda, doka ta yarda a alƘalin, ya ce “To, na yarda” ko da yake ban gansu da waɗ annan hujjojinka ba, amma domin mutane su yarda cewa za’a yi adalci. Na soke kaina ba zan yi wannan shara’ar ba. Zan turata gun wani alkali wanda kowa zai zo ya yarda da … adalcinsa, a zo a yi wannan shara’a. Ba su yi haka ba. Sai shi kakakin majalisar dokokin na jihar Ekiti ya tashi ya je a kotun, babban kotun jihar Ekiti inda alƘalin alƘalai, wanda ake yi zargin wai a.. an cire. Yake rantsar da waɗ annan Ƙwamiti, sai ya ce masa ka dakatad da wannan abun da kake yi, ba mu yarda da wannan ba, kaza-kaza-kaza. To, hanyar da suka bi, ba daidai bane. Ba su bi Ƙ a'idar shara’a ba, ba su Ƙ a'idar shara’a … ah … tsarin mulki ba. A: Mmm… B: To, bayan wannan, sai suka ce sun je sun dakatad da shi daga yin aikin da yake yi. Bayan sun ce sun dakatad da shi, sai suka ce, sun sa wani ya zama shi ne … wanda zai ci gaba da zama kuma ya gudanar da abubuwa a matsayinsa na alƘ alin alƘ alai mai riƘon gado. To, tsarin mulki na Nijeriya ya fitad da ka’ida yadda za ka bi ka cire mai shara’a, ko kuma yadda za ka sa mai riƘon gado kafin a sa wanda zai gaje shi. Ba subi wannan ka’idar ba. To, daga wannan ina tabbatan muku cewa, duk abun da majalisar dokoki na jihar Ekiti suka yi,da su da kakakinsu. A'a, abu ɗaya ne ake yi bayan ɗ aya, na shirme na rishin sanin Ƙa’ida, na karya doka, na yi wa tsarin mulki karantsayi. Kuma, dole ne su sufahimci cewa fa, suna matsayin da suke a bisa shara’a, a bisa tsarin mulkin Nijeriya. To, bazai yiwu kawai ku wayi gari, kuce ce a’a, saboda wasu dalilai na dabam, waɗ anda hankali ba zai yarda da su ba.kuce ku kun riga kunyi nisa tun da kuyi Ƙudirin cewa, sai kun cire wannan mutumin a waye gari kuce ku ne kuke zargi. Sannan kuma kone za kuyi ma kanku shari’a. Sannan kuma ku yi tunanin cewa mutane za su yarda da cewa a shara’ar da kuka yi,a hukuncin da kuka yanke kun yi adalci. Bayan wannan, idan mutum ya duba duk abubuwan da suke faruwa, Gwamna ba'a san inda yake ba, mataimakiyar gwamna {Chief Mrs. [English]} Olujini ta ce ita ce har yanzu ko har zuwa jiya, cewa ita ce mataimakiyar gwamnan jihar Ekiti. Shi {Speaker [English]} Adele ne, yazo yana cewa shi ne gwamna mai rikon kwarya. To, hali da ake ciki, ya kai matsayin da idan shugaban Ƙasa baiyi amfani da damar da tsarin mulkin Nijeriya ya ba shiba. To, za’a zo a yi, fito na fito, za’a zo a yi katoɓara, za’a sa mutanen jihar Ekiti a halin da abubuwa na kaico za su iya faruwa. A: Kenan dai wannan doka ta ɓaci da shugaba Olusegun Obasanjo ya kafa ta zamna na daram, babu abin da shi fayaushe da ita Olujini, babu abin da za su iya yi. B: [Ta zauna daram, Halima,kuma tayi daidai,kuma mutane suna yi mata san barka]kuma nima kaina a matsayina na Ƙwararren masanin shari'a ina yiwa {President [English]} Obasanjo godiya, a wannan matakin da ya dauka na gaggawa, na kawo ceto da ɗ auki gun mutanen jihar Ekiti, kafin abubuwa suzo su lallace. Kome ya yi daidai, Halima. Amma abin da nake so a fahimta, Halima … cewa … abubuwan nan da suka faru, kuma abubuwan da muke tunanin cewar za’a yi. To, ana buƙatar ita kotu kanta, tana bukatar zaman lafiya a babban birnin jihar Ekiti, domin mutane su kansu su ga cewar ba wani wanda aka ba fifito, a wajen gudanar da shari'a, ba wani wanda zai samu wata dama fiye da wani, akan wannan abubuwan da za’a yi. To, wannan abun da ake yi, ya yi daidai. Kowane an jinginai su kowa ya koma gefe. Ku koma kotu, ku gabatadda hujjojinku da kuke ganin cewar tsigeke da ake yi bai yiwu ba, ko kuma tsigewar da ku kayi ta yiwu. |
State of Emergency A: So, Mallam Taminu, in your position as a lawyer, what would you say regarding this matter that took place in Ekiti State, that is, the state of emergency that President Olusegun Obasanjo has established? B: Well, Halima, legally speaking … what President Obasanjo did was right, to place Ekiti State under a state of emergency, and it was constitutional. Because … what was happening in Ekiti State is this: they wanted to place the state in a helpless situation. A difficult situation, because look at the men who were elected to the position of Governor and Deputy Governor, by the letter of the law. Someone came and said that they were being charged, that they were suspected of illegal activities. The Constitution already laid out step-by-step the method for verifying this accusation, and it is that one investigates such an accusation against them before undertaking a judgment against them. None of these things was done. Secondly, it is the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Bamusule, to whom the Constitution gives the responsibility for appointing the committee that would investigate any accusations that the Legislature might have. As … far as he thought, he chose the people that he felt had the reputation that they would stay and do this investigation. But the legislators said they didn’t agree to them. By law and custom, what they were required to do was to write a note telling the Chief Judge of Ekiti State that “some of the people you put on this committee are people whose faith and sincerity the public would not be able to agree on.” And for various reasons, they did not do this. Secondly [sic], they have the right to go before this committee and say, “Although we came before you in your position as the committee that the Chief Judge has appointed to investigate these accusations that we have regarding the Governor and … his Deputy, we don’t have the means for this and this and this, and our reason is such-and-such. Because of this, we want you people whose standing to do this work we are skeptical about, we want you to get out of this assignment, to pass judgment on yourselves, to understand {---} of yours in this thing.” This is quite normal. Often a lawyer or barrister would come before the judge and say, “Judge, I have a case before you that I am appealing, or someone has a case against me, but I don’t think you could judge it on account of such-and-such.” Under this circumstance, the judge would say, “Alright, I agree even though I don’t understand those reasons of yours. I will excuse myself from this case and forward it to another judge whom everyone will trust to be fair.” They didn’t do this. Instead, the speaker of the Ekiti State legislature got up and went to the court, the High Court of Ekiti State, where the Chief Judge who … was dismissed. He put the committee under oath, and told them to suspend what they were doing, because we don’t agree with this, etc., etc. Well, the course that they took, it wasn’t right. They didn’t follow the letter of the law, they didn’t follow the … ah … Constitution. A: Mmm … B: So, after this, they said they would go and suspend them from the work they were doing. After they said they would suspend them, they said they would appoint another judge as a replacement … who would continue running things previously run by the panel that the Chief Justice had appointed. Well, the Constitution of Nigeria came out with the regulation that you would follow to dismiss a judge, or to place an appointment before placing one who would inherit it. They didn’t follow this regulation. And from this I am confirming to you that, from that day, everything the Ekiti State legislature did has been stupid, ignorant, illegal and unconstitutional. And they had to understand that they were legally and constitutionally in a position to do things right. But you cannot wake up in the morning and suddenly decide to remove someone without a basis. You said you’ve already gone too far since you made the decision so long ago to dismiss this person that you were accusing. And then you’ll judge yourselves and expect that people will agree and say the judgment you meted out to yourselves was fair. After this, if someone looks at everything that was happening, no one knows where the Governor is, and the Deputy Governor Chief Mrs. Olujini said that she is, until now, or as of yesterday, that she is the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State. As for Speaker Adele, he has come to say that he is an interim Governor. So we find ourselves in a situation where if the President does not benefit from the opportunity that the Nigerian Constitution gives him, it will come to a confrontation, it will come to a slip of the tongue, it will put the people of Ekiti State in circumstances in which unfortunate things could happen. A: So has this state of emergency that President Olusegun Obasanjo established brought stability, and is there nothing more that Mrs. Olujini, can do? B: It has brought stability, Halima, and she’s fine, and people are thanking her … and myself, in my position as a legal expert, I give thanks to President Obasanjo, for this urgent step that he took to bring a rescue operation to the people of Ekiti State, before things came to a complete collapse. Everything is fine, Halima. But what I’d like people to understand, Halima … is that … these things that happened, and the things that we thought would happen … Well, we need an independent judiciary, and we need peace in the capital of Ekiti State, so that people see for themselves that no one will be favored in the administration of the law, no one will be given more of an opportunity than anyone else, on the basis of these things that have been done. So, this thing that’s been done is correct. Everyone is being supported, everyone has returned to shore. You should return to the court, introduce your reasons to show the impeachment was justifiable or not justifiable. |
Glossary
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| Magana a shari'ance | Magana da bin ka'idodin shari'a gari ko ƙasa. | To refer to the laws of a region or country (like the constitutional law discussed during the interview) |
| Halin ƙaƙa ni kayi | Halin da babu mafita. | Being in a helpless situation or lost |
| shata dalla-dalla | A tsara wani na bin wani ko a bayyana. | To outline or sketch out |
| Aƙalin-alƙalai | Babban alƙali. | Chief Justice |
| Ta zamna nan daram | Ta girku. | Something that is stable |
| Sahihancinsu | gaskiyasu. | Their honesty |
| Mai riƙon gado | Mai riƙon ƙwarya. | Interim |
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<eng-response>This is an interview conducted by Halima of Voice of America and Barrister Tanimu, a constitutional law expert. The lawyer explained the laws affecting Obasanjo's declaration of a state of emergency in the Ekiti state and also gave his opinion of them. Like all Nigerians, Tanimu praised the President's decision because the situation in the state was dangerous and could have led to conflicts. The house of assembly and their spokesman were described as ignorant law-breakers because they did not follow the constitutional laws concerning the impeachment of a chief justice and appointing a replacement of their choice. The lawyer believes that the President's decision is good for the state because it will assure the people of Ekiti of a fair trial when everyone involved stands before the court to defend himself.</eng-response>
<response>Wanna ganawa ce da Halima ta muryar Amurka ta shirya da wani lauya masannin dokar tsarin mulki. Lauyan ya yi bayyani akan wasu dokokin da suka shafi dokar ta ɓaci da Obasanjo ya kafa a jihar Ekiti kuma ya bada ra'ayin shi. Tanimu kamar dukan ƴan Nijeriya ya yabi shawarar shugaban ƙasa saboda Jiha na cikin wani hatsari halin da zai iya kai jama'a ga faɗace-faɗace. Ya siffanta Majalissa dokoki da kakakinta da cewa jahilai ne masu karya doka saboda basu bi bayanin dokar tsarin mulki ba bisa cire alƙalin alƙalai da zaɓen wanda suke son ya ci gaba da aikinshi. Lauyan ya yarda da cewa kafa doka da shugaban ƙasa yayi na da kyau saboda zata tabbatar ma jama'a shari'a da gaskiya a lokacin da waɗanda ake ma huƙunci za su tsaya gaban kotu su tsare kansu kuma su yi bayyani.</response>
<eng-fdbk>This is incorrect! Listen to the lawyer's comments on the state of emergency. Please try again.</eng-fdbk>
<fdbk>Wannan ba daidai ba ne! ƙara sauraren bayanin lauyan bisa dokar ta ɓaci.</fdbk>
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<response>Bayan ganawar Halima ƙane da lauya Mallam Tanimu, ana iya cewa shugabanin jihar Ekiti ba su bin dokokin tsarin mulki, kuma da shugaban ƙasa ya hangi hatsarin da jihar ke iya faɗawa sai ya kafa dokar ta ɓaci. Wasu daga cikin dokokin da shugabanin suka ba baya sun haɗa da matakan da ake iya ɗauka idan ba'a yarda ba da wani kwamitin da alƙalin alƙalai ya zaɓa don yin aiki. Akwai kuma dokar sake alƙali idan yana ma mutun shari'a kuma wanda ake shar'antawa bai yarda da alƙalin ba. Tanimu ya bayyana cewa doka ta ɓaci da Obasanjo ya kafa shawara ce ta dindindin kuma kamar sauran jama'a yana godiya da shugaban ƙasa ya ceci jiha da kuma jama'a kafin wuri ya ƙure. Duk waɗanda ke cikin wannan matsala za su samu dama tsayawa gaban kotu don gabatar da hujjojinsu da tsare kansu kuma ayi shari'a cikin gaskiya.</response>
<eng-response>According to Halima Ane's interview with Barrister Tanimu, the people governing the state of Ekiti were not following constitutional laws and the President, foreseeing a danger to the people of Ekiti, declared a state of emergency. Some of the laws ignored by the leaders include measures to take when rejecting a committee elected by the state's chief justice. Another is the law on changing a judge on trial if the accused is not comfortable with the appointed judge. According to Tanimu, Obasanjo’s state of emergency is a permanent decision and, like others, he is grateful that the President was able to save the state and its people before it was too late. Everyone involved will be able to stand before the court, present an argument and a defense, and receive a fair trial.</eng-response>
<eng-fdbk>This is incorrect! How did the interviewee describe the public's opinion on Obasanjo's decision?</eng-fdbk>
<fdbk>Wanna ba daidai ba ne! Yaya mai amsa tambayoyi ya bayyana ra'ayin jama'a bisan shawara Obasanjo ta kafa dokar ta ɓace.</fdbk>
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<eng-response>According to the lawyer's statements, the president of Nigeria made the right decision by declaring a state of emergency. From his explanations, the governor, his deputy, and the house of assembly of Ekiti are not following the country's constitutional laws in their actions, and this is very dangerous to the state. Some of these laws include those related to investigations and the measures to take in dealing with a leader who is accused of an offense. Tanimu also explains the laws that concern impeaching a state's chief justice and choosing an interim chief. The lawyer concludes that the court also wants peace and that the President's decision will give the people of the state a sense of justice when those leaders go to court and present their positions and defense.</eng-response>
<response>Lauyan ya bayyana cewa shugaban ƙasa ya dauki shawara mai kyau da ya kafa dokar ta ɓaci. Ya bayyana cewa gwamna da mataimakinshi da majalissa dokokin Ekiti ba su bin ƙa'idodin tsarin mulkin ƙasa kuma wannan na da hatsari ga jiha. ƙa'idodin kuma sun haɗa da bincike da kuma matakan da ya kamata a dauka wajen huƙunta shugaban da aka samu da laifi. Tanimu ya kuma yi bayyani akan ƙa'idodin da ya kamata abi wajen sabke alƙalin alƙalai da zaɓe wani mai riƙon ƙwarya. A ƙarshe lauyan kuma ya yi bayyani cewa kotu dakanta tana son kwanciyar hakali kuma ƙudurin da shugaban ƙasa ya ɗauka na kafa wannan doka zai ba jama'a dama su gani cewa akwai gaskiya cikin shari'a lokacin da shugabanin suka je gaban kotu suka bada na su bayyani kuma suka tsare kansu.</response>
<eng-fdbk>This is correct! The lawyer interviewed by the Voice of America reporter was positive about Obasanjo's declaration and used the constitutional laws of the state to support his statements.</eng-fdbk>
<fdbk>Wannan daidai ne! lauyan da ya amsa tambayoyin ƴa jarida Muryar Amurka ya amince kafa dokar ta ɓace da Obasanjo ya yi kuma ya gwadi goyon bayan dokar ta wajen amfani da dokokin tsarin mulki wajan bayanin shi.</fdbk>
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<instr type="eng">INSTRUCTIONS:
Choose the best summary.</instr>
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Zaɓi taƙaitawa mafi dacewa.</instr>
<finish>How do you think the Constitutional laws of Nigeria are being used by the government?</finish>
<finish>What laws do you think Nigerian leaders follow in making decisions that will affect the public? Why?</finish>
<finish>Why do you think the Governor of Ekiti and the other leaders of the state did not follow the constitutional law in defending themselves?</finish>
<finishtl>Yaya kuke ganin gwamnatin Nijeriya take amfani da dokokin tsarin mulki?</finishtl>
<finishtl>A ganinku wane irin dokoki ne shugabannin Nijeriya ke bi wajen ɗaukar shawarwarun da suka shafi jama'ar ƙasa? Minene dalilin?</finishtl>
<finishtl>A ganinku mi yasa gwamnan Ekiti da sauran shugabanin jiha basu bi dokar tsarin mulki ba wajen tsare kansu?</finishtl>
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