Sentences with phrase «mandate given to someone»

Mr. Wilson said he is against the system of governance where political parties put forward a candidate and therefore feel the need to control him when he becomes the President, even to the extent that the constitutional mandate given to him or her serves no purpose because of party interest and influence.

The President urged Governor Oshiomhole to receive the fresh mandate given to him Saturday by the people of Edo State as an endorsement of his outstanding performance in his first term and an expression of their desire for a continuation of his focused, purposeful and dynamic leadership.

The English Renaissance - style headquarters building designed by Peebles and Ferguson Architects of Norfolk barely hinted at the innovative mandate given to the fledgling institution: the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts was to serve as the state's flagship art museum and as the headquarters for an educational network that would bring the best of world art, past and present, to every corner of the commonwealth.

The mandate given to the people of God is to be a people of justice.

Lesslie Newbigin once observed, «One of the dangers of emphasizing the concept of mission as a mandate given to the Church is that it tempts to do what we are always tempted to do, namely to see the work of mission as a good work and to seek to justify ourselves by our works.

It is a «stewardship», a mandate given to them by God to fulfill at church and the secular workplace.

«The Democratic Unionist Party has been a strong voice for Northern Ireland at Westminster and we have used the mandate given to us to ensure the interests of Northern Ireland are to the fore.

Alternatives have ranged from elections by lot (where officials are chosen randomly), to annual elections, and to delegates being tightly constrained by the mandates given to them by their constituents.

But I'm confident the APC will learn the right lesson from this self - inflicted defeat, and remember the mission and mandate given to us by the people.»

Both the majority and the minority must be guided by the mandate given to the government to build a vibrant society anchored on the principles of fairness and equality of opportunities.

Not that he or we had any intention to truncate the mandate given to the NPP,» he said.

«Labour accepts that the government has a mandate to leave the EU — the mandate given to it on 23 June,» Starmer said.

But as it is now, the people have come to realize that the mandate they gave to Otunba will soon be returned to him.»

The statement said even though Okorocha did not explain how the APC intended to reclaim the two states, the PDP Chairman warned him and his party «to steer clear of Rivers State as the people were prepared to resist any unlawful means to snatch the mandate given to Governor Wike.»

«He was in the vanguard, as a chieftain of the OPC, in the confrontation with the military, during the June 12 struggle, to reclaim the mandate given to our son, Chief Abiola, which earned him series of detentions by the authorities.»

Secondus said that he was aware that the mandate given to him was to return PDP to power in 2019, and declared that the task was «herculean but achievable.»

Makama assured his constituents that he would work assiduously to fulfill the mandate given to him, stressing that the temporary setback was always the case whenever one was standing for the masses.

Facing calls to resign, Jeremy Corbyn has been engulfed in a bitter battle between his MPs and his mandate given to him by members last year.

He is committed to fulfilling the mandate given to him by Nigerians in 2015.

Yes, of course Jeremy Corbyn has a mandate as the elected leader of the party with a huge majority, but that certainly can't trump the mandate given to Labour MPs by the millions of UK voters in the general election little more than four months ago.

The lawmaker further congratulated the people of Rivers and Ebonyi states for their patience and understanding especially in view of the long painful process to affirm their mandate given to Governors Nyesom Wike and Dave Umahi.

He promised to work tirelessly to justify the mandate given to him «as we tried to do in the first four years to almost universal acknowledgement and approbation.»

He explained that the governor who had a responsibility to protect the lives and property of law abiding citizens of the state was committed to fulfilling the mandate given to him by the people to perform this task.

We will use this mandate given to us to improve infrastructure in the South - East and revamp coal,» Okechukwu said.

The most pertinent part of the judgment seems to be here the mandate given to the national court by the CJEU to examine the «particularly serious characteristics» disclosed by the manner in which the offences at issue were committed.

Justice Mosley noted that he was not aware of the exact scope of the mandate given to Ms. Côté.

The case stated that a tribunal may have a duty to consult and a duty to determine adequacy of Crown consultation depending on the mandate given to it by the legislation.