Tag: 10th NASS
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Speakership: G-7 will soon fizzle out – Joint Task Group declares, vows to deliver Abass, Kalu
…slams group for saying Abass is not popular The Joint Task Coalition of the incoming 10th National Assembly has said that the G-7 group comprising of eminent lawmakers will soon fizzle out into oblivion. The group also advanced moves and processes aimed at making the delivery of Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu as Speaker and…
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Speakership: Member elect, Dr. Midala Balami predicts Betara’s victory +Photo
The newly elected House of Representatives member representing Askira Uba/ Hawul federal constituency, Dr. Midala Balami has predicted a total and comprehensive victory of Rt. Hon Mukhtari Aliyu Betara as the speaker of the 10th assembly. He noted that the election of Batara as the speaker of the 10th assembly is sacrosanct considering the massive…
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10th HoR: Jaji joins parade of those gunning for Gbajabiamila’s job
…declares intention Hon Aminu Sani Jaji has officially joined those gunning for Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila’s job as he declared his intention to vie for the position of Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports that Jaji is a member of the G-7, a group of aspirants who feel aggrieved over the choice…
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Speakership: G-7 splits as Doguwa, two other aspirants support Abbas
… declare support for zoning There seems to be a split in the camp of aggrieved Speakership aspirants in the 10th House of Representatives otherwise known as the Group of Seven (G-7) following the withdrawal from the race by the Majority Leader of the 9th House of Representatives, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa. Doguwa who…
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SPEAKERSHIP: 107 opposition parties lawmakers are solidly with us -Hon Abass
…as Gov Zulum advises him, Kalu to be inclusive in their leadership …Lalong, Mohammed say politics is about loyalty and respect One of the top contenders for the 10th House speakership position, Hon Tajudeen Abass has said 107 opposition parties members-elect are solidly behind him. Also, Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has…
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10th NASS: We are happy with zoning decision – Ohanaeze tells APC to ignore Orji Kalu
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has waded into the controversy over the zoning of principal offices of the 10th National Assembly. The group’s reaction was over the protest by Abia Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu. Recall that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), zoned the position of Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives…
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Speakership: Why Tajudeen Abass must be rejected now, True Democrats tell members-elect
The coalition of True Democrats at the weekend rose from an emergency meeting opposing the ongoing moves to impose Dr Tajudeen Abass as Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives. National Coordinator of the group, Dr Mustapha Yusuf in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja argued that the move is antithetical to the…
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Senate Presidency : Igbo senators-elect talk tough, caution Tinubu, APC leadership
Following the speculation that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in agreement with the president-elect, Bola Tinubu has zoned the senate presidency to the South-South with Godswill Akpabio as the anointed one, South-East Senate caucus on Sunday cautioned Bola Tinubu and the national leadership of the APC to desist from such an act.
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10th NASS: Opposition parties kick against the choice of Akpabio as senate president
Senator-elect in the opposition parties with special reference to the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) have all rejected the choice of Godswill Akpabio as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly.
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APC, NWC: Tinubu endorses Akpabio, Tajudeen as Senate president, Speaker of 10th NASS
Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu had a meeting with the leadership of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress on Friday in Abuja to deliberate on their choice of senate president and House of Assembly Speaker.