Tag: Ahmed Lawan
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Fuel Subsidy Removal: Ex-Senate President, Lawan speaks on challenges
President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has called on Nigerians to be hopeful in the face of challenges occasioned by the removal of petrol subsidy by the federal government, saying they would not be permanent.
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Senate president inaugurates new Niger assembly complex
Senate President, Dr Ahmed Lawan, has inaugurated the newly constructed Niger State House of Assembly complex in Minna. Shortly after the inauguration in Momma, Lawan commended Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello for embarking on the project. He said it would provide environment conducive for legislators to discharge their responsibilities effectively. Lawan also commended the governor for having…
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10th NASS: Group rubbishes Ahmad Lawan’s ultra vires move to plant puppet Senate President
A group under the aegis of Defenders of Constitutional Democracy (DCD) has accused Senate President Ahmad Lawan and his deputy, Ovie Omo-Agege of a secret plot to alter the subsisting Senate Standing Orders and Rules on ranking to facilitate the emergence of a green horn senator-elect as Senate President. National convener of the group,…
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Nigerian Senate adjourns plenary till February 28
The Nigerian Senate has adjourned the plenary till February 28, 2023. The decision was to enable lawmakers to partake in electioneering campaigns ahead of the February 25th Presidential and National Assembly Elections. Recall that the Senate had earlier said that it would adjourn plenary to allow lawmakers to have time for campaigns for the forthcoming…
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2023: Senate President urges Nigerians to shun vote buying
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has cautioned Nigerians against vote buying in 2023 general election. Lawan said this when he received members of an election observation group, Polling Unit Ambassadors of Nigerian (PUAN) on a sensitisation road walk at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The Senate President, who was presented with a red flag against…
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You can now lick your wounds – Tinubu attacks Ahmad Lawan
Former Lagos state Governor and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has taken a jibe at the current senate president, Ahmed Lawan for competing with him when power was already zoned to the South.
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APC: Northern Governors disagree with the choice of Lawan
Senate president Ahmed Lawan has been announced as the All Progressive Congress (APC), consensus candidate ahead of the 2023 general elections. The announcement was made by national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu at the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday in Abuja.
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Ex-President of Aka Ikenga, Chief Goddy Uwazurike chides Senate President Lawan on ASUU strike comment
Uwazurike who is also a legal expert wondered whether that comment is a reflection of the kind of leadership that Lawan would offer Nigerians when he succeeds in the election as president of the country
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Lagos Gov. Sanwo-Olu deserves re-election, says Senate president
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has stated that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State deserved a second term, for the good work he had done in the state. Lawan said this in Ikeja, at the 5th Town Hall Meeting and Empowerment Programme organised by the lawmaker representing Lagos West in the Senate, Sen. Solomon Adeola,…
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Buhari never told anyone that subsidy be removed – Senate President
Senate President Ahmed Lawan has assured Nigerians that subsidy on Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) will not be removed for now as being reported by some social and conventional media. Lawan stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja. According to…