Tag: Ahmed Lawan
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Senate President reveals salaries, running costs of lawmakers; says NASS grossly underfunded in last four years
The President of the Senate, Senator
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Group slams leadership of NASS over corruption in NDDC
…urges Lawan, Gbajabiamila to ‘save Niger Delta region now’ Act For Positive Transformation Initiative, a civil society organization has again berated the leadership of the National Assembly (NASS) over its failure to curb alleged ongoing looting of public funds to the tune of several billions of Naira by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the…
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Photo News: Senate President, Ahmed Lawan leads senators to Orji Kalu’s house
Sequel to his release from Kuje Prison on Wednesday night, Senator President Ahmad Lawan led other senators on a solidarity visit to the Chief Whip of the senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Thursday. Kalu, former governor of Abia, was jailed alongside Ude Jones Udeogu, a former director of finance and account of Abia state.…
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What Osinbajo, Lawan, Okowa said about Omo-Agege in Warri
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Sunday spoke glowingly of Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege. The trio was among notable Nigerians that attended the Thanksgiving Mass for Senator Omo-Agege at Mother of the Redeemer Catholic Church, Effurun, Delta State. Osinbajo, in a remark,…
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Senate Presidency: Forum drums support for Sen. Lawan
The National Interest Progressive Forum (NIPF) has called on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to support the candidacy of Sen. Ahmed Lawan as President of the 9th Senate. The forum made the appeal in Abuja on Sunday in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Taura, and Secretary, Mr Clement Ojima. It…
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Electoral Act: Buhari’s refusal to sign the bill was no big deal – Lawan
The Majority Leader of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Saturday said there was nothing to worry about in President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to withhold assent on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018. Lawan told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Abuja that the Electoral Act (2010) was good enough for the conduct of the 2019…
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JUST IN: Senate suspends plenary, moves order paper items
The Nigerian Senate suspended today’s plenary session over the death late Senator Ali Wakili, who won the Bauchi South Senatorial seat in the 2015 election on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC). This is after the Senator Representing Lagos East Constituency, Gbenga Ashafa, had moved, seconded by Senator Emmanuel Paulker, for the approval…
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Lawan’s emergence as Senate leader settles old rifts in our party – APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC has said it welcomed Senate’s decision on the change of its leadership saying the removal of Ali Ndume and subsequent emergence of Ahmed Lawan has put to rest several issues surrounding the senate leadership in 2015. APC national publicity secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement, called the development a…