Tag: ekweremadu
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Restructuring: Desperate search for oil in northern Nigeria is unnecessary – Ekweremadu
Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has said the ‘desperate search’ for oil in the Lake Chad, Sokoto and River Benue basins was prompted by the fear of restructuring. Ekweremadu said this while presenting the third edition of the Adada Lecture Series, organised by the Association of Nsukka Professors, at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His…
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Ekweremadu seeks 6-year single term for president, governors
The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has advocated six-year single tenure for president and governors . He said this will “to stop the problem caused by the quest for second term.” The DSP, who is also a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, made the call in Nsukka on Friday during the 3rd…
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Ekweremadu congratulates new PDP NWC; says no time for honeymoon
Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Sunday tasked the Prince Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee (NWC) to get down to work immediately as there is no honeymoon for them. Ekweremadu also commended the PDP faithful for a credible and hitch-free national convention, noting that the party had lived up to its name. He stated this…
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Ekweremadu hails Atiku’s return to PDP
The Deputy President of the Senate, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, has described the return of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a welcomed development. Ekeremadu, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Uche Anichukwu, on Sunday, was reacting to the defection of the former vice president…
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Anambra Chruch gun attack: Saraki, Dogara,Ekweremadu condole with victims
Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed deep sadness over the massacre that occurred at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Anambra State on Sunday. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki stated that the killing of worshippers represents the purest kind of evil, and the security services must not…
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Don’t allow excuses turn you to House-of-do-nothing, Tinubu tells lawmakers
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has urged members of the National Assembly not to allow excuses hinder their performance. Tinubu made the call when Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, led senate and house of representatives committees on the review of 1999 constitution on a visit at his residence in Lagos…
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Melaye’s recall: Kogi Govt should pay workers, not spend N12m on advertorials to reply me – Ekweremadu
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Tuesday, lambastes Kogi State Government for its alleged roles in the ongoing process to recall the lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, stressing that the state should have paid some workers rather than spend N12m on advertorials to attack the National Assembly . Ekweremadu, while raising…
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Osun West: INEC has revived our hope in electoral system – Ekweremadu
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has congratulated the winner of the Osun West Senatorial District bye-election, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on his victory, describing the poll as “a glimmer of hope for the nation’s electoral system.” Reacting to the outcome of the election, Ekweremadu said, it was not…
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Size of government in Nigeria too large, must be trimmed – Ekweremadu
…calls for decentralisation and establishment of state police The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has said for government (especially at the federal level) to work and satisfy the citizenry, its size must be trimmed. Ekweremadu also called for the decentralisation of the Police and establishment of State Police. The Deputy Senate President said this in…
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Court grants N500,000 bail to whistleblower on Ekweremadu
A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Monday granted bail in the sum of N500,000 to 50-year-old businessman, Ahmed Echoda, who allegedly gave false information to the Police about Sen. Ike Ekweremadu’s guest house. The judge, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, also ordered the defendant to provide one surety who must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and…