Tag: Impeach
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Ekiti Assembly impeaches Deputy Speaker for second time
Ekiti State House of Assembly on Thursday removed the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Segun Adewumi, for alleged gross misconduct. Adewumi, (Ekiti West Constituency I) in the assembly was elected on June 6, 2015 as the number two man in the Assembly. He was removed in 2018 by pro-Ayodele Fayose lawmakers for alleged disloyalty. The PDP lawmaker…
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BREAKING: Ekiti lawmakers impeach speaker, deputy, others
The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Kola Oluwawole, has been impeached. The Deputy Speaker, Sina Animasaun was also impeached. Both Oluwawole and Animasaun are members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Oluwawole, a staunch loyalist of Governor Ayo Fayose, was removed at about 11.00 am behind closed doors. The lawmakers elected the…
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Resign honourably or be impeached, Oshiomhole warns Saraki
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has warned Senate President Bukola Saraki to resign if he doesn’t want to be humiliated out of office. The APC chairman also accused the senate president of never acting in the interest of Nigeria. He made this call on Friday during a press conference…
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Akpabio: Buhari using EFCC to intimidate PDP senators to defect, impeach Saraki – R-APC
…accuses FG of wooing senators with N50m The Reformed All Progressives congress (R-APC) has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) of using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to intimidating senators (especially those with pending cases) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to defect to APC. The group also accused…
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[Video] PDP reps caucus raise alarm over alleged plot to impeach Saraki
The caucus of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the House of Representatives, has raised an alarm over an alleged plot by some senators loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari to impeach him Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who recently defected from the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC to PDP. The PDP caucus said the pro-Buhari lawmakers…
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FG using EFCC’s invitations as cover up to impeach me – Ekweremadu
Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu on Monday raised alarm over alleged plans by the ruling All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to impeach him from office. The Deputy Senate President however assured his supporters that he had absolute faith in God as he had done nothing wrong to warrant the continued harassment by the…
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BREAKING: 19 of 27 Imo lawmakers impeach Deputy Governor, Madumere
19 out of the 27 members of the Imo State House of Assembly on Monday impeached the state’s Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere. Madumere was impeached reportedly impeached based on an indictment by a 7-man panel constituted by the state chief judge,Paschal Nnadi to investigate gross misconduct accusations leveled on his office [Madumere]. However, Justice Ben…
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I can direct R-APC members in NASS to impeach anybody – Galadima
…says party now in the majority at NASS …as members meets today, decides next moves Members of the recently formed Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC) will hold a crucial meeting in Abuja on Monday (today). A reliable source in the R-APC faction of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday in Abuja saud that party leaders…
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Drama as senator accuses colleague of planning to impeach Saraki, Ekweremadu, others
There was mild drama at plenary on Thursday as a senator representing Ebonyi Central (PDP), Obinna Ogba accuses his colleague, Abdullahi Adamu, who was recently removed as chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, of planning to impeach the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu and other principal officers. Ogba on Thursday tendered “evidences”…
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Katsina Assembly Speaker, Aliyu Sabiru impeached
The Speaker of the Katsina State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aliyu Sabiu Muduru has been impeached. Muduru was impeached by 23 out of the 34 state lawmakers in the assembly. After the impeachment, the House elected Yahaya Kusada as the new Speaker. TheNewsGuru.com reports that reasons for Muduru’s impeachment are yet to be ascertained,…