Tag: Kwara Assembly
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Kwara Assembly passes N187.2bn Revised Supplementary budget
The Kwara House of Assembly has passed the N187.2 billion Revised Supplementary budget estimate forwarded by Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The revised fiscal policy was passed after considering the report of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation on “Revised Suplementary Appropriation 2022 Bill”.
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Kwara Assembly orders probe of ex-governor, director over failed power project
The Kwara State House of Assembly has asked the state government to probe the immediate past governor o the state, AbdulFatah Ahmed and the Director General, KP3, Yomi Ogunsola over their alleged handling of the “Light Up Kwara project. The house accordingly urged the executive to hand them over to the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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Kwara Assembly moves to rename Abubakar Saraki University
A bill for a law to revert the name of Abubakar Saraki university to Kwara State University, Malete, Wednesday, passed through second reading at the state House of Assembly. Recall that the 8th Assembly among several laws passed, amended the law establishing the state varsity to Abubakar Saraki university in honour of the late political…
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Kwara lawmaker sues INEC, speaker over withdrawn return certificate
The sacked Kwara state lawmaker, representing Ilorin South Constituency, Abdulazeez Elewu, has approached the Federal High Court, Ilorin to determine the legality of the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to withdraw his Certificate of Return and Issue a new one to the second runner up in…
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Drama as Kwara Assembly rejects PDP member-elect
A drama played out on Tuesday at the Kwara State House of Assembly in Ilorin, the state capital. This followed two court judgements delivered in favour of a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jimoh Agboola, that he won the March 9 Ilorin South Constituency election. Agboola defeated Abdulazeez Elewu of the All Progressive…
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Kwara Assembly passes Social Investment Programme Bill
The Kwara House of Assembly on Thursday passed a bill for a law to establish Kwara State Social Investment Programme. The bill which was the second to be passed by the 9th legislature was an executive bill sent by Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq in August. The bill seeks to tackle poverty, ensure equitable distribution of resources…
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Why we seized Saraki’s property – Kwara Assembly
The Kwara State House of Assembly has said it directed the seizure of one of the properties allegedly acquired by the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki because there was no evidence of payment. The assembly also stated that the property which is Alimi Chalet and an expanse of land, popularly called ‘Ile Arugbo’ belonged to…
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Kwara Assembly passes bill stopping payment of pension to ex-Govs, Deputies
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed an amendment bill halting payment of pension to former governors, deputy governors and other officers holding political offices after their tenure in office. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of the report of the House Committee on Establishment and Public Service at the Committee…