Tag: Lawmakers
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2019: APC lawmakers recount loses, lampoon Oshiomhole, INEC over controversial primaries
Lawmakers elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in the lower chamber of National Assembly have cried out about the irregularities and maltreatment meted out to them over the just concluded primary election of the party. In a motion of urgent public importance Hon. Abubakar Chika Adamu (Niger, APC) lambasted the…
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JUST IN: Court voids suspension of five Imo lawmakers, slams N8m fine on Okorocha
A High Court in Imo State on Monday declared as null and void the suspension of five members of the state House of Assembly. The presiding judge, Justice Goddy Anunihu, who declared the processes that led to the indefinite suspension of the five lawmakers as “putting the horse before the cart,” also awarded N8m as…
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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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2019: INEC defends N189.2b election budget as lawmakers commence approval process
Work has begun on the budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2019 elections. INEC Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu on Wednesday defended the commission’s N189.2 billion budget at separate sessions with the Senate’s and House of Representatives’ committees on INEC. Yakubu, who gave a breakdown of the various components of the budget,…
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UK condemns DSS siege at National Assembly, demands respect for lawmakers
The British High Commission on Tuesday condemned the invasion of the National Assembly siege by masked officials of the Department of State Services (DSS). The United Kingdom Government reiterated its commitment to the actualisation of a democratic process that recognises the rights of Nigerians to participate in election process. “We are aware of media reports…
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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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Lawmakers order indefinite closure of Ekiti Assembly
The Ekiti State House of Assembly has been shut indefinitely over alleged invasion by strange policemen. The Speaker, Kola Oluwawole, announced this at a press conference in Ado Ekiti on Thursday. He said the shutting down of the Assembly became necessary because two units of heavily armed riot-policemen stormed the premises on Wednesday without an…
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Defected lawmakers will return soon – Senate leader
…insists APC still in majority Sen. Ahmed Lawan, Senate Majority Leader has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership will work to ensure the return of its Senators that defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He stated this while speaking with newsmen after a closed- door meeting with Mr Adams Oshiomhole, the APC…
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2019: Buhari speaks on massive defection of lawmakers from APC
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his total commitment to the values of democracy, freedom of choice and total willingness to work with all members of the National Assembly, irrespective of their political party. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said Buhari was…
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APC officially reacts to lawmakers’ defection to PDP, other parties
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured its members and supporters that it will continue to consolidate on its majority status ahead of the 2019 general elections in spite of the defection of some members. The party gave the assurance in a statement by Malam Bolaji Abudullahi, its National Publicity Secretary on Tuesday in Abuja.…