Tag: Senate Leader
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N5.5bn vehicles: Outcry unnecessary, insult to National Assembly – Senate Leader
The Ninth Senate has dismissed the public outcry over the N5.5 billion allocated for the purchase of vehicles for lawmakers in the 2019 budget, regarding it as an “insult”. The Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, said it is highly insulting that some public commentators are criticising and kicking against the allocation for the purchase of…
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Defections: Why we suspended impeachment moves against Saraki, Ekweremadu – Senate Leader
The Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, on Friday gave indication that peace has returned to the National Assembly and no need to impeach Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Prior to the reconvening of the National Assembly on Tuesday, Lawan had declared at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Convention at the Eagle Square on Saturday night that APC…
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Osinbajo meets Senate Leader, Lawan inside Aso Rock
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday met behind closed doors with the Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting came at a time the ruling All Progressives Congress and some senators elected on its platform are insisting that the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, must vacate his seat having…
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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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NASS 2018 Budget will be made public – Senate Leader
The Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday said the 2018 Budget of the National Assembly would be made public. Lawan said this while briefing newsmen journalists on the objectives of the “Open NASS’’ initiative designed to increase public access to the operations of the national assembly. Lawan heads the Special Committee set up to organise…
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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…
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BREAKING: Ndume removed as Senate Majority Leader, Lawal takes over
The in-house crisis in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may have taken another turn as the party caucus in the Senate has removed the Senate Leader, Ali Ndume (Borno South). In a letter which was transmitted to the Senate on Tuesday, the APC caucus forwarded the name of Senator Ahmed Lawal (Yobe North) as…