Tag: State Assembly
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Fubara plotting to procure orders to declare Rivers Assembly illegitimate – APC
Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) has accused the governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara of plotting to procure interim orders from some judges to declare the Martins Amaewhule-led State House of Assembly as illegitimate.
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Autonomy: PASAN officials seal Zamfara assembly complex
The Zamfara chapter of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) hai sealed the state House of Assembly complex in compliance with the ongoing nationwide strike by the state assemblies over non implementation of financial autonomy for legislature.
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Ondo Assembly makes move to impeach deputy governor
The Ondo State House of Assembly has explained that the deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has disregarded the impeachment notice he was served in response to allegations of gross misconduct levelled against him.
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Gov. Adeleke submits list of commissioners nominees to state assembly
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has submitted list of commissioners and special advisers nominees to the state House of Assembly after eight months in office. A statement by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor
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Gov Bala Mohammed signs bill to establish Bauchi State Vigilante into law
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State signed into law a bill for the establishment of the Bauchi State Vigilante and Youth Empowerment scheme and other related purposes in 2022. He signed the bill along with 11 other bills into Law passed by the State House of Assembly into Law on Friday. The governor explained that…
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Nasarawa Assembly Minority Leader defects to APC
Mr Peter Mbucho, (PDP-Akwanga North), the Minority Leader, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress(APC) in the state. Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, the Speaker of the House, disclosed this on Monday while reading Mbucho’s defection letter during the House proceeding in Lafia. The speaker congratulated Mbucho…
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2019: INEC to release final list of Governorship, State Assembly candidates Thursday
The final list of candidates for Governorship, State Assembly and FCT Area Council elections will be published on Thursday, the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) has said. Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said the list will be published in all the State offices nationwide and the Commission’s website. Yakubu spoke on…
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2019: INEC announces dates for conduct of Governorship, State Assembly elections
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the Area Council elections in FCT will hold on March 2, 2019, along with the governorship and state Assembly elections. He also disclosed that the list of candidates for elections will be published in its Federal Capital Territory office and also at…
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Insecurity: Saraki seeks collaboration of 36 States Assembly on State, Community Policing
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called for collaboration of the 36 States’ Assembly in the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to provide for State and Community Policing in the country. Saraki spoke when the 36 States Assembly Speakers, led by its Chairman and Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly,…