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Tinubu to meet opposition lawmakers-elect Monday over 10th NASS leadership

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 21:36:09 +0000

Opposition Senators-elect and House of Representatives members-elect are expected to meet at separate times with Tinubu at the State House in Abuja between 3 pm and 5 pm on Monday, June 5, 2023. The President’s notice of invitation, dated June 3, 2023, was signed by the Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijani Umar, on behalf of [...]

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10th NASS: Accept zoning in good faith — Jigawa APC to elected members

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 10 May 2023 18:05:44 +0000

The Jigawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged all APC senators and House of Representatives members to accept the adoption of consensus in producing the 10th leadership of the National Assembly in good faith. The state party chairman, Aminu Sani Gumel, made the call while briefing newsmen in Dutse, the state [...]

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Senate presidency: Oyebanji, senators-elect declare support for Akpabio

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 09 May 2023 20:30:55 +0000

Governor Biodun Oyebanji says Ekiti is committed to a united and formidable 10th National Assembly as well the decision of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on zoning of Senate President position to the South-South. The Governor made the declaration in Abuja while hosting Senator Godswill Akpabio alongside some Senators-elect. The [...]

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Speakership Battle: APC Reps reject Tinubu’s zoning, plot upset

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 08 May 2023 20:02:12 +0000

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is walking on a tightrope in the House of Representatives as lawmakers plot to truncate the zoning arrangement proposed by President-elect Bola Tinubu and adopted by the party’s leadership. In a shock move, the National Working Committee on Monday adopted Tajudeen Abbas, a member of the House from Kaduna [...]

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10th Senate President: South-East Senators blow hot, caution Tinubu

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 08 May 2023 11:06:48 +0000

A dramatic twist played out on Sunday in Abuja as the South-East Senate caucus cautioned the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the zoning of the position of Senate President. They described the purported zoning of the 10th Senate Presidency to the South-South. Their stand was contained [...]

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Senate Presidency: Kalu, Dickson, Nwoko, other Senators-elect meet

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:17:27 +0000

The forum of ex-House of Representatives members who are now Senators-elect has not endorsed any candidate for the position of Senate President. The Convener, Ahmed Wadada (SDP-Nasarawa West), spoke to reporters after a meeting with members of the body in Abuja on Friday morning. Wadada, to represent Nasarawa-West Senatorial District in the 10th Senate, said [...]

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We’ve not zoned leadership positions for 10th NASS – APC

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:09:31 +0000

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the ruling party has not zoned the leadership positions for the 10th National Assembly. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka disclosed this in a statement issued Thursday night. He said any report to the contrary did not emanate from the party, adding that any decision [...]

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Tinubu wants Senate presidency to go to South as APC senators-elect back Kalu

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:30:03 +0000

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, held a meeting with the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some National Assembly members on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, over the zoning of the leadership of the incoming 10th National Assembly. It was gathered that Tinubu did not accept proposals made by some members of the APC [...]

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Senate presidency: Constitution silent on zoning – Yari

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:00:45 +0000

Former Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar has said that zoning in the legislature is not constitutional. He said anybody from any part of the country can assume any position. Yari disclosed this at his Talata-Mafara country home while fielding questions from newsmen, saying that the legislature is an arm of government on [...]

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Zone Senate presidency to South-south – APC national vice chair, Lukman

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:03:19 +0000

The All Progressives Congress (APC), National Vice Chairman for North-west, Comrade Salihu Lukman has called on the leadership of the party to zone the position of Senate president to the South-south. Lukman in a statement issued Tuesday said the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee (NWC) needs to become more aggressive in driving the process [...]

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My Reasons: Saraki Is An Angel Not A Devil

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 02 May 2016 09:18:24 +0000

Senator Bukola Saraki is a man whose people’s oriented initiatives have not only been efficacious to the development of Kwara State but Nigeria at large. His monumental achievements as Governor of Kwara State and a gladiator who stood for truth and better lives of Nigerians in the 7th Senate unarguably resulted his popularity which easily [...]

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An Open Letter To Senator Ahmed Lawan And His Cohorts

Ade Adewale — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 02:32:19 +0000

Unarguably, prior to March 28, 2015 Presidential election, Nigeria was at the brim of collapsing owing to series of financial and political atrocities committed and incited respectively by the last administration in the country. Those sad experiences by Nigerians which still longer till now, therefore were responsible for the voluntary accepted of APC and wholly [...]

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Biased Reporting of the Senate Presidency Election by Olukayode Thomas

Ade Adewale — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:41:58 +0000

Media houses, especially reporters, must realise that their credibility is like virginity; once lost, due to the compromise of values, it can never be regained and the regrets of such acts of indiscretion may last a lifetime. The Nigerian media’s reputation for bias and pecuniary journalism is legendary. Sadly, our performance in the run-up to [...]

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