November 2015 - Page 3 of 4 - OrderPaper

My dear colleagues, I welcome you all from the first Annual Overseas Lecture and Vacation of the 6th Assembly which took place at the Georgia Tech Students Centre, Atlanta Georgia. I want to appreciate all of us who participated in the lecture and I know that we will apply the richness of the training and tour towards the execution of a just, fair and equitable legislative agenda in the pursuance of good governance and development...

OrderPaperToday – Following the retirement of 17 permanent secretaries by presidential directive, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 18 new others. The president also directed the redeployment of heads of the country’s bureaucracy in a move aimed at rejigging the federal service ahead of the swearing in of ministers Wednesday. A statement by the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the newly appointed permanent secretaries are as follows:...

By Temitayo Peters A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Segun Olulade has taken a dig at Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State for condemning the ruling of the Taraba Governorship Election Tribunal. Olulade who represents Epe Constituency 2 in the Assembly, said Fayose is not well informed on the 2010 Electoral Act (as amended). The Ekiti governor described the tribunal judgment as a miscarriage of justice and one which would not...

By Temitayo Peters A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Segun Olulade has taken a dig at Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State for condemning the ruling of the Taraba Governorship Election Tribunal. Olulade who represents Epe Constituency 2 in the Assembly, said Fayose is not well informed on the 2010 Electoral Act (as amended). The Ekiti governor described the tribunal judgment as a miscarriage of justice and one which would not...

President Muhammadu Buhari will officially inaugurate a new Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. Before the commencement of the inaugural session of the council, the ministers-designate will take their oaths of office in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa. The swearing-in ceremony will begin promptly at 10:00 Hours and the ministers-designate are expected to be seated in the Council Chambers by 09:30 Hours at the latest. Each minister-designate can only be accompanied...

OrderPaperToday – Hordes of senators accompany senate president to the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in solidarity because they believe he is being persecuted politically. This much was revealed by Deputy Leader of the Senate, Mr. Ibn Na’Allah, who told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Saraki’s trial for alleged offences committed some 13 years ago is nothing but persecution going by the perception of majority of senators. He warned that the persecution of Saraki...

By Oke Epia The dreary drama witnessed on the floor of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on October 29, 2015 is a mindless manifestation of the hypocrisy of Nigeria’s political elite. Watching senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) file out of the red chambers in sanctimonious protest against the iron-cast resolve of their majority counterparts in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to confirm the nomination of Rotimi Amaechi as minister brings...

OrderPaperToday – The continued non-release of about N50billion bailout funds to Kogi State has attracted the attention of governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governors have accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of partisanship for holding on to Kogi funds whilst it released those meant for states under the control of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP Governors Forum in a statement signed by its coordinator, Mr....

OrderPaperToday – Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly will on Tuesday, 10th of November, 2015, hold town hall meetings simultaneously in all the 40 constituencies in the state. According to the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, who moved a Motion on the issue during plenary, the town hall meeting was necessary to further educate the constituents about what the legislators have been doing since they resumed office. He stated that it...

OrderPaperToday – As the $5.2bn fine imposed on telecoms giant, MTN continues to generate ripples, Sen. Ben Bruce has flayed the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) saying the decision is capable of keeping foreign investors away from the country. Bruce who represents Bayelsa East senatorial district said the fine “is probably the most damaging action ever taken against Nigeria’s drive for Foreign Direct Investment” and called on the government to immediately address the issue. He said: “Foreign...