OrderPaperToday- The National Assembly has again assured of its readiness to transmit the 1999 Constitution Amendment Bill to the State Houses of Assembly by February for concurrence. This reassurance was given by Idris Wase, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives on Friday in Abuja when members of the Joint Retreat of Adhoc Committee met to make for further altercations to the provisions of the document. Wase, who is the Chairman of the Committee said the task...
OrderPaperToday – The Clerk to the National Assembly Mr. Olatunde Amos Ojo, has transmitted the authenticated copies of the Electoral Bill 2022 to President Muhammadu Buhari. The bill was sent for presidential assent on 31st January 2022. This was done in accordance with the provisions of Section 58 (3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and the Acts Authentication Act Cap. A2 LFN 2004. Mr. President had withheld assent to...
OrderPaperToday– Nasiru Abduwa Gabasawa is a member representing Gezawa/Gabasawa federal constituency of Kano State under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives. He is an erstwhile Chairman and Secretary of Gabasawa local government area. His legislative priorities borders around Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Appropriation to achieve rapid development in the Country. Mr. Abduwa who is serving his first term as a member of the House, has created room for...
OrderPaperToday -Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District and former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has been charged with N2.9 billion alleged fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It was gathered that EFCC filled a 17-count charge against the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant on Monday before a federal high court in Abuja. The development coming hours after Okorocha formally declared his interest to run for the office of president in 2023....
OrderPaperToday – Sen. Akinyelure Patrick Ayo (PDP, Ondo North) has scored the highest number of petitions sponsored in the Senate at midterm. He set the pace by singlehandedly sponsoring two hundred and ninety six petitions in the first half of the 9th Senate; more than double of the total petitions by other one hundred and eighth senators. As part of his several petitions, Akinyelure sponsored petition against the Minister of Education over an appeal to follow due...
