Tag: deputy
-
Governance paralysed in Niger as Gov, Deputy, Speaker, State EXCO members travel to Saudi for Hajj
The decision by Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, to travel to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage, alongside the deputy governor, Comrade Yakubu Garba and Speaker of the House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji, has sparked outrage among residents of the state. It was gathered that the governor and his deputy departed the state…
-
Senate bars first-time senators from contesting as Senate president, deputy
The Senate, on Tuesday, amended its rule to restrict first-time senators from vying for the position of the Senate President and Deputy Senate president. The amendment of 3 Section 2 and Sub-section 1,2 and 3 followed a motion moved by the Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, titled, “Amendment of the Standing Orders of the Senate pursuant…
-
Court sacks 15 Ebonyi Lawmakers after sacking governor, deputy, for dumping PDP for APC
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered 15 members of the Ebonyi House of Assembly, including the Speaker, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to immediately vacate their seats. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Tuesday, held that their defection was unlawful and that having…