Tag: Gbajabiamila
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Take The Battle To These Criminals – Gbajabiamila to Service chiefs
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has asked the armed forces to take the battle to the criminals in their hideouts, in a bid to tackle the security challenges in the country. He stated this on Wednesday when he met with the service chiefs and the joint House Committees on Defence, Army,…
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No rancour between Gbajabiamila, Jibrin- Reps
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on Media and Publicity, on Friday, said that the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila has fulfilled his promise to opposition parties in terms of committee positions. A member of the Committee, Yusuf Gaji, who briefed reporters also said there is no rancour between the Director-General of the…
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How PDP Reps rebuffed party, Wike, Dogara
ON Wednesday, the House of Representatives was caught in a turmoil impelled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in the House. Some PDP Reps went wild over the announcement of Ndidi Elumelu as the minority leader. The aggrieved members were simply acting the script of their national executive committee (EXCO), Governor Nyesom Wike and…
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Gbajabiamila Introduces E-Voting On Serious Legislation At House of Rep
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said voting by members of the chamber on serious legislations will become electronic from Wednesday (today). Gbajabiamila made this known as part of announcements he made at the opening of the plenary on Tuesday. The Speaker noted that e-voting was introduced as part of the…
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Reps Speakership: We’ve not endorsed any candidate – PDP Caucus
The caucus of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied media reports that it directed its members to support any speakership candidate. In a statement on Wednesday by the house minority leader, Leo Ogor, the lawmaker described it as the handwork of propagandists who are mischievously twisting a goodwill message to imply support…
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Reps speakership: 195 members-elect disown Gbajabiamila, adopt Bago
The support base of Mohammed Bago, a frontline contender to the speakership of the House of Representatives of the incoming 9th National Assembly may have increased with 195 members-elect signing up for him. The move apparently shows that the members-elect may have largely bought into the equity agitation of the aspirant against the choice of…
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Speakership: Lawyers Move Against Gbajabiamila, Says He Was Indicted By US For Corruption
The Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers and Advocates has called on the members of the incoming 9th House of Representatives to stick to a choice without a moral burden and questionable history in the coming speakership election or risk a reputation in the face of the entire world. The coalition, in a statement signed by…
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9th Assembly: ’51 APC Senators, 191 Reps signed for Lawan, Gbajabiamila
Senator representing Oyo North, Senator Fatai Buhari; the House of Representatives-elect for Ibadan North federal constituency, Hon. Musiliudeen Akinremi and a Civil Society Group, Gbaja for Speaker Civil Society Coalition, on Saturday in Ibadan, said Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, at the moment, have enough support of the National Assembly to lead the…
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Rep Speakership: Philip Undie Says Gbajabiamila Is An Ex-Convict, Approaches Court To Stop Him
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has been asked to bar a leading contender in the House of Representatives’ speakership race, Femi Gbajabiamila from contesting for the position. The court was specifically asked not to allow the lawmaker to stand for the Speakership election, on the allegation that he was convicted for fraud to the…
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Why I Am Supporting Gbajabiamila For Speaker House Of Reps – Wike
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, said his support for the emergence of Femi Gbajabiamila (APC, Lagos) as Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives was “based on capacity, not party lines.” Wike stated this when the Gbajabiamila/Wase campaign team, made up of 110 lawmakers, paid him a courtesy visit at the…
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North Plans Last-minute Shocker For Gbajabiamila
Some Northern elements are planning to pull the rug off the feet of Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila in his speakership bid, when it will be impossible to save his candidacy, Sunday Tribune has reliably learnt. A source close to Aso Rock Presidential Villa disclosed that the plot might not be unconnected with a political storm gathering…
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Reps’ Speakership: Emeka Nwajiuba’s Emergence From Imo Upsets Gbajabiamila’s Ride
The emergence of Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba (HCN) as House of Representatives’ member-elect from Okigwe South federal constituency may have unsettled calculations and permutations in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) across the various political zones over who becomes speaker of the 9th Assembly. APC had penciled down Femi Gbajabiamila (Surulere 1) from the South-West for…