Tag: speaker
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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…
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APC, Tinubu endorse Akpabio, Abbas as Senate President, Speaker
The ruling All Progressives Congress and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, may have adopted a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godwill Akpabio, as President of the Senate in the coming 10th National Assembly. The leadership of the APC and top echelon of the party have also endorsed a member of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen…
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House Speakership: 5 Govs Move Against Gbajabiamila
— North Central caucus insists on producing presiding officer as Dogara’s men, PDP weigh options Palpable tension appears to have enveloped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the North Central caucus of the party insists on producing the Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives. New Telegraph reports that the zonal position of the…
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House Speakership: North-East APC Dumps Gbajabiamila, Aligns With South-East
The All Progressives Congress APC in the Northeast has thrown its weight behind agitations by the Southeast to get the national leadership of the party to zone the Office of Speaker, House of Representatives to its side. Vanguard reports that the Northeast Forum of APC State Publicity Secretaries specifically adopted the candidacy of Hon. Nkeiruka…