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Rivers State: Pro-Wike Lawmakers Face Criticism
In a recent development, the actions of a factional Rivers State House of Assembly, loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have drawn strong condemnation from the People’s Congress, a prominent pro-democracy group. The group has expressed concern over the deliberate creation of chaos within the state by Martin Amaewhule and his followers and has urged…
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Third Republic lawmakers beg Tinubu to pay their outstanding allowances
Members of the House of Representatives in the botched Third Republic have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the payment of their outstanding salaries and allowances. The former lawmakers from the South-West states of Osun, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo and Lagos, made the plea during their meeting in Osogbo on Sunday. Mr John Fasogbon, the spokesperson for the lawmakers,…
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BREAKING NEWS: Enugu Assembly sealed off by police as lawmakers move against Chime
The feud between Governor Sullivan Chime and members of Enugu State House of Assembly over the recent probe of the state’s finances and questionable allocation of government lands to individuals has escalated. Hundreds of policemen acting on the orders of the governor stormed the premises of the State Assembly Complex and sealed it off in the early hours of today…
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Imo lawmakers protest non-payment of 2 months salaries
Imo State lawmakers rose from a plenary, yesterday, and marched straight to the Office of the Accountant-General, AG, to protest the non-payment of their two months salaries and allowances. The legislators were also irked that workers in some ministries and parastatals had reportedly not been paid their February and March 2015 salaries. The lawmakers reacted angrily to the motion raised…
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Impeachment: APC lawmakers ask CJ to set up panel, as Fayose alleges foul play
The 19 lawmakers elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in the Ekiti State House of Assembly has written to the state Chief Judge‎. Justice Ayodeji Daramola, asking him to set up a panel to investigate allegations raised in the impeachment notice to Governor Ayodele Fayose. At a special sitting held at M‎ary Hills Boys High School, Ado-Ekiti…
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Breaking News: 19 Ekiti lawmakers detained by Police
Quick News Africa has just learnt that the 19 APC lawmakers have been detained this morning at Itawure, on their way to Ado Ekiti. They were detained by the police. Details of the detainment are still sketchy at this time. More details will come as they unfold.
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Fayose to Ekiti APC lawmakers on impeachment: Stop acting like jesters
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has advised the All Progressives Congress members of the state House of Assembly to stop acting like jesters. Fayose said the script being acted by the APC is a failed one because no one, no matter how highly placed, will be allowed to test the will of Ekiti State people. The governor, who described…
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Bribery allegation: Reps to summon Lai Mohammed
The House of Representatives may summon the Interim National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Lai Mohammed, over allegation that some of its members in the House were induced with money to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The opposition party had in a statement issued by Mohammed on Tuesday decried the monetary inducement as ‘political…
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