Tag: 10th NASS

House of Representatives extends recess, to resume January 30

Aminu Imam

The House of Representatives has announced an extension of its ongoing recess, with the resumption of members now slated for Tuesday, January 30. Recall that the 10th National Assembly proceeded on break on December 30, 2023, shortly after passing the 2024 Appropriation Bill and announced January 23, 2024, as the resumption date. However, in a statement issued yesterday by the House Spokesman, Akin Rotimi, the lawmakers have additional week to resume following an official communication from the Clerk of the House, Yahaya Danzaria. The communication read: “I am directed to…

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Current Economic Realities: SERAP asks Akpabio, Abbas to cut ‘self-serving N344.85bn NASS budget’  

Aminu Imam

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to “promptly reduce the National Assembly budget of N344.85 billion, to reflect the current economic realities in the country, and cut the cost of governance”. SERAP urged them “to request President Bola Tinubu to present a fresh supplementary appropriation bill, which reflects the reduced National Assembly budget for the approval of the National Assembly.” SERAP also urged them “to promptly publish details of the National Assembly budget of…

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‘Nigeria’s stability, more important than your pocket’ – Shettima to lawmakers-elect

Aminu Imam

The Vice-President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has advised the lawmakers-elect to consider the stability of the nation over that of their pockets. Shettima stated this while giving a speech at the valedictory plenary yesterday, where he appealed to the 10th Assembly lawmakers to vote wisely on Tuesday. The battle for the Senate leadership has been intense for some months as lawmakers have jostled for presiding officers in both the red and green chambers. At the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on June 13, 2023, Senators-elect will elect a new Senate…

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Senate Presidency: “Tinubu told me to lead Akpabio’s campaign” – Ndume

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu’s preferred candidate has been revealed by Borno-South, Senator Ali Ndume as the race for the next Senate President heats up. Ndume revealed that Tinubu’s top choice for the Senate Presidency is Senator Godswill Akpabio, the consensus choice of the All-Progressives Congress, (APC). The lawmaker claimed, during a television programme yesterday, that Tinubu had personally informed him that Akpabio was his preferred candidate for the position. According to Ndume: “The President told me that his preferred candidate is Akpabio, and that I should lead the campaign”.

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10th NASS: Stakeholders hail Tinubu, APC for reconsidering zoning

Aminu Imam

Stakeholders, who are members of a Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, tagged: “Conference of Nigeria Civil Rights Activists (CNCRA)”, have described as a welcome development, media reports that the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), are currently reviewing the 10th National Assembly zoning arrangements earlier released. Convener of CNCRA, Pastor Ifeanyi Odili, in a statement made available to reporters in Abuja, said the latest decision by the party and the President-elect show that Tinubu is a true democrat who believes in…

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Disquiet in APC, as Tinubu’s choice of 10th NASS’ leaders sparks row

Aminu Imam

The choice of principal officers of Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly expected to be inaugurated in June is threatening to tear the country’ ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) apart. A cross-section of Nigerians say that the development is anti-democracy and must not be allowed to materialise. They also fear that, if not handled carefully, the issue can degenerate further and break the APC, while derailing the incoming administration’s plans to begin on a sound footing. Recall that the APC leadership swiftly last week moved to anoint some individuals for…

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10th NASS: North-West Progressives Forum endorses Yari for Senate president

Aminu Imam

The North-West Progressives Forum has endorsed former Zamfara State Governor, Abdul-Aziz Yari, as the Senate President of the 10th Senate. This was as the group cautioned the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, not to allow politicians from other geopolitical zones of the country to ambush him over the Senate presidency seat. Convener of the group, Nasir Dambatta, at a press conference in Kaduna on Saturday, said the North-West geo-political zone that gave the All Progressives Congress the highest votes in the last presidential election, deserved the Senate President’s slot. According to…

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10th NASS Leadership: ‘Senate Presidency is sold to highest bidder’ – Ndume

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Borno-South Senatorial district, Ali Ndume, says politicians have started “buying” the leadership of the yet-to-be inaugurated 10th National Assembly. Ndume, who stated this during a television programme at the weekend, also said he would have won the Senate President seat in 2019 if he had money. The lawmaker, who has been in the National Assembly for 20 years, pushed for an “Unexplained Wealth Act” to deal with corrupt politicians with suspicious wealth. Senator Ali Ndume, who claimed that people are buying up political…

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