Tag: GBAJABIAMILA

VP Shettima assures of fraternal bewteen executive, legislature

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Shettima, CoS and NAS leadership

Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians of continued fraternal bond between the executive and the legislative arms of government. Shettima gave the assurance when he declared open a two-day retreat for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly (NASS) in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom on Friday. The Vice President said that President Bola Tinubu remains committed to safeguarding Nigeria’s democracy. Shettima also assured the leadership of the National Assembly of Tinubu’s avowed commitment to entrenching democratic ideals and values through collaborative partnership with all arms of government. He said…

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‘They can work anywhere’ – Gbajabiamila explains why Tinubu didn’t assign portfolios to ministerial nominees

Aminu Imam

Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has explained why his principal did not assign portfolios to the ministerial nominees sent to the National Assembly. dpencrafters.com reported that Tinubu on Thursday sent 28 ministerial nominees to the senate for screening and confirmation. Speaking with reporters after the submission of the list, Gbajabiamila said while the screening exercise will be ongoing, the president and his team will have the opportunity to decide who fits best to a particular office. “Yes, I mean for me that would have been one…

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Indirect primaries: Reps spokesman explains why they allow clause

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
House of Reps Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila

The Spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has said the house did not override President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill in the interest of nation building. Kalu made this known on Wednesday while briefing newsmen at the National Assembly Complex after the house amended the electoral act to allow for indirect primaries by political parties. The Electoral Act Amendment Bill passed by parliament in 2021 was declined assent by President Buhari. Buhari had cited the need to allow political parties conduct their…

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Insecurity: Bafarawa meets Gbajabiamilia, canvasses compensation for victims

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has requested compensation for victims of insecurity in the country. In a meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, Bafarawa stressed the need to compensate victims of kidnappings and banditry. Bafarawa said that it was time to take action that would provide relief for affected communities and to come up with solutions to kidnappings and other security threats. The former governor handed over documents containing the names and assets…

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