Tag: NASS Leadership

Insecurity: “NASS has no power to summon Mr. President Buhari” – AGF, Malami

Aminu Imam

Ø  As House suspends president’s scheduled appearance Ø  “We can summon Mr. President” – Reps leader The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF), Abubakar Malami says the National Assembly has no constitutional power to summon President Muhammadu Buhari. The House yesterday suspended its earlier plan for a briefing by the President, after it became clear the president would no longer honour the House’s invitation. In a statement issued yesterday, Malami said it was outside the constitutional powers of the National Assembly to summon the president over his “operational use…

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Buhari meets NASS leadership at Aso Villa over ENDSARS protests

Ishaku Yohanna
Lawan and Gbajabiamila

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met behind closed door with the leadership of the National Assembly at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Senate President Ahmad Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila represented the leadership of NASS at the meeting which was presided over the president. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the Senate President said the meeting specifically deliberated on how best to address the ongoing ENDSARS demonstrations being witnessed in some parts…

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