Tag: National Conference of Speakers

Conference of Speakers rejects H/Reps’ summons

Aminu Imam
Conference of Speakers

…Cites constitutional overreach The Conference of Speakers of State legislatures of Nigeria has rejected the recent summons issued by the 10th House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions to the Speakers of the Benue and Zamfara State Houses of Assembly, describing it as a violation of constitutional boundaries. The summons, which stemmed from petitions by a civil society group, Guardians of Democracy and the Rule of Law, was deemed by the Conference as an overreach of the National Assembly’s powers and a threat to Nigeria’s federal structure and the constitutional…

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Insecurity: ‘Declare bandits as terrorists, 36 State’ Speakers urge Buhari

Aminu Imam

All the 36 Speakers of the State Houses of Assembly have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to without delay, declare bandits as terrorists. The Speakers, who noted that the bandits are enemies of the nation, made the call at the end of their meeting in Katsina State, yesterday. The Chairman of the Conference, who is also Bauchi Speaker, Abubakar Suleiman, made the mind of his colleagues on the matter known while speaking on the 5-point communiqu issued at the end of their third annual meeting, which lasted for about 8…

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“Declare state of emergency on security now” – Masari appeals to Buhari

Aminu Imam

’Insecurity situation unacceptable’, Chairman, National Conference of Speakers laments Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on the nations security. Katsina is one of the epicentres in the nations North-West region where banditry and other criminal activities reign unabated with a cross-section of its citizens traumatised. Speaking yesterday in Katsina, during the opening of a meeting of Conference of Speakers of the Legislature from the 36 states in the country, Masari said that although the security agencies were doing their…

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