Tag: Reps member

Progressives PDP Reps. set to endorse Wike as Atikus running mate Legislative Group

Aminu Imam

As the search for the running mate of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar continues, a new parliamentary group known as the Progressives PDP Reps in the House of Representatives is set to meet in Abuja today, Monday, to endorse the candidature of the River State governor, Nyesom Wike, for the position. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja yesterday by the leader of the group, Hon. Oluwole Oke, from Osun State. According to Hon. Oke, who is also the…

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Rising Insecurity: “Nigeria is a failed State” – PDP Reps. member

Aminu Imam

A member of the House of Representatives, Lynda Ikpeazu, says Nigeria is a failed State. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member representing Onitsha-North/South federal constituency of Anambra State, spoke on the floor of the lower legislative chamber during a plenary session, yesterday. The lawmaker was contributing to a motion on the recent attacks in four villages in Plateau state. The motion was sponsored by Yusuf Gagdi, a legislator representing Pankshin/Kanam/Kanke federal constituency of Plateau State. While making her contribution, Ikpeazu said a country that cannot protect its citizens is a…

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Bauchi: Youths attack Reps member over non-performance and failed promises

Aminu Imam

A member of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), representing Alkaleri-Kirfi Federal Constituency in Bauchi State, Hon. Musa Pali, was at the weekend reportedly attacked by angry youths in his constituency, over alleged fake promises and non-performance after they voted him into office. According to reports, Pali was in his constituency for a social function when he came under attack by the youths who accused him of making false promises for many years. It however took the timely intervention of security operatives who whisked Pali away after sustaining minor bruises, to…

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Rep. laments influx of displaced herdsmen in Kogi

Aminu Imam

The lawmaker representing Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Teejay Yusuf, has raised the alarm over an influx of displaced Fulani herdsmen and other northerners in Kogi State. Yusuf alleged that the presence of the herdsmen posed a danger to his constituency. The lawmaker raised the alarm in a statement sent to newsmen yesterday, titled: Urgent Need to Stop Influx of Herdsmen and their Dangerous Activities in Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency. Recall that the Shasha market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been shut since last Friday when…

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Border closure is reason for poverty, high cost of living in the North Hon. Dattijo

Aminu Imam

A Kaduna-based high ranking politician and IT Consultant, Hon. Adamu Ahmad Dattijo, has said the closure of the borders by President Buhari had done nothing for the northern part of the country except bringing economic depression and high cost of living. Hon. Adamu Dattijo made the remarks during a programme: Dialogue, hosted by LibertyTV, in Kaduna. The lawmaker said that the border-closure by the administrationwas meant to break the northern part of the country, because according to him, most of the youths in the northern part of the country have…

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