The Senate also scheduled valedictory session for the departed Senator for Wednesday
Author: Emmanuel Leke
Sources said he died of heart attack
Osinbajo, a Professor of Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, made this known while speaking with journalists at the Presidential Villa
Enang, who stated this while fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday, said the two arms were working together for the benefit of the people
The Chairman of the Joint Committee on Petroleum (Upstream, Downstream and Gas), Senator Tayo Alasoadura, laid the report before the lawmakers at the plenary
Yakubu made the remarks when he led other National Commissioners of INEC on a thank you visit to the Senate for a job well-done
The Senate had last year April purchased 36 SUVs, which were said to be for the use of committees
The protesters, who included some Internally Displaced Persons, barricaded the main entrance to the National Assembly as early as 8am, chorusing pro-Ndume songs
Saraki’s position on the issue when the matter came up for discussion at the parley organized by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress and the senators elected on the platform of the party on Tuesday gave away his position
At the end of the meeting, all parties agreed to work for a united government focussed on delivering on the promise of the party to the electorate.
The meeting was ongoing as at press time
The outbreak has claimed the lives of up to 328 people
The protesters demanded the reversal of the suspension, describing the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, as a “curse to democracy”
The delegation, according to informed sources, visited Saraki in his Abuja home on Thursday night
Jibrin, who hails from Kano State, made this known on his Twitter handle on Friday
The Senate gave the go ahead to the Independent National Electoral Commission to use the smart card or any other method of voting its may deem fit for future elections
Ndume was suspended on Wednesday
The move was contained in a report submitted to the whole house on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Sam Anyanwu
Apart from the fact that the Senate said it paid $298,000 for the Jeep, which it said was a far cry from the N298 million initially quoted by the media, two statements by the Senate on Tuesday introduced more inaccuracies into the controversy
Prof. Sagay had on Tuesday said in a newspaper comment that Senate is full of people with questionable characters