However, Abubakar said he has not made any comment on the ongoing battle between the leadership of the Senate and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over the forgery trial of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu
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They were arraigned on Monday before Justice Halilu Yusuf of Court 32 of the Federal High Court, Jabi in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
Popularly known as the Senate Rules, the Senate Standing Order said to have been forged by Saraki, Ekweremadu and others in the bid to inaugurate the 8th Assembly last year
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“The PDP Senate Caucus therefore wish to warn the Executive arm of government to act with caution on matters that have the potency to subvert our democracy. The Executive must therefore desist from these acts of lawlessness that are only typical in a military dictatorship
The report, which was signed by all members of the committee, called for reconstitution of the Senate Standing Committee.
The report, cited by The Eagle Online, read in part: “Ranking and Seniority were not adhered to.
Others due to appear before the court on Monday for allegedly forging the Senate Standing Rules 2015 are a former Clerk of the National Assembly, Salisu Maikasuwa, and the Acting Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Benedict Efeturi
Moving the motion to summon Malami, Senator Dino Melaye said: “We must make it clear here to the individuals in the Executive arm and party leadership behind these plots not to mistake the maturity and hand of co-operation being extended to the Presidency by the legislature as a sign of weakness
The accused persons were initially to be arraigned in court on Tuesday (today)
The Federal Government in 2011 released N120 billion through the Central Bank of Nigeria to the aviation sector as intervention fund to rescue the sector from total collapse
They are to be charged with the forgery of the Senate rules used in the emergence of Saraki as Senate president
The event takes place at Muri International Television premises, Alausam Ikeja, Lagos, while Sheikh Muyideen Ajani Bello and Sheik Daud Abdul Majeed Eleha (Alfa Nla) will be the distinguished clerics of the day
It said the people that met with Kachikwu were not its representatives but political jobbers
Mark said: “It has come to my attention that via correspondence from your good self to Dogara you have made serious allegation against me and other members of the Green Chamber group that visisted US in April 2016 as part of international visitors leadership Programme
The destruction is coming despite the ceasefire offered by the government to ensure dialogue with the militants
In his remarks, the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, announced the Chairman of the Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Senator Jibrin Barau, as chairman of the ad hoc committee
Babakaka said the people of Borno State have suffered so much from insurgence and therefore deserves to have the headquarters of the commission
The group, in two tweets on its Tweeter handle, said the operation was carried out at about 3am on Friday
Count one of the charge reads: :That you Abdullahi Adamu Usman, aka Dan China, being the Director of Solid Unit Nigeria Limited, Solid Unit Nigeria Limited, and Yusuf Ali (still at large) sometime in June, 2011 within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Plateau State did conspire among yourself to commit an unlawful act to wit: obtaining money by false pretence and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8(a) and punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.”
The nominees include Obinna Chukwuemeka, Salisu Umoru, Iyang Udoh, Okeke Vivian, Liman Munir, Edem Jane, Mohammed Hassan, Martin Cobham, Janet Molegbo, Itegbuoye Sunday, Olatunde Adesesan and Lilian Onu