The FCDA had in September 2012 demolished Minanuel Estate along Airport Road, Abuja
Author: Emmanuel Leke
The group, Open Society Coalition, demanded for the immediate resignation of the Senate president in order for him to focus on his trial at the CCT
Marafa had in an interview with a national newspaper supported former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s comment on corruption in the National Assembly
The committee also uncovered that the contract, which stood at 60.67 kilometres, was inflated by $10 million per kilometre, even as the length was later reduced to 45 kilometres, without refund of the cost for the 15.67 kilometres dropped
The Senate had penultimate week, following a petition forwarded to it by Kashamu’s lawyer, Barrister Ajibola Oluyede, on alleged plan to abduct the embattled senator by NDLEA operatives for onward extradition to America to face prosecution, urged both the NDLEA and the office of the AGF and Minister of Justice to drop the alleged plan and follow the rule of law
Addressing newsmen on Tuesday, the Joint National Assembly Committee on Appropriation, Co-Chaired by Senator Danjuma Goje and Hon. Jibrin Abdulmumini, explained that a lot of issues were raised during the budget defence based on the padding of the budget arising from over-bloated overhead and in some instances cases of over-bloated personnel cost
Bindow announced this while receiving the management team of the NYSC, who paid him a courtesy call at the Government House in Yola.
He said: “I feel it most expedient to review the N2,000 monthly stipend of corps members serving in this state to N10,000.”
The development forced the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Senator Lanre Tejuosho, to quickly resolve to executive session during the budget defence with Minister of Health
While Like Minds Senators vowed to stand with Senator Saraki during his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, the Unity Forum Senators are still insistent on his resignation as the Senate president
But the spokesman of the opposition group, Senator Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi West), said: “Marafa’s ranting against Saraki will not fly in the Senate because the case at the CCT is not about Saraki; rather, it’s about the Senate
The threat was issued by its Chairman, Senator Dino Melaye (APC Kogi West), during a budget defence meeting between the committee and the FCT Minister, Muhammed Bello
Saraki, however, vowed to prove his innocence at the CCT on the matter since apex court was only invited to rule on some preliminary issues in the process of commencing the trial
In a judgement delivered early on Friday, the apex court held that Saraki’s suit lacked merit and as such he should return to the Tribunal to answer to the charges against him
The ruling is ongoing
This was contained in a statement issued by the office of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, which was made available to our correspondent on Thursday
He said it was high time the gas being flared is converted to something more productive as well as ensure the use of cleaner energy in the country
The Chairman of the Senate Committee probing the issue, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, while briefing newsmen disclosed that the amount due for payment to the NDDC by the NLNG and the Ecological Fund Office, which they allegedly refused to pay for over 16 years, is colossal
The Senate’s decision was sequel to a petition forwarded to its committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions by Kashamu’s lawyer, Ajibola Oluyede, over a planned abduction of the embattled senator by the NDLEA
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade and Investment, Senator Sam Egwu, expressed dissatisfaction with amount earmarked for meal
The Court of Appeal had upturned the election of Ikpeazu, declaring the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Dr. Alex Otti, as validly elected