The primary school teachers’ grievances stemmed from the state government’s inability to implement the N18,000 National Minimum Wage, which other primary school teachers in other states have been enjoying
Author: Emmanuel Leke
The Conference adopted the recommendation that any state that requires it shall establish a police force to be operated and run by the state
The trouble started when the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, Senator Andy Uba (PDP Anambra South), stood up to applaud INEC for a job well done on the Ekiti State governorship election
Immediately Kutigi gave the order, the security operatives started harassing journalists and sending them out of the gallery while all the cameras were disabled
At plenary sessions, The Eagle Online observed that more than half of the delegates are not on seat, a development which is a source of concern to the Federal Government
Bolaji Akinyemi, who made this known to the delegates, complained that more than half of the conference delegates are not on seat during plenary, adding that the development is source of concern to the Federal Government
The reason might not be unconnected with crisis that rock the party in Ogun State on who should control the structure of the party between the Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, and Osoba
Meanwhile, a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gabjabiamila, on Friday said the zoning system adopted by the party was intentional since it was not entrenched in the party’s constitution
Ndoma-Egba said that the boundary demarcation is being conducted by officials from the United Nations and the African Union
Delegates also adopted the recommendation of the Conference Committee on Public Service to make legislators at the national and state levels to function on part time basis, while their allowances should be what obtains in other arms of public service
This was contained in a letter sent addressed to Senate President, Senator David Mark, which was read on the floor of the Senate
While some said the country had no reason to borrow considering its wealth, others said borrowing should be limited to financing capital projects
The decision of the Senate was sequel to the consideration of the report of the Joint Committee on the Federal Capital Territory and Finance, on the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Board
This was contained in a statement issued by Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos
They said only a few individuals have hijacked the benefits from the subsidisation of petroleum products
Felicia Sani, who represents market women, also expressed dissatisfaction with non-payment of allowances to delegates, saying that the circumstance has forced her to accommodate other representatives of the market women at the conference
The report, which was read at the conference by Senator Adamu Aliero, observed that the Authority operates under an ambiguous and unclear framework due to lack of information on the form and content of concessioning agreement
This is will be the second time in a week that a committee will recommend the removal of fuel subsidy
Delegates could also not sit on Thursday as the day was declared Democracy Day, a public holiday set aside to mark Nigeria’s return to democratic governance after a long period of military rule
Lawan said: “I have been part of the National Assembly since 1999 but today we have graduated into a better legislature