Let me put it on record that I was indeed consulted before the announcement. Upon the offer, I wholeheartedly and proudly accepted the challenge to do this for the good of my country and for posterity. For in President Buhari I have found an approximation of the lofty values I cherish and have fought for all my life.
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It said: “The attention of the APC has been drawn to the invasion of the Nigerian Senate by suspected thugs who disrupted Wednesday’s plenary and made away with the mace.
Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, also lauded the swift reaction by the leadership and members of the House of Representatives.
The CSOs told News Agency of Nigeria in separate interviews that the ugly incident was a challenge to the authority of the National Assembly.
Musa told the News Agency of Nigeria on telephone that the incident was dangerous, not only for democracy, but for security.
Omo-Agege was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly led hoodlums to the Senate, where the mace was snatched
The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, revealed this in a statement
The groups, according to Chief Damishi Sango, the party chairman, is tasked with mobilising prospective voters to take advantage of the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration to obtain voter’s cards.
Ekweozoh had prayed the court on Wednesday that the matter be transferred to Abuja for alleged attempts on his life by unknown men just outside the State High Court premises where the tribunal was sitting.
Babatope, a former Minister of Transportation, made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
The decision was reached at plenary on Wednesday
The senator was arrested in the Senate Wing of the National Assembly at 1:57pm
The party had earlier released dates for the elections, which run contrary to what was sent to INEC via a letter by its National Secretary, Hon. Mai Mala Buni
The Deputy Senate President, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over a joint sitting of the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, vowed to stand by democracy and defend it
The position of the Senate was contained in a statement by its spokesman, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, shortly after the incident
No attempt was made to stop the Jeep as the occupants fled with the mace
The mace is the symbol of authority of the legislature
Falae, the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, spoke with newsmen after a visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, adding that Nigerians will unite to ease out Buhari in 2019
The members who joined APGA in the House of Representatives are Ben Nwankwo and Anayo Anebe from Anambra State.
Tinubu spoke at the 35th annual Aminu Kano Memorial Symposium, held in Kano on Tuesday. He was represented by Governor Abiola Ajimobi.