The President of the Senate gave the explanation at the commencement of the Senate plenary on Thursday.
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The President of the Senate made this development known on Thursday during plenary before the Senate adjourned
Buhari’s request was contained in a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and read during plenary.
Adamu made his position known when he spoke with newsmen on Thursday at the party’s secretariat in Abuja
He spoke at a reception organised to celebrate his national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of Niger.
Lawan said this Friday in his opening remarks when President Muhammadu Buhari appeared to present 2023 budget to the joint session of National Assembly .
The vowed that it would appeal the judgement despite the decision of Senate President Ahmed Lawan to accept the ruling
This follows the declaration of the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State that he not the valid APC candidate
This was as the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC published the names of All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Aspirant, Godswill Akpabio as the party’s candidate for Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial District, and Ibrahim Shekarau as candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP for Kano Central Senatorial District, despite having defected from the NNPP about a month ago.
The Senate President who was accompanied by the Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, Senator Sani Musa, explained that he was in Minna on a sympathy visit to the former Head of State who is recuperating from an illness.
Both Lawan and Akpabio, who are members of the All Progressives Congress, contested the presidential primary of the APC which was won by Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu.
The Commission rejected the nomination of the duo following controversies that surrounded the primary elections that purportedly produced them as senatorial candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The meeting is coming a week after the opposition Senators threatened President Muhammadu Buhari with notice of impeachment.
The presidency was represented at the wedding by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari and National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno.
The passage of the bill followed the adoption of a report of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security at Wednesday’s plenary.
Ndume’s father, Alhaji Ali Buba Ndume, died in Maiduguri on Tuesday morning and was buried later same day.
Shettima is running mate to APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
This was made known by the Commission in a statement on Saturday following continued agitation over the two seats
Lawan stated this on Thursday when he led a delegation of the leadership of the Senate to the prison in Abuja.
President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan made the announcement during Wednesday’s plenary.