“Our attention is drawn to a statement this evening by former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad in which he, among other things, accused the state government of hunting the opposition or accusing members of the 8th Assembly of siphoning money,” Rafiu Ajakaye, spokesman for Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, said in a statement.
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The Speaker of Kwara House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad, has described the late Etsu Patigi, Alhaji Ibrahim Chatta Umar, as a detribalised Nigerian who used his position to unite the state.
The Director-General, Atiku/Obi Presidential Campaign Council in Kwara State, Dr. Ali Ahmad, has said there are plans by the All Progressives Congress to use some heads of tertiary institutions to cancel election without any justification, particularly in Kwara Central Senatorial District and declare it inconclusive.
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Thursday approved new rules and order that would guide the activities of the House.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the budget was 0.19 per cent higher than N157.5 billion presented to the House by Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed on December 6.
The House granted the request sequel to a message sent to it by the Governor, which was read during the plenary by the Speaker, Dr. Ali Ahmad.
The exercise was disrupted after voting had commenced.
She represented Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun Oke-Ero Federal Constituency in Kwara South Senatorial District before her death
The lawmakers are alleged to have each collected N15 million to defect from the All Progressives Congress to PDP on August 1.
The prayer, which lasted less than 10 minutes, amidst tight security, was led by the Chief lmam of llorin, Alhaji Abdullahi AbdulHameed
The defection, according to Speaker of the assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad, during plenary was conveyed in a letter written to the House by the Majority Leader, Hassan Oyeleke, on behalf of concerned members.
The coordinator, a member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, announced his resignation during plenary on the floor of the House.