INEC commenced Melaye’s recall following the receipt of a petition from members of his constituency demanding that he be recalled
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Isa disclosed this in his written statement tendered before Justice Aromeh Akogwu, the Resident High Court Judge, Kabba, sitting in Lokoja at the resumed hearing of the case on Thursday.
The Commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Prince Adedeji Soyebi, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Thursday in Abuja
The Kogi State Police Command spokesman, William Aya, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lokoja
Dogara spoke at the launch of a book by Senator Melaye
The senator’s country residence in Kogi State was reportedly attacked in the early hours of April 15
Melaye said Magu is not Nigeria’s last messiah
Ndume’s removal was announced on Tuesday when he left the plenary session of the Senate to pray at the National Assembly mosque
While presenting his lead debate, Melaye argued that the National Assembly needed to recognise and approve professional lobbyists in the legislature
According to Tinubu, as a Christian, she has forgiven Melaye on the assault her last week at a closed-door session
‘Sometimes I wonder how the electoral system threw up a man of questionable character like Melaye to represent Kogi West in the Senate, as opposed to a more decent Senator Smart Adeyemi, who contested on the Peoples Democratic Party platform…’
A statement personally issued by him on Wednesday in Abuja said the allegation “is the narrative of the attack dogs of demagogues who have decided to turn Nigeria upside down for failing to choose leaders for Senators
The group, led by its National Coordinator, Comrade Philip Agbese, who spoke with newsmen in Abuja, said it is most unfortunate that the ranks of such persons, as led by the likes of Melaye, has decided to take a break from defending corruption at the Code of Conduct Tribunal to demanding that subsidy should be restored
According to him, the committees in the National Assembly would keep close watch on the Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government and ensure proper implementation of the 2016 budget, which has been signed by President Muhammadu Buhari
But Melaye, who is representing Kogi West senatorial District, on his Twitter handle said the former senator was yet to send notification of intention to join the party to the state chairman, local government chairman and his ward chairman in Kogi State
According to the petition sent to the anti-graft commission and signed by CSNAC’s Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, the group said the EFCC should invoke its powers under Section 6(h) of the Act that sets it up and probe the embarrassing display of opulence by Melaye.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Peter Okhiria, the Governor said “Our attention has been drawn to the unprovoked verbal assault launched by one Senator Dino Melaye on the Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, while making a contribution on the floor of the Senate on the need to patronize made-in-Nigeria goods.
He said though he has tremendous respect for the former President, but if the truth must be told, Obadanjo’s letter to the 8th National Assembly on issue of corruption, introduced by himself to the fourth Assembly, was uncalled for, more so when the 8th Assembly and in particular the 8th Senate, has nothing to do with corruption
He said: “These exploitative practices by both government and construction firms have pervaded the construction industry and fuelled the high cost of construction in the FCT
It also urged the Federal Government to ensure that due process and diligence was followed in the award of contracts for the construction of the second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport