Browsing: Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki

Saraki, who led a team of National Assembly leaders to visit President Buhari in London, said at the end of the visit: “There is no cause for alarm”

According to photographs posted on his Twitter handle, President Buhari welcomed the National Assembly leaders to the Abuja House in London at about 8:30pm

The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening (today)

While Saraki is said to have arrived in London already, Dogara has just left the country

Although Shehu did not indicate when exactly the President will return, he said Buhari was no longer “enjoying his stay” outside the country

The anti-graft agency said there was no truth in the story and that it is premature to jump to such conclusions

He gave the pledge at the formal closing ceremony for the 31st National Quranic Memorisation Competition in Kwara State

According to a statement by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the public hearing is aimed at allowing stakeholders and members of the public to make contributions to the proposed legislation before passage by the National Assembly

Receiving the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, who paid him a visit on Friday in Abuja, Saraki said the failure to maintain projects has resulted in a waste and left the country with little options in times of eventualities

Both Saraki and Dogara relayed the messages from the call they had with Buhari on Wednesday night on their Twitter handles

Saraki made this known when he received the European Union delegation, which visited him in Abuja

Before Dogara spoke on Thursday, others who have told Nigerians Buhari had telephone conversations with them included the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki; and Buhari’s only surviving sister, Hajiya Rakiya

Speaking at a two-day Power Sector Stakeholders Interactive Dialogue convened by the National Assembly in Abuja, Makoju, who was Special Adviser to three Presidents of Nigeria on Power, canvassed for fundamental structural change as against the current path of tariff increases and government bailouts

Saraki revealed this on his Twitter handle at about 11pm on Wednesday

Saraki was initially standing trial on a 13-count charge for alleged false asset declaration at the tribunal.

The loan issue was not discussed at the Senate plenary as is always the case

In a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki said the appointment takes immediate effect

Dogara made the observation at a two-day stakeholders’ Interactive Dialogue/Workshop on the Nigerian Power Sector organised by the National Assembly on Tuesday in Abuja

The letter was dated February 5, 2017, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina

The two suits, which have been consolidated since the subject matter revolves around Magu, are now before Justice John Tsoho