Saraki, who was accompanied on the visit by the Senators Barnabas Gemade, George Akume, Emmanuel Bwacha and Fatimat Raji-Rasaki, was received by the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, who led the delegation to the camp.
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THE Senate rejection of the was a result of a comment by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and Senator George Akume.
The Executive Secretary of the agency, Boniface Ortese, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Makurdi on Wednesday that over 2,769 households were also affected
But Akume, in his reaction to the proposition at a media briefing in his Abuja residence, said such an idea runs contrary to the complexity and plurality of the Nigerian nation that are always put together through inclusive mechanism represented by zoning formula
According to Alancha, the official endorsement from the group was in recognition of the senator’s doggedness that resulted in Benue, his state, becoming a domain for APC state, wrestling it from the Peoples Democratic Party
“One thing they don’t know is that we are all brothers and should be encouraged to be in good terms in the interest of the state
The zoning of the position to the North Central thus narrows the choices to Abdullahi Adamu from Nasarawa State, George Akume of Benue State and Bukola Saraki of Kwara State
Announcing the results on Monday in Makurdi, the Returning Officer for Benue West Senatorial Constituency, Prof. Oku Oto, said Akume, of the All Progressives Congress, polled 168,806 to beat Mku, who had 110,180 votes
The senators elected on the platform of the APC said there was more to it than meet the eye over the proposed appearance of Jega before the Senate
The APC gubernatorial flag bearer in the state, Dr. Samuel Ortom, among other aspirants, were in Gwer-West for an APC rally where they also received over 3,971 decampees
Delegates at the National Conference had on Wednesday approved the recommendation of the committee on Public Service for a part-time legislative system in the country at both the state and federal levels as a way of reducing cost of governance in terms of jumbo salaries and other mouth watering emoluments elected legislators across the country are getting under the present arrangement
When the case came up on Tuesday, the plaintiff’s counsel, O.C. Onwukwu, informed the court that the motion dated October 5, 2013 was ripe for hearing