In a statement in Port Harcourt by his media team on Tuesday, Peterside said had the Assembly been properly informed the leadership would have known that it lacked authority to suspend a member.
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Presenting the budget, Yari said out of the proposed amount, N46.4 billion, which represents 35.5 per cent, was for recurrent expenditure, while N84.3 billion, representing 64.5 per cent, was for Capital expenditure.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that hundreds of civil servants led by President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Waba, marched to the state House of Assembly to register their protest.
The aim of the tour is to sensitise stakeholders in the six Education Districts on the desirability of the law and the need to ensure its implementation.
The bill, tagged: “Budget of Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction in Economic Recession,” allocated N87.061 million for capital expenditure, representing 68.43 per cent of the budget
While presenting the budget, the Governor said the “reduction is in line with current economic realities, especially developments in the international oil market and the dwindling inflows from the Federation Account”
Investigation revealed that many of the serving senators, mostly from the Northern part of the country, who contested on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, failed to win the main election, which was held on march 28
Ogunesan picked the Peoples Democratic Party nomination form to contest for the Saki East House of Assembly seat in 2015
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State accused the Federal Government of making illegal deductions from the federation account which has led to the pauperization of states, saying the NBA should speak up against the many illegalities being perpetrated by the Federal Government if democracy must grow in the country.