A member of the House of Representatives, Tony Nwulu, says he has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) due to “irreconcilable conflicts in the party”.
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Earlier, the PDP lawmakers, who converged on the lobby of the National Assembly, vowed not to allow a leadership change in the Senate.
The lawmakers announced their defection during plenary on Tuesday.
The results were announced at about 10:45pm on Friday
Yari resigned a few hours to the conduct of the primaries scheduled for Friday (today)
The probe, according to the lawmakers, will be carried out by an ad hoc committee looking at irregularities in the nation’s mining sector in the last five years.
He told News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday that dismantling the Force was necessary as its current restructure was too big to be managed by one person.
The House of Representatives has resolved to send a delegation to Katsina State over Tuesday’s rainstorm and flood to commiserate with the people of the state.
The declarations were made by the Senate and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday.
The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Hon. Frederick Agbedi and four other lawmakers at the plenary on Wednesday.
It also urged the government to make funds available from the Ecological Fund to enable effective control and management of catastrophe be carried out.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to beef up security in 16 communities in Adamawa Southern Senatorial district.
This followed a motion by Hon. Omosede Igbinedion at plenary.
This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion under Matters of Urgent Public Importance by Hon. Yussuf Tajudeen at the plenary on Thursday
The Sponsor of the bill, Rep. Afe Olowookere (APC-Ondo), stated that with the importance of education in the life of human beings, the application of free basic education should not be negotiated.
This was sequel to motion under matters of urgent national importance by Hon. Aminu Shagari on the dastardly attack by armed bandits in some villages in Sokoto State.
Al-janah, who was denied graduating last year, was eventually called to the Bar this year
The call was sequel to a motion by Rep. Balarabe Salame (Sokoto-APC) at plenary in Abuja
This followed a motion under “Matters of Urgent Public Importance” by Rep. Ossy Prestige (Abia-APGA) on the need to conduct census for proper planning and development in Nigeria
There was commotion in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, during the debate on the Executive Order 006 of 2018 recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari.