The Independent National Electoral Commission is to conduct a bye-election to fill the vacant Kankia/Ingawa/Kusada Federal Constituency seat on November 17, an official has announced.
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The News Agency of Nigerian reports that Daura is the country home of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The senators took their oath of office on Wednesday during plenary
The Commission in a statement issued by its Director of Publicity and Voter Education. Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, in Abuja on Monday said both men were elected in the bye-elections in their respective constituencies
The declarations were made by the Senate and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday.
The upper chamber made reinforced the resolution in a valedictory session for Senator Mustapha Bukar who died on April 4.
Dogara made this known while fielding questions from journalists after a special session in honour of the late Deputy Leader of the house, Buba Jibrin and late Senator Mustapha Bukar in Abuja.
Saraki gave the task during plenary shortly before suspending plenary in honour of late Senator Mustapha Bukar who died on April 7.
He said the late Senator Bukar was one of the pillars which helped in moving the Senate forward, especially in the process of law making and performance of oversight functions.
In a condolence message issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday, Buhari described Bukar’s death as a “great loss to Nigeria’s democracy and the engineering profession’’.
Dogara made this known in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Turaki Hassan, in Abuja on Wednesday.
The emir spoke through the Secretary to the emirate council, Alhaji Bello Mamman-Ifo, on Wednesday in Katsina.
Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, described the death of Bukar as one too many coming a few weeks after the Red Chamber lost Senator Ali Wakili.