A coalition of aspirants for State House of Assembly and House of Representatives in Ebonyi South Senatorial zone, have protested non-conduct of primary elections to select the All Progressives Congress flag bearers.
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“Those that won primaries are: Ahmed Safana, Safana/Batsari; Aminu Ashiru Mani/Bindawa; Mansur Ali, Mashi/Dutsi and Murtala Isah, Kankara/Sabuwa.
Adedoyin, until her death was a member of the House of Representatives, representing Irepodun Isin/ Ekiti /Oke Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara.
Tijjani-Ahmed, who resigned as the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Education to challenge Adamu, made this known on Thursday in Keffi during the flag off of his campaign.
Atiku said this at the second edition of African Women Intercultural Dialogue, organised by All Africa Media Network, an NGO in Abuja.
Some Nigerians have decried the latest postponement of the resumption date for the National Assembly from September 25 to October 9, saying it would delay INEC’s budget for 2019 general elections.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Lokoja, Kogi State on Monday, the leader of the forum, Hon. Shaibu Momoh, said the committee, which is in charge of screening Senatorial and House of Representatives aspirants for the 2019 election, had been bribed with N50 million to compromise their reports to favour their preferred candidates.
Saraki, who recently defected from the ruling APC to the main opposition PDP, is aspiring to be the country’s next president in the 2019 general elections.
The Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party on Monday described the National Assembly’s rescheduled resumption of plenary to October 9, as insensitive to pressing national issues.
The cancellation of the resumption of the Senate and House of Representatives was contained in a statement by the Clerk to the National Assembly, M.A. Sani-Omolori, on Sunday
Enang said this during the solidarity rally in honour of President Buhari and Nsima Ekere, Managing Director Niger Delta Development Commission held in Uyo on Saturday.
The party made the call in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Saturday in Abuja.
The Nigeria Communications Commission has said that it plans to collaborate with the National Assembly in enacting a law that will regulate the social media platforms.
This was stated in documents sighted by The Eagle Online from the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation
Ahead of the 2019 elections in Adamawa, members of the All Progressive Congress caucus in the National Assembly representing the state have supported the decision to conduct indirect primaries in the state.
The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the majority must be allowed to lead the Senate.
The Senate and the House of the Representatives Joint Committee on Electoral Matters on Tuesday adopted the fourth version of the 2018/2019 Electoral Amendment Act.
This seems to be the dilemma of the people of Kogi East Senatorial District of Kogi State.
The passage of the Bill on Tuesday was preceded by disagreement among the members of the Committee.
The lawmakers, who were set to address newsmen on the Amendment of the Electoral Bill, were hurriedly invited for an emergency meeting at the office of the Joint Chairman of the Panel, Senator Nazif Suleiman.