One of the two top contenders for the Senate Presidency, Senator Ali Mohammed Ndume, has has arrived at the National Assembly complex.
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The Campaign stated this in a statement late on Monday
Chairman, Ahmad Lawan Campaign Group, Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi, on Monday, said that Senator Ali Ndume’s resolve to contest for the senate president’s position has given credibility to the entire process.
With barely 24 hours to the convening of the 9th National Assembly, the Lawan Campaign Group has assured Nigerians that Senator Ahmad Lawan will emerge President of the Senate.
Gaya, who made this known while briefing newsmen on Friday in Abuja, said though the All Progressives Congress had not made its position known on who to endorse for the position, he was optimistic to be chosen by the party.
Less than 24 hours after the closure of the 8th National Assembly, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has erased the title of Senate President from his Twitter handle.
The outgoing Senate Chief Whip, Olusola Adeyeye, on Thursday cautioned lawmakers who would be part of the 9th Senate against electing first timers as principal officers.
The 8th Senate, which was inaugurated on June 9, 2015, adjourned its legislative activities indefinitely after four years on Thursday.
The National Assembly management has given outgoing members of the 8th Senate three days to handover their office keys.
Former Abia State Governor and Senator-elect, Abia North Senatorial District, Dr. Orji Kalu, has commended Senator Danjuma Goje for dropping his Senate presidency ambition after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
Former Governor of Abia State and Senator-elect, Orji Uzor Kalu, has reinforced his earlier stance that the South East geopolitical zone must be represented in the leadership of the 9th National Assembly, specifically the Senate.
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has stated that the story of Masai Ujiri, the Nigerian-born President of North America’s National Basketball Association Toronto Raptors, is an inspiration to young sports enthusiasts across the nation.
Nigeria has spent N11 trillion on fuel subsidy in the last six years, the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) said on Thursday.
The 8th Senate on Thursday concluded its business session and adjourned till June 6 for valedictory, to mark the end of the session.
The Senate on Thursday approved N129.048 billion for payment of final tranche of subsidy for 67 oil marketers.
The Senate has approved the sum of 266 million dollar as contained in the 2016 to 2018 External Borrowing Plan of President Muhammadu Buhari for Niger State Development Policy Operation.
The Senate, on Tuesday, approved a sum of N243.4 billion for the Federal Capital Territory Administration budget for 2019 Fiscal Year.
The Senate, on Tuesday, attributed the major source of insecurity in the country to the problem of out-of-school children.
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday described children as Nigeria’s most important treasure as a nation.
The president had submitted the 2019 budget of N8.83trillion to the Senate but was increased by about N10billion by the Upper House, bringing the amount to N8.92trillion.