Yekini Nabena, Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC stated this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
He said for a party unable to run its secretariat, pay staff salaries and its leadership grappling with a crisis of confidence, it would be unfair to expect its progressive-minded members to remain in the PDP which has failed woefully as the supposed ‘main’ opposition party in Nigeria.
Browsing: Senator Barnabas Gemade
Dan-Ali had on Tuesday in Abuja advised the Security Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on the need to suspend anti-open grazing law in Benue, Taraba and Ekiti States.
A statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by FMBN Managing Director, Ahmed Dangiwa, said the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Barnabas Gemade, made the call while on an oversight visit to the bank.
Gemade, who was responding to question on lack of projects on ground few months to re-election, said in Nigeria they do not campaign on complete projects, but on quality of governance
The rejection came after the presentation of the report by Chairman of the committee, Senator Kabiru Gaya, at plenary
Ironically, President Buhari’s sanctimony seems at variance with the government he leads
The discovery was made when Fashola appeared before the Committee to defend the 2017 budget of the Ministry
These resolutions were sequel to the adoption of the recommendations of the Senator Barnabas Gemade-led Adhoc Committee on Works, which was mandated by the Senate to investigate the state of the country’s roads
This was after 27 of them, elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress were sworn-in by Saraki since they were absent at the inauguration of the Senate on Tuesday
Briefing newsmen in company of both Senator Lawan and Senator Gorge Akume, Senator Barnabas Gemade explained the group’s endorsement is to ensure stability in the Senate
While 35 out of the 59 APC senators-elect led by Dino Melaye endorsed Senator Bukola Saraki (APC Kwara-Central), another faction led by Senator Barnabas Gemade endorsed Senator Ahmed Lawan (APC Yobe-North)
While some serving senators who have won their return bid to the Red Chamber are rooting for Akume to succeed Mark, others, especially some newly elected ones, are supporting Saraki for the position
An INEC National Commissioner, Chief Lawrence Nwuruku, handed the certificates to them at the National Assembly.
Senator Solomon Ewuga (CPC-Nasarawa State) advised that all loopholes noticed in the existing law should be blocked to check abuses by fraudulent persons