Saraki, while responding to a request by the Tomato Sub-Sectoral Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria seeking his intervention to lift the exemption by the CBN on certain imported goods, said based on the present economic realities, difficult decisions are necessary be taken to overcome the challenges
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The apex court panel of seven Justices unanimously dismissed an appeal by Saraki challenging his trial by the tribunal
Saraki, however, vowed to prove his innocence at the CCT on the matter since apex court was only invited to rule on some preliminary issues in the process of commencing the trial
In a judgement delivered early on Friday, the apex court held that Saraki’s suit lacked merit and as such he should return to the Tribunal to answer to the charges against him
The ruling is ongoing
The judgment will be delivered by a seven-man panel of Justices of the apex court, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed
He said it was high time the gas being flared is converted to something more productive as well as ensure the use of cleaner energy in the country
The two-hour meeting, chaired by the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, was attended by other principal officers of the Senate and chairmen of security related committees
Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that during the presentation of the press centre, he was asked only two questions, both of which centered on the 2016 budget
Saraki, who was reacting to a question from the Senate Press Corps on Tuesday on the letter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo blaming federal legislators for some of the ills of the country, said they were all involved in one way or the other in the mistakes of the past
Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, who launched the first attack, described President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2016 Budget as “dead on arrival”
President Buhari had in a letter read on Tuesday to the National Assembly notified the lawmakers of some corrections in the budget proposal
A version indicating to be an amendment shows a major cut of about N8.8 billion in the Presidency’s original figure, with purchase of vehicles receiving the deepest cuts
Saraki levelled the accusation on Thursday
The closed-door meeting was held inside the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja
Five personnel of the Nigerian Army are also involved in the robbery said to have been carried out at a Bureau De Change in Abuja
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
The approval followed the consideration of the report of the Committee on Appropriation, which recommended that the Senate should pass the budget
The Senate had last week received a petition from Senator Obinna Ogba, submitted on behalf of the Anti-corruption Network against Umar on allegations of corruption
The Senate’s decision was sequel to a petition submitted by Senator Obinna Ogba on behalf of the Anti-Corruption Network