Ayu said Senator Lau’s nomination was against the backdrop of Senator Emmanuel Bwacha’s defection from the opposition party to the All Progressives Congress (APC) last week.
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The decision was reached in a resolution which followed the consideration of a motion on the spate of growing insecurity in Nigeria.
The dissatisfied community sent a long petition to both Lawan and the National Assembly.
The Senate had on Wednesday summoned Idris after exhaustive debate on the Melaye issue
Melaye, who was moved to the National Hospital from Zankili Hospital, also in Abuja, sustained injuries from his attempt to escape from policemen taking him to Lokoja in Kogi State by jumping out of the vehicle in which he was being taken
Speaking at the occasion, Bwacha said the project, which was approved jointly by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture as well as Power, Works and Housing as a rural road initiative, had funds appropriated for it in the 2017 and 2018 budgets.
Bwacha, who is the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, disclosed this to newsmen at Mararraba while reacting to the decision.
He relied on Order 43 of the Senate’s Standing Rules, and said that his defection was with the support of his constituents
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