Browsing: Senator Ike Ekweremadu

Congratulating Fayose for the new position, Ekweremadu, who described the forum as an important group within the party, expressed confidence in the ability of Fayose to rally the governors elected on the platform of the party, the PDP faithful and supporters to hold the fort in opposition

The advice followed a point of order raised by the Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, at plenary

Buhari had in September submitted MTEF/FSP for consideration to the National Assembly

The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations), Joshak Habila, who represented the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, disclosed this while briefing the Senate on the Abuja airport relocation exercise

The matter was brought to the attention of the Senate by the Deputy Leader, Bala Ibn Na’Allah, who came through a Point of Order

This followed presentation of the report of his screening by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Andy Uba at plenary

Ekweremadu made call at the South East Economic and Security Summit held at the Government House in Enugu

This followed the debate on a bill for an act to make provision for Federal grant to Lagos State in recognition of its strategic socio-economic significance and other connected purposes

Saraki and Ekweremadu and two other officials of the Senate had been arraigned before a Federal High Court for forgery of the rules book

Saarki had in welcome address to senators on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to sell some national assets, including refineries and the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Limited, to enable the country to come out of recession

Saraki, Ekweremadu and others are being tried for allegedly forging the Senate Rules that was used for the election that produced them as Principal Officers of the Senate

The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has written to the international community, alerting it that Nigeria’s democracy is…

They are to be charged with the forgery of the Senate rules used in the emergence of Saraki as Senate president

Ekweremadu, who is the Chairman of the Senate Ad hoc Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution, stressed that it was necessary for the presiding officers to enjoy such benefits

He said: “For the purpose of clarification, there are no factions within the PDP family as I speak. What we have are contending interests. Such is common in any party. Yes, there were some disagreements, but the good thing is that we have not allowed such disagreements to degenerate into a major crisis that would warrant factions

The Deputy Senate President, however, urged members to comport themselves during the congresses beginning at the ward level, adding that everybody would be carried along

The Senate also s‎et up a six-man ad-hoc committee ‎under the Chairmanship of the Senate Leader, Ali Ndume (APC Borno South), to carry out thorough investigation of recent attacks of the herdsmen and possible way out of the menace

The Federal High Court hearing the case in Abuja was forced to adjourn the suit following the absence of four out of the six defendants in the matter

We want to put it on record that the EFCC Liaison Officer to the National Assembly, Mr. Suleiman Bakari, and his team, applied for and susbsequently paid a courtesy call on the Deputy President of the Senate in his Office on Tuesday, April 19, 2016.

“Besides, it should be clear to all that the days of any form of impunity and underhandedness within Africa’s biggest party are gone.”