He, however, decried a situation where such crusade became a calculated attempt to decimate and silence the opposition, while members of the ruling party with serious corruption allegations went about their businesses
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The statement described the Peoples Democratic Party’s allegation that the APC was behind the attempt on Ekweremadu’s life as “induced hallucination”
Tinubu sat on Ekweremadu’s chair when she was called upon by the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, while discussing with Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, to second a motion on the approval of the Lagos State Development Policy Operation Loan
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The alteration of the Senate rules, which resulted in the emergence of Dr. Bukola Saraki as the President of the Senate and Ekweremadu as his deputy, has led to a crisis in the Senate
In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said it neither wrote a petition to the police nor is it aware that any petition was written against Ekweremadu
Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, said specifically that the Deputy Senate President and a member of the party, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has been under harassment from security agencies
Saraki, who spoke with newsmen in Abuja, disclosed that there were plans to abduct him in order to make him unavailable to stand for the election
The re-election of Senator Ekweremadu as deputy senate president was made possible following an agreement between the Bukola Saraki group and the PDP Senators
The appointment was made on Monday
The letter, read by President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, at plenary stated that some provisions of the proposed law violated the doctrine of separation of powers as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution
The group’s President, Ben Oshi, made the appeal on the occasion of the official endowment of the candidature of Ekweremadu, who is also the Deputy President of the Senate
Presenting the report for approval during plenary in Abuja, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, said the amendment of the Electoral Act would ensure more transparency in the conduct of elections
Ekweremadu added that the institute, upon completion, will be the hub of parliamentary training in the country
These are some of the highlights of the amendments approved by the Houses of Assembly and submitted to the National Assembly on Friday
The governor had already been screened for the Peoples Democratic Party senatorial election primaries by the party’s screening committee
The Deputy President of the Senate reiterated that at no point did the National Assembly impose its will on Nigerians
The position of the BoT tallies with that of the PDPGF, which endorsed Jonathan as the sole candidate for the 2015 poll