The position of the Presidency is coming on the heels of its face-off with the National Assembly over the confirmation of Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
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Among the issues Falana and his co-travellers want the court to resolve between the Presidency and the National Assembly is the insertion of 1,170 projects into the budget of the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing by the lawmakers.
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, stated this while reacting to the judgement delivered on Wednesday by the country’s apex court
Five Governors and their supporters had left the party, the point at which the defeat began, to join a coalition that became the All Progressives Congress (APC) and from outside, the departed malcontents threw stones at their former party and swore to destroy it, if only to teach those remaining behind a lesson. The lack of internal democracy within the PDP, and the arrogance of remaining members further created a situation whereby some Governors became over-powerful and unpopular candidates were imposed at the grassroots level. Discontent spread.
He said that with the Supreme Court judgment in favour of PDP over the lingering leadership tussle in the party, Nigeria now had a viable opposition in the polity
Senator Mark in a reaction to the Supreme Court verdict, which affirmed Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee as authentic chairman of the party as against Senator Ali Modu Sheriff faction, said that in all, it is the party that won.
The lawmakers gave the advice while reacting to the Supreme Court judgement in favour of Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the PDP.
Abdullahi said this on Wednesday in Abuja while reacting to Supreme Court judgment on the PDP leadership crisis, which declared Senator Ahmed Makarfi as the authentic chairman of the party
Makarfi gave the assurance while addressing members and supporters of the party after the Supreme Court judgment on the party’s leadership crisis delivered in favour of the committee on Wednesday
Jonathan stated this on Wednesday on his Twitter handle in his reaction to the court judgment on the party’s leadership crisis
Those present include the Governors of Ekiti and Rivers States, Ayodele Fayose and Nyesom Wike; a former Vice-Chairman of the party (South West), Chief Bode George; and the present occupant of the position in the faction, Chief Eddy Olafeso.
The judgment was delivered by a panel of judges of the apex court on Wednesday morning
The court is to name who the authentic leader of the party is between Senators Ali Modu Sheriff and Ahmed Makarfi.
The former chairmen and councillors across the 16 local government areas of the state were elected on December 20, 2008, alongside appointments of supervisors and advisers
It however, did not give reasons for its position
Isa is replacing Senator Abubakar Danladi, who was sacked by the Supreme Court
Citing numerous dicta and supported by a 10 paragraph affidavit deposed to by Prince Abdulrauf Adegboyega Keji, who is the Second
The highest court in the land also announced his replacement
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, who visited the Yenagoa Federal High Court complex, reports that Justice Nganjiwa had resumed duty
The party made the point in its written arguments it made in support of an application it filed on March 21, 2017, seeking the striking out of the appeal filed on February 27, 2017 by the Markafi Committee against the February 17 Appeal Court’s judgment