Lawal was sacked by the Muhammadu Buhari Administration for the alleged inflation of Internal Displaced Persons contracts and receiving kickbacks of N450 million
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The Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party on Tuesday commended Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, for terminating the appointment of the Director General, Department of State Service, Lawal Daura, with immediate effect.
The appointment followed Tuesday’s sack of the former Director General, Lawal Daura
The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has exonerated the Nigeria Police Force from Tuesday’s blockage of the National Assembly by security operatives.
The All Progressives Congress has dissociated itself from the invasion of the National Assembly by operatives of the Department of State Services on Tuesday.
Abubakar made the commendation in a statement issued by his Media Aide, Paul Ibe, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Operatives of the DSS had for over 10 hours blocked access to the National Assembly, turning back lawmakers and staff
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said the blockade of the National Assembly today by operatives of the Department of State Services was unauthorised and condemned it as a gross violation of constitutional order, rule of law and all accepted notions of law and order.
In a statement issued by his media aide, Paul Ibe, in Abuja, Abubakar said that the purpose of the blockade was to force a change in the leadership of the Senate.
The notice of Daura’s sack was contained in a statement by the spokesman of the Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, on Tuesday.
The operatives left the entrance shortly after their Director General, Lawal Daura, was sacked by the Acting Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo
The notice of Daura’s sack was contained in a statement by the spokesman of the Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, on Tuesday
The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the two security chiefs, who arrived Aso Rock at different times, were to update the acting president on security developments including the blockade of the National Assembly by security officials.
This information is contained in a statement issued by the acting President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, in Abuja on Tuesday.
Akpabio’s resignation is coming a day before his planned defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; the Leader of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; and the Presidential Liaison Officer (Senate), Dr. Ita Enang, on Monday met behind closed doors over the need for the National Assembly, especially the Senate, to reconvene to consider some urgent national matters before it.
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is saddened by the drowning of nine National Youth Service Corps members in River Mayo-Selbe in Gashaka Local Government Area of Taraba State on Saturday.
Enang and Senator Ahmed Lawan, Senate Majority Leader, gave this indication while addressing State House correspondents shortly after a closed-door meeting with Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday in Abuja.
The duo met in Abuja at the residence of Tinubu, a day after Akpabio also met with President Muhammadu Buhari in London
According to tweets on the Twitter handle of the two publications, the Deputy Governor will be dumping his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, for the All Progressives Congress