The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, called on the Federal Government to redouble its efforts toward securing the release of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram.
Browsing: Yussuff Lasun
The House of Representatives Committee of the Whole House on Tuesday approved and adopted the report of the ad hoc committee on a bill for an Act to repeal the National Minimum wage act to prescribe a New National Minimum Wage for workers.
It would be recalled that a pro-Peoples Democratic Party group in the House, under the auspices of Parliamentary Democrats Group, had described Lasun’s defection to PDP as a forgotten issue.
Lasun recalled that this was the first time a political party in Nigeria will have a national chairman who will serve out his term without threats or outright removal.
In a chat with newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday, Lasun said regardless of sponsored political blackmails, threats and politically inspired smear campaigns from known elite quarters within and outside the state to muscle him out of the governorship race of Osun State, he is determined to enlist the support of the masses of the state.
This followed a motion under matters of urgent public importance by Hon. Betty Apiafi.
Deputy Speaker of the House, Yussuff Lasun, who presided at plenary, made this known after the budget report was presented by the Chairman, Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Mustapha Dawaki.
The House also urged the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, to stop the implementation of the policy
This was sequel to the motion moved by Hon. Daniel Ofongo at the plenary on Wednesday
The amendment bill, containing 32 alterations, was laid before the House by the Chairman of the Ad hoc committee, Yussuff Lasun, on July 20
The Supreme Court had on June 25 sacked Hembe and Senator Sani Abubakar Danladi and ordered that Hon. Mato and Alhaji Shuaibu Isa Lau be sworn in immediately