None Of 30 State Creation Proposals Meet Constitutional Requirements – Deputy Speaker Kalu
Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has stated that none of the 30 proposals for new states have met the constitutional requirements outlined in Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution. In a statement issued on Friday by his media office, Kalu clarified that the National Assembly has not taken any position on the issue of...
House Of Reps Committee Receives Proposal For Creation Of 31 New States
The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review has received a proposal for the creation of 31 additional states to the existing 36 in Nigeria. Chairman of the committee and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, disclosed this during plenary on Thursday while reading a letter from the committee’s clerk. The proposed states include Okun, Okura, and...
Tinubu Sacks Abia, Adamawa, Sokoto INEC RECs
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Senate to approve the immediate termination of appointments of three suspended Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) representing Abia, Sokoto, and Adamawa States. ABN TV reports that this request was conveyed in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Wednesday. The affected RECs are Ike...
Senate Greenlights Ned Nwoko’s Switch To APC
Senator Ned Nwoko, who represents Delta North, recently resigned from the opposition party, and the Senate has officially announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Recall that Nwoko highlighted the current state of the PDP, internal crises, and instability for his defection to the APC. PUNCH Online reports that the lawmaker had stated that he...
Senate Appoints Senator Kalu As Pioneer Chairman South East Development Commission
The Nigerian Senate has announced Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia North) as the substantive pioneer Senate Committee Chairman of the newly established South East Development Commission (SEDC). The commission, one of the regional development bodies recently signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, aims to address developmental challenges in the South-East region. The appointment was made by Senate...
Ex-APC Chieftain Pledges To Campaign Against Tinubu In 2027 Elections
Former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee member Salihu Lukman has pledged to run against President Bola Tinubu and the APC-led government. Lukman, who supported Tinubu and campaigned for his presidency, said the president has arrogantly derailed from the promises he made to Nigerians. Speaking on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Tuesday, February 4, 2024, the ex-APC chieftain challenged the president...
Why I Dumped PDP For APC — Ned Nwoko
Senator Ned Nwoko, the lawmaker for Delta North in the National Assembly, revealed that he left the PDP because governor sheriff Oborevwori and Ifeanyi Okowa did not allow him to do his job. Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s aide, Mr. Fred Oghenesivbe, had accused Senator Nwoko of leaving the party over the fear of losing his PDP ticket in 2027. In a swift...
Governors Should Allow LGAs to Breathe – Hon. Amobi Ogah
The Member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Amobi Ogah, has urged state governors to grant Local Government Areas (LGAs) financial autonomy to accelerate grassroots development. Speaking during a series of town hall meetings with his constituents, Hon. Ogah decried the undue control of LGA funds by state governors, stating that this practice has hindered the...
Some PDP Governors Set To Join APC Soon – Jimoh Ibrahim
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, who represents Ondo South in the national assembly, has asserted that some governors from the opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are preparing to switch to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ibrahim said this while responding to questions on Channels Television. He said many people had decamped to the party, with some also expected in the...
President Tinubu Committed To Creating New State For South East – Hon. Amobi Ogah
The Member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah, says that the South East has lost so much for having the least number of states in Nigeria. Hon Ogah who stated this over the weekend, in town hall meetings with his constituents at Mbalano Isuikwuato and Nkwoagu Umunneochi respectively, said the creation of a...