Tag Archives: Lawmakers

Ogun State House of Assembly, yesterday, impeached the Speaker, Mr Olakunle Oluomo. The lawmakers said Oluomo was removed for alleged high-handedness, lack of focus and transparency, arrogance and poor leadership style, financial misappropriation and inciting members against themselves. The Assembly equally elected Mr Oludaisi Elemide, who represents Odeda State Constituency at the Assembly, as the new Speaker. The plenary was ...

The Speaker of the Ogun House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo has been impeached by 18 lawmakers out of 26 member assembly, during plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Mrs Bolanle Ajayi. The Assembly equally elected Mr. Oludaisi Elemide, who is currently representing Odeda State Constituency at the Assembly, as the new Speaker. Vanguard reliably gathered that Adegoke Adeyanju, an ...

A legal luminary, Justice Osai Ahiakwo has called on the 26 legislators who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC, to equally resign as lawmakers. He said this in a statement issued in Calabar, capital of Cross River State. Few days ago, the factional speaker of the five-man assembly loyal to Governor Sim Fubara ...

The Majority Leader of the Benue State House of Assembly, Saater Tiseer, has raised the alarm over the crisis rocking the All Progressive Congress, APC, in the state, saying it has factionalised the state Assembly. He however noted he could not confirm if the House was divided along the lines of the pro-Akume and pro-Alia factions. The Majority Leader who ...

Four members of the 10th Benue State House Assembly have been suspended for a period of three months. The suspension comes following their alleged interference, causing disruptions in the smooth functioning of legislative affairs on Monday. The suspended members include Honourable Solomon Gyila, representing Gwer West State Constituency; Honorable Douglass Akya, member representing Makurdi South; Rt Honorable Dyako Ashwa, Member ...

Ahead of the proclamation of the 10th National Assembly, President Bola Tinubu will meet opposition Senators and House of Representatives members on Monday. Although the agenda for discussion cannot be officially ascertained yet, it is believed it would be centered around the the quest to firm up a harmonious relationship between the Executive and Legislature as well as fine-tuning the ...

A former House of Representatives member and  Alhaji Sani Mohammed Sha’aban, has described the threat by some federal lawmakers to impeach the President,  Muhammadu Buhari as laughable It should be noted that Sha’aban, who was a former governorship aspirant in Kaduna State is also an in-law to Buhari. According to him, the move is laughable because the parliamentarians also contributes ...

A foremost politician and former commissioner in Akwa Ibom State, Hon. Sampson Ekong has said what Nigeria needs is a disciplined political behaviour devoid of rigging, sentiments and all forms of electoral malpractices. The former lawmaker who stated this in an interaction with newsmen in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, while commenting on the ongoing debate on direct or indirect ...

Imo State lawmakers have impeached the Assembly Speaker, Paul Emeziem. Emeziem was impeached on Monday during a plenary session at the State House of Assembly in Owerri, the Imo State capital by 19 Assembly members. It was gathered that  the 19 lawmakers out of the total 27 lawmakers signed a letter which was read on the floor of the house. ...

A member of the House of Representatives member, Benjamin Kalu has revealed reasons why lawmakers in Nigeria are dying Acccording to him, pressure from constituents are making them die untimely death The APC chietain said thus to newsmen while reacting to the death of  Rep Ossy Prestige (APGA-Abia). Prestige, 56, kicked the bucket in Germany during an illness. Kalu said ...