Tag Archives: Speaker

The South East All Progressives Congress (APC) Publicity Secretaries have endorsed Mrs Nkiru Onyejeocha representing Isiukwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia for Speaker, House of Representatives. The publicity secretaries made their position known in Enugu on Wednesday while briefing journalists on the forthcoming 9th Assembly. The APC publicity secretary in Abia, Mr. Benedict Godson said that Onyejeocha was over qualified in ...

The Leader of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Lagos), has officially joined the race for the office of the Speaker of the 9th Assembly. Gbajabiamila, in company of 170 members-elect, made his intention known on Sunday in Abuja. Gbajabiamila said he was in the race to unite the nation and to bring good governance closer to the people. ...

The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA), Mr Mudashiru Obasa, on Tuesday advised residents of the state not to see non-indigenes residing in Lagos as enemies. Obasa spoke while inaugurating a water project at Ward D in Ojokoro which was provided by Mr Rasheed Makinde, lawmaker representing Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency II at LAHA. He spoke against the backdrop of the ...

Dr Ibrahim Kurmi, the Deputy Speaker, Yobe House of Assembly is dead. The medical doctor turned politician died on Monday night at the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital Damaturu, at the age of 48. Alhaji Muhammad Wakil, Director Information of the state House of Assembly, confirmed this to journalists. “We received with shock, the death of the deputy speaker last ...

The five lawmakers in Akwa Ibom House of Assembly, said on Monday that they had elected Nse Ntuen, representing Essien Udim Constituency, the new Speaker of the house. The seats of the lawmakers, who defected from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to the All Progressive Congress (APC), had earlier in the day been declared vacant by ...

The Ondo State House of Assembly on Friday impeached its Speaker, Bamidele Oloyelogun, and his deputy, Iroju Ogundeji. Assemblyman Sunday Olajide (APC-Akure Constituency 2) moved the motion for the impeachment, while Assemblyman Oluyede Feyide (APC- Ose Constituency) seconded the motion. After the impeachment of the two officers, the lawmakers elected Assemblyman Olamide George (APC-Akure North Constituency) as the new Speaker, ...

The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun, has been impeached by the house. The Speaker was removed alongside his deputy, Iroju Ogundeji. It was gathered that Olamide George has been sworn in as the new speaker of the house. The impeachment of the duo was endorsed by 18 members of the house. Abimbola Fajolu has also ...

Stephen Tsav, former Speaker, Benue House of Assembly, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Tsav, who announced his defection in Guma, said that he was defecting “after collecting financial inducement aimed at stopping me from defecting”. He, however, did not state who offered the said financial inducement. In a speech at the ...

The Edo House of Assembly on Monday impeached the Deputy speaker, Victor Edoror for corruption, misappropriation of funds and act capable of destabilising the house. Security operatives shot in the air to disperse angry supporters of the embattled member who allegedly attempted to stop the impeachment. Edoror was also suspended for three months. Justin Okonobo, member representing APC Igueben constituency ...

Osun Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday, swore in 389 newly-elected councillors. The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission ( OSIEC ) had, on January 27, conducted parliamentary local government election. The News Agency of Nigeria also reports that the commission, on January 28, announced that all the 389 candidates of APC won the councillorship election. OSIEC further stated that elected councillors ...