Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has said National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, is losing his relevance in the Nigerian politics. George made this comment and others while reacting to the emergence of Bukola Saraki as Senate President and Yakubu Dogara as Speaker of the House of…
Day: June 10, 2015
How PDP Installed Saraki As Senate President (Full Details)
The meeting took place at the residence of the former Senate President, David Mark, at the Apo legislators’ quarters, and had in attendance 47 senators-elect, with Mark and Ike Ekweremadu presiding. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Working Committee, NWC, members led by the acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, and other NWC members were…
Senate Presidency: Lawan Runs To Court
Senator Ahmad Lawan and some other lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have headed to court to challenge the emergence of Bukola Saraki as the Senate President. Saraki was elected into the office on Tuesday at the inauguration of the 8th National Assembly by the Clerk, Salisu Abubakar Maikasuwa. However, Lawan and some of…
NASS Leadership: Buhari Backs Saraki, Dogara
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed support for the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki as the Senate President and Yakubu Dogara as Speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Buhari, in a statement issued in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, described the elections of the key principal officers of…