Fortunate to have survived a tsunami that denied hundreds of incumbent lawmakers a return to the federal parliament, Gagdi is gunning for the Speakership of the Tenth House of Representatives. The youngest of eleven Aspirants, does he possess political dexterity that would see him clinch the seat as a dark horse? We examine the strengths and weaknesses of the Plateau lawmaker ahead of the Election of Presiding Officers of the National Assembly come June. ...
Governing All Progressives Congress throws weight behind the candidacies of former Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Kaduna lawmaker, Hon. Tajudeen Abass as Presiding Officers of Tenth Senate and House of Representatives, respectively READ ALSO: Parliament Special: Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly and the ghost of 2015 Following weeks of speculations and consultations, the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced its power-sharing arrangement and choice of candidates ahead of the...
Thirty-five-member Labour Party Caucus in the incoming Tenth House of Representatives elects Anambra lawmaker, Afam Victor Ogene as Leader, opposition party says it has not endorsed any Speakership aspirant ahead of the Presiding Officers’ election READ ALSO: ROAD TO 10TH NASS: Can Wase make the Speakership chase? Ahead of the inauguration of the Tenth National Assembly in June, the Caucus of the Labour Party in the incoming House of Representatives has elected...
Parliamentary Advocacy Network says Executive interference must be rejected, insists on independence of the 10th Assembly, equity, and fairness. READ ALSO: ROAD TO 10TH NASS: Can Wase make the Speakership chase? Members of the Parliamentary Advocacy Network (PAN, Nigeria), a pressure group with a bias for the independence of the National and States Houses of Assembly, have condemned a purported endorsement of some Lawmakers-elect as Presiding officers of the Tenth National...
Ahead of the Speakership election in the Tenth National Assembly, lawmakers under the aegis of multi-platform initiative, ‘Joint Task Forum’ hold inaugural ceremony, debunks insinuation about the group being backed by incumbent Speaker, Gbajabiamila READ ALSO: ROAD TO 10TH NASS: Can Wase make the Speakership chase? The Joint Task -Tenth National Assembly Forum has pledged to abide by the zoning arrangement of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) despite being a multi-partisan...
Fifth-term lawmaker-elect Ahmed Idris Wase is not just ‘one of’ the eleven candidates eyeing the seat of Speaker in the Tenth House of Representatives. He is the incumbent Deputy Speaker and, thus, a high-heeled political persona in the country. But will his ranking status and influence within the APC trump his controversial tenure as Deputy Speaker to become the number one legislator of the 10th House in June? READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: What...
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As the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly draws closer, attention remains focused on the next President of the Senate. However, how well do you know the processes and procedures that would usher in the next Senate Presiding Officers? Check out our concluding part of the Parliament Meme series on the subject. READ ALSO: Parliament Meme: Election for President of the Nigerian Senate (Part 1) VOTING/TELLERS Voting is done via a secret...
As more lawmakers continue to declare interest in occupying the number one seat in both chambers of the National Assembly come June, we present this exposition on the processes leading to the election of a Presiding Officer. This piece is the first part of the series focused on electing a President of the Senate. READ ALSO: Parliament Special: Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly and the ghost of 2015 The election of Presiding Officers in...
Spokesperson of the Minority Caucus says the Constitution of the Federal Republic imbues every elected member with the statutory right to gun for any position, subject to the Standing Orders of the House READ ALSO: Parliament Special: Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly and the ghost of 2015 Following the outcome of the April 15 National Assembly Supplementary elections, membership of the Minority Caucus in the Tenth House of Representatives has swollen to...
Ahead of the election for Presiding Officers in the Tenth National Assembly in June, the lawmaker representing Okigwe North Federal Constituency has declared her intention to become the second female Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives Second-term lawmaker, Miriam Onuoha, has made known her intention to run for the seat of Speaker in the 10th House of Representatives. Declaring her intention at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, which had members of the...
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