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In the face of numerous challenges and distractions in parliament, what becomes of the Legislative Agenda for the Tenth House of Representatives? It is in light of this, that the constitution of a Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation, and Implementation of Legislative Agenda is been perceived as a necessary creation. Our team at the National Assembly sat with Rep. Patrick Umoh, Chairman of the newly-inaugurated Committee, who spoke about its purpose, bills tracking, funding of the...

The Appellate Court faulted earlier judgment by the tribunal as it determined that LP’s Okolie was duly nominated by his party and that he resigned his appointment as required by the constitution. The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the verdict of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Asaba, which had earlier declared Rep. Ndudi Elumelu, the duly elected member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State, in the House of...

Rep. Bagos said the judgment of the tribunal raises many questions. The Lawmaker Representing Jos South/ Jos East Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rep. Dachung Bagos has rejected the judgment of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal that nullified his victory. Recall that the tribunal determined that Bagos was not validly nominated by his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to contest the election, and nullified his victory as declared by the Independent...

The Labour body alleged that all 469 members of the National Assembly had received N100 million each as palliative from the Executive arm. The House of Representatives has described as outright lies, a claim by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), that the Executive Arm of Government gave each member of the House of Representatives N100 million as palliatives. Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Akin Rotimi (APC, Ekiti) described the...

Director General of the National Boundary Commission said the demarcation exercise was being carried out in line with a ruling of the International Court of Justice.     The House of Representatives has ordered the immediate suspension of the demarcation exercise to cede Sina Area in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State to the Republic of Cameroun. The directive was issued by the House Adhoc Committee on International Boundary Dispute during a hearing on...

The tribunal panel determined that Rep. Bagos’ nomination by his party, the PDP, was not valid.     The National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has sacked a two-term member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Dachung Bagos. Bagos, who represents Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency and chairs the House Committee on Science and Technology, was elected to the federal parliament on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in...

The tribunal declared the February 25 election void because Idris Dankawu presented a forged WAEC certificate.     A member of the New Nigeria Peoples’ Party (NNPP) in the House of Representatives, Rep. Idris Dankawu, has been sacked by the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Kano over certificate forgery. Rep. Dankawu was declared the winner of the February 25 election to represent Kumbotso Federal Constituency of Kano State in the House of Representatives....