Politics
Lagos Assembly Crisis: Obasa, Meranda Claim Speakership
Yesterday’s spectacular reappearance of evicted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over a “plenary session” with just four MPs present, gave the turmoil roiling the Lagos State House of Assembly a new dimension. However, the 36 MPs who remained requested that Obasa was removed, stating that they were still loyal to Mojisola Meranda. This occurred in spite of Obasa’s January 13 lawsuit challenging his dismissal. The assembly and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, the home state of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have become polarized since Obasa, a sixth-term lawmaker representing Agege constituency I, was removedRead More
APC: Our Commitment To Progressive Reforms, Electoral Promises Unwavering
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that its commitment to progressives reforms, electoral promises remain unwavering. The National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, statedRead More
Buhari: Only N’Assembly can Deal with Issues of Restructuring, Federalism
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday broke his silence over the contentious issues of restructuring and true federalism/devolution of power, saying they were constitutional issues which only the National Assembly could handle.Read More
N’Assembly Minority Caucus Dismisses Threat Of Arrest, Asks Nigerians to Continue To Use Twitter
The Joint Minority Caucus of the Senate and the House of Representatives Wednesday dismissed threat by the Federal government to arrest and prosecute Nigerians using twitter, calling on Nigerians toRead More
