The preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tajudeen Abbas has emerged Speaker after polling 353 votes out of the 359 votes cast. Abbas was declared winner at exactly 11.44 am by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Magaji Tambuwal. Former Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Idris Wase and Ahmed …
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The Southern Elders Forum (SEF) has thrown their weight behind the joint ticket of former governors of Abia and Zamfara states, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu and Abdullaziz Yari for the Senate presiding offices. Rising from a crucial meeting in Abuja which was attended by members drawn from the South East, …
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Except the unexpected happens, the National Assembly is primed for a battle royale as the 10th Assembly is inaugurated today. After weeks of power play, horse-trading, alignments and realignments, former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, will contest for the …
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Ahead of the 2023 general elections, former and incumbent governors are already positioning themselves to emerge the president of the 10th Senate. No fewer than 28 serving and former governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are in the senatorial race for their constituencies. While …
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