Anambra: House Confirms Transition Chairmen, Introduces New Bills

The Anambra State House of Assembly has reconfirmed the list of 21 local government transition chairmen, requested by the Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. The transition chairmen have now served for almost two years, except for a few places like Ihiala local government and Awka North local government, where changes were made. During plenary on Tuesday, the transition chairmen were confirmed during the House of Assembly electoral college, along with members of  their transition council. The...

Afenifere supports NASS on parliamentary Governance Option

… insists on restructuring The pan Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, has lauded the National Assembly for waking up to the reality of the need to cut costs of governance and restructure the political system in Nigeria. The organisation, in a press statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, was however quick to add that while the proposed change in the political system from presidential to parliamentary “is okay, what the...

Anambra House  Confirms Re-appointment of 21 LGA Transition Committees

Anambra State House of Assembly has confirmed the re-appointment of  Transition Committee Chairmen and members of the 21 Local Government Areas in the state for another three months. This is in line with Section 208 of the Local Government Law 1999 as amended and as requested by the Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo in his letter to the Assembly for consideration for re-appointment as Caretaker Committee Chairmen into the local government areas of the...

Federal Capital Territory Administration Displaces Over 15,000 Occupants

Over 15,000 occupants were affected by the demolition exercise carried out by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) termed as illegal buildings and shanties in Gwarinpa. Muktar Galadima, Director of the Department Development Control of the FCT, who supervised the exercise, explained that the illegal buildings obstructed arterial Road N16 that ran from the Federal Secretariat through Maitama, Katampe, Jahi to Gwarinpa. He said some of the victims are being relocated to some other places...

Reps Seeks Return To Parliamentary System Of Government In Nigeria

Sixty Members of the House of Representatives have presented a Bill seeking the replacement of the current Presidential system of government with the Parliamentary system of government. Briefing Journalists at the National Assembly Complex on Wednesday in Abuja, the spokesman of the sponsors of the Parliamentary Bill, Abdulsamad Dasuki, said the Bill named parliamentary bill is sponsored by 60 lawmakers across Party lines. The Parliamentary Spokesman stated that the bill will make the government accountable,...

Senate Constitutes 37-Member Constitution Review Committee

The Nigerian Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday announced the formation of a 37-member constitution review committee to examine the 1999 constitution. The committee would be presided over by Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin with one member from each geopolitical zone and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. “The committee expected to be inaugurated next Tuesday will review the laws in the area of artificial intelligence, and state police, among others. Deputy Speaker, House of...

Budget too little to keep up with the subsidy debt – Minister of Power, Adelabu

Two days after the International Monetary Fund, IMF, suggested the stoppage of electricity subsidies in Nigeria, the federal government is already considering discontinuing the subsidy. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said at a press briefing on Wednesday that it has become “very difficult to sustain subsidy on electricity” because of the subsidy debt hanging on the neck of the Nigerian government. The government’s debt to electricity-generating companies is running in trillions. It currently stands...

Sixty Reps push for a return to the parliamentary system of government in Nigeria

Sixty members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives are pushing for a return to the parliamentary system of government. They argue that it would make for the efficient utilisation of the country’s resources. Nigeria adopted the presidential system in 1979 19 years after independence from Great Britain, borrowing from the model of the United States of America. The Representatives, from different party affiliations, think the American system has been nothing but a huge failure. The bill...

Gov Uzodinma to head Edo APC gubernatorial primary election

Senator Hope Uzodinma, the Imo State governor has been named the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election committee for Edo State . According to reports, the 7- member committee which has Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu as deputy chairman would be inaugurated on Thursday alongside the Appeals Committee, at the party’s national Secretariat. Other members of the primary election Committee include Mrs. Titoilayo Laoye -Tomori, Nentanwe Yilwatda Goshwe Hon. Umar...

Former President Jonathan mourns chief of staff, Gen. Arogbofa

Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has expressed shock over the passing of Brigadier General Jones Oladeinde Arogbofa (Rtd), his former Chief of Staff, who died at the age of 72. Jonathan in a condolence message to the Arogbofa family and the people of Ondo State described him as a dedicated and loyal Nigerian who served the nation and humanity to the best of his abilities. The former President further noted that Gen. Arogbofa was a...

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