By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent There are indications that the Katsina State House of Assembly is currently engulfed in a leadership tussle as reports say a cross section of members are set to impeach the Speaker, Tasiu Maigari, who represents Zango constituency. A competent source at the House of Assembly hinted that the aggrieved members describe Maigari’s leadership style as high-handed, devoid of any traits of democratic tenets. “We deliberated over the manner in which...

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State Chapter, has expelled a member of the State House of Assembly, Mrs. Favor Tomowewo, over an alleged anti-party activity during the governorship election held on Saturday in the state. Tomowewo is the only female lawmaker in the state House of Assembly, she was among the nune member who opposed the impeachment notice of the state deputy governor, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, few months ago. Her suspension was spelt out...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said it would make its official position on the outcome of the just concluded Ondo state governorship election in due course. The party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this at a press conference on Monday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan, however, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take steps to accelerate the amendment of the Electoral Act, which was stalled. The President did not assent to the amended Electoral Act...

The Edo State House of Assembly Speaker, Francis Okiye, has been impeached. His removal came after a motion by the Majority Leader of the House, Henry Okhurobo, that the speaker should be removed over the allegations of high-handedness. His impeachment letter was signed by nine of the ten members present at a brief sitting on Monday. Following his impeachment, the House elected Onobun, representing Esan West State Constituency, as the new Speaker. The crisis rocking...

The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has denied the allegation of bringing thugs to Ondo for Saturday’s governorship election. Yahaya Bello was replying to a statement released by the National Campaign Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Ondo 2020. The statement alleged that the governor brought thugs to Ondo State to rig the election. Governor Bello’s Chief Press Secretary on Saturday said, “It is not true. It can never be true....

The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), which is a coalition of over 400 civil societies, has condemned the invasion of the state by some governors ahead of the Saturday governorship election in the state. The Chairman of the group, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, said at a pre-election on Friday at a press briefing that the refusal of these governors to leave the state is a threat to peaceful and credible conduct in the coming election. However, she...