Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State, congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, on the Supreme Court’s decision today validating Adeleke’s victory in the governor’s race for Osun State in 2022. Obaseki praised the Supreme Court in a statement, calling the decision “a triumph of justice” for honoring the aspirations of the people of Osun State. He said, “I congratulate my friend and brother, Senator Ademola Adeleke, Governor of Osun State, on...
Ahead of the state’s November governorship election, African Democratic Congress candidate for governor of Kogi State Dele Bello-Williams has vowed not to resign for anyone. The clarification followed rumors that Bello-Williams had resigned in favor of Leke Abejide, who is running on a different party platform under the name ADC and was spreading in some state-wide circles. He stated that no negotiations have taken place with him and that “nobody can force me to...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) confirmed the previously reported zoning arrangement on Monday, with the party settling on a former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Senator Goodwill Akpabio, as the next Senate President and Senator Jubril Barau as Deputy Senate President. In addition, the party named Abbas Tajudeen as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives and Benjamin Kalu as the next Deputy Speaker. Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, Sen. Osita Izunaso, Senator Musa...
Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, a frontrunner for the position of Speaker of the incoming 10th House of Representatives, has revealed why the President-Elect chose him over his rivals. The Zaria-born legislator believed the President-Elect chose him because of his pedigree and dedication to his duties in the lower legislative chamber. “I want to believe, first and foremost, that he is impressed with my legislative contributions,” he says. I told him that I’ve been in the National...
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has revealed that Senator Godswill Akpabio asked him to resign from the race for the 10th Senate presidency after President-elect Bola Tinubu urged him to do so. When Umahi arrived in the state from Abuja on Monday, he made the revelation while responding to questions from reporters at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport in Onueke. The governor stated that after talking with Tinubu about running for Senate, he...
Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has urged Senators-elect and Members-elect of the 10th National Assembly to engage in unimpeachable debate. On Tuesday in Abuja, he declared the induction of the first batch of new representatives. While congratulating the members on their election victories, Gbajabiamila urged them to justify their positions through the quality of their efforts in those positions. “This means that the quality of our legislation and advocacy, the excellence...
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which met yesterday under tight security, issued a warning to all parties not to use technicalities and delay tactics that might impede the timely resolution of the five petitions it was considering. Justice Haruna Tsamani, the five-member tribunal’s chairman, issued the warning during his inaugural speech to formally begin the pre-hearing session. 180 days are given to the tribunal to complete its task. Justice Stephen Adah, Justice Monsurat O....
Orji Uzor Kalu, the Chief Whip, has informed the NWC and 108 senators-elect of his desire to lead the Senate. This was stated in a statement released yesterday in Abuja by the Chief Whip of the Senate’s Media Office. He, however, denied the rumor that he has received the support of incoming South East senators. He claimed that the South East senators-elect had not endorsed any candidates and had only come together to make a...
Sen. Godwin Akpabio, the former minister of Niger Delta affairs, was named as the consensus candidate for Senate presidency in the 10th Assembly by the All Progressives Congress on Monday. As the next Deputy Senate President, the ruling party elected Senator Jibrin Barau, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. The APC zoned the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the North-West and the Senate presidency to the South-South. Tajudeen Abbas, a lawmaker...
Godswill Akpabio and Abass Tajudeen have been nominated by the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee to be the next Senate President and House of Representatives Speaker in the upcoming 10th National Assembly, respectively. See the complete list of nominated members and zones here: SENATE: Senator Godswill Akpabio (Akwa-lbom) is the South-South Senate President. 2. Senator Barau Jubrin (Kano), Deputy Senate President for the North West. REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE: 3. Speaker of the North West...
