Senate presidency

Senate presidency: Adamu tells Orji Kalu, Yari to hold fire as they present him with letter of grievance

2 years ago1113 min

Senate Chief Whip Uzor Orji Kalu, senator-elect Abdulaziz Yari, and senator representing Niger East Mohammed Musa have all protested the All Progressives Congress (APC) nominations for senate leadership positions. The party had nominated Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, and Senator Barau Jibrin of Kano North as Senate President and Deputy. Yari expressed dissatisfaction with the arrangement during a meeting with APC national chairman Abdullahi Adamu on Thursday in Abuja. Former Zamfara...

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Senate presidency: Lawan pays visit to Tinubu, rejects Akpabio

2 years ago663 min

According to reports, Senator Ahmad Lawan, the outgoing president of the Senate, has spoken with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu about his successor. Leadership Newspaper claims that Lawan urged Tinubu to revoke his initial support for former Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio. At the conclusion of his meeting with the legislative delegation led by Ahmad Lawan, Politics Nigeria learned that Tinubu’s widely reported support for the former minister of Niger Delta Affairs had been abandoned....