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N5, 000 banknote: Senators, Reps plan showdown with Sanusi

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), House, Legislature, Senate Sunday, September 16th, 2012

A show down is looming between the National Assembly and the Governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi over his insistence to introduce the N5000 banknote. The two chambers are due to resume from their annual recess on Tuesday with members determined to stop the introduction of the new banknote. Influential members […]

Resign or be recalled, law makers told

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Saturday, September 15th, 2012

By Godwin Oghre Law makers representing the three senatorial districts and the various constituencies in Delta State, at the National Assembly, have been advised to live up to expectation of Deltans in discharging their duties to avoid being recalled by the electorate. The advice was made in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, […]

State police: NASS to adopt open ballot as govs intensify lobby

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Sunday, September 9th, 2012

By Soni Daniel Abuja—With governors of the Northern and Southern parts of Nigeria sharply divided over the issue of state police, the two sides have begun serious lobbying of their lawmakers to key into their positions on the controversial matter. However, in a bid to ensure equity and fairness in arriving at an acceptable position […]

Constitution review: Southern Senators, Reps oppose northern govs

Posted by admin Constitution, House, Legislature, Senate Sunday, August 5th, 2012

Senators and members of the House of Representatives of southern extraction have kicked against the recent proposals by the governors of the 19 northern states. Ahead of the review of the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly, the governors last month opposed the creation of state police and the inclusion of the six geo-political zones […]

On impeachment threat we stand – House of Reps (Until they are bribed)

Posted by admin House, Legislature Saturday, August 4th, 2012

Despite spirited efforts by the Executive to douse rising tension over the shoddy implementation of the 2012 budget, the House of Representatives insists that its resolution on the Appropriation Act stands. The House, at its plenary on July 19, 2012, resolved to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan if his administration does not achieve […]

Insecurity: House chickens out of summons to Jonathan

Posted by admin House, Legislature Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

THERE are strong indications that members of the House of Representatives have abandoned the summons to President Goodluck Jonathan to appear before them to address the worsening insecurity in the country. Five weeks after the June 19 resolution by the House to summon the President, The PUNCH found out on Thursday that there had been […]

Subsidy probe not a witch-hunt –Tambuwal

Posted by admin House, Legislature Monday, July 30th, 2012

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, insists that the fuel subsidy investigation is not a witch-hunt but rather to instill transparency in the running of public offices. The Speaker said this through his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Imam Imam, in an interactive session with newsmen in Kaduna on Saturday. According to […]

Reps fault Okonjo-Iweala on budget implementation

Posted by admin House, Legislature Monday, July 30th, 2012

THE House of Representatives has dismissed as untrue statements credited to Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to the effect that the slow pace of the 2012 budget implementation was caused by the National Assembly constituency projects. Meanwhile, a constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Uwemedimo Nwoko, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan has not committed offences […]

PDP moves against Reps’ impeachment threat

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Friday, July 27th, 2012

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, said necessary moves are in top gear to resolve the threat by the House of Representatives to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan, over poor implementation of the 2012 budget. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on the outcome of its weekly National Working Committee (NWC) meeting, the deputy national chairman, of […]

Slow budget implementation: Presidency shifts blame to N-Assembly

Posted by admin Budget, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency, Senate Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

By Ben Agande Abuja — The Presidency, yesterday, shifted the blame for the slow implementation of the 2012 budget to the doorstep of the National Assembly, saying the insertion of constituency projects by the legislature into the original copy of the budget has significantly altered the budget. Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who addressed […]