POLITICS Removing Saraki won’t reduce price of rice to N7,000 –Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, on Wednesday wondered whether the impeachment of Bukola Saraki as Senate President would reduce the price of a bag of rice in the Nigerian market to N7,000.

Fayose shared his thoughts about the calls for the removal of Saraki via his verified Twitter handle, @ayofayose.

Impeachment: PDP Halts Saraki's Impeachment Threat, To Keep Vigil At NASS

The Peoples Democratic Party has revealed the strategy it has devised to halt the impeachment of Senate President Bukola Saraki.

Senator representing Nasarawa north senatorial district Philip Aruwa Gyunka, on Wednesday, said People Democratic Party (PDP), keeping vigil at the premises of the assembly to forestall any impeachment process against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, according to Nigerian Tribune.

NASS: Tuface speaks on DSS siege

Legendary musician, Innocent Idibia, better known as Tuface has reacted to the siege on the National Assembly by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS.

News broke Tuesday morning that masked DSS personnel had blocked all entrances into the National Assembly complex as well as mounted sentry near the legislative house to provide cover for the impeachment of the presiding officers of the Senate by senators of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Senators elected me Senate President and not APC, Bukola Saraki fires back at ruling party

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki Wednesday declared that his occupation of the office of the presidency of the Senate was not ceded to him by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, but through an election by senators.

He made the declaration while briefing newsmen across the world over the siege to the National Assembly by operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS.

What Saraki, Dogara said at world press conference [Full text]

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara have restated their condemnation of the invasion of the National Assembly complex by men of the Department of State Services (DSS).

A joint statement they issued Wednesday at a world press conference said they will continue to fight for the advancement of democracy in the country.


Read full text of their joint statement below:

Saraki And Dogara React To Invasion Of NASS By DSS

The main opposition party in Nigeria, PDP has called on the UK authorities to eject Buhari who is presently holidaying in the country.

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has reacted angrily to the reported early morning siege on Tuesday preventing staff and law makers from gaining entrance to the National Assembly saying that United Kingdom should expel President Muhammadu who is hiding in that country to plan the undermining of democracy in the country.

NASS Siege: Secondus Asks UK To Expel Buhari

The main opposition party in Nigeria, PDP has called on the UK authorities to eject Buhari who is presently holidaying in the country.

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has reacted angrily to the reported early morning siege on Tuesday preventing staff and law makers from gaining entrance to the National Assembly saying that United Kingdom should expel President Muhammadu who is hiding in that country to plan the undermining of democracy in the country.

NASS Staff, Supporters Celebrate Failed Attempt To Impeach Saraki, Others

ome staff of the National Assembly chanted, “They have failed!” as they celebrated the alleged plot to remove Saraki and Ekweremadu from office.

Some staff of the National Assembly, Tuesday morning went wild in celebration over a failed attempt to impeach the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.

Crisis brews in NASS over sharing of N578bn ‘padded budget’ projects

The stunning revelation by the Presidency that the National Assembly inserted personal projects worth N578 billion into the 2018 budget has stirred a serious dissension among members of the National Assembly, Vanguard learned, yesterday.
It was learned that many members of NASS who were unaware of the huge amount of money and phantom projects ‘built’ into the budget by the leadership, became very upset with the expose by the Presidency and have threatened to vent their anger on those who perpetrated the ‘cheating’ as soon as the legislature resumes.