The suspended Senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, was said to have written to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and the Senate leadership, through his lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, demanding that the suspension placed on him be lifted.
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He gave Akpabio a 7-day ultimatum to revoke his suspension. He said he would approach the federal high court for his reinstatement if the suspension is not lifted within seven days.
He said, “We are not at war. I don’t think they are from the Niger Delta. They may be mercenaries.”
The legislature is the most influential and powerful compared to the other two. The legislative arm is the heart and brain of government, as it can make and unmake the two different arms because it can have an overbearing influence on them, even though the judiciary is always a judge in a tussle between the executive and legislature. The executive formulates, implements, and funds government policies, projects, and programs in line with constitutional provisions, while the legislature regulates and oversees the executive and judiciary.
Surprisingly, N6,671,810,092,564 (out of the N8,447,887,443,379), representing approximately 71.98% of the total ‘Development Capital Allocation’, NASS “assigned to initiatives that are either elusive in terms of traceability or encumbered by significant accountability constraints”.
“We have seen the huge damage that was done not only to the North but the entire country in that budget. We are supposed to sit with the Senate president to inform him about what we have observed.
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has described allegations by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio that the 36 state governors received ₦30 billion each to cushion the effects of hardships in their respective states fake news.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has called on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to disapprove the plan by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to spend ₦15 billion for the construction of a ‘befitting residence’ for the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima.
The President of the Senate, has issued a stern warning to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of government, Godswill Akpabio cautioning them against non-compliance with Senate resolutions and laws.
The President of the Senate, Sen.Godswill Akpiabio has been elected into the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union(IPU).