NAN The Senate has referred executive communication on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for approval of Independent National Electoral Communication (INEC) 2019 election budget to Committee on Appropriation. The committee was asked to report back to plenary on Thursday. The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki at plenary on Wednesday also referred the request for […]
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NASS comes alive as lawmakers resume plenary
NAN The National Assembly came alive again on Tuesday following resumption of plenary by the lawmakers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the premises of the assembly was busy with lawmakers and national assembly workers seen going about their businesses. Visitors were equally seen thronging the premises, while security agents were observed in […]
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“Buhari Can Override National Assembly On 2019 Election Budget” – Sagay
The chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption (PACAC), Itse Sagay, has said the federal government can fund the 2019 general election by invoking the “doctrine of necessity” should the National Assembly fail to pass the budget. The doctrine of necessity is the basis on which extra-legal actions by state actors, which are designed […]
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2019 elections: How senate sidelined security budget
Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang By Cecilia IjuoA presidential aide, Sen. Ita Enang, has expressed concern over the National Assembly’s silence on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for consideration of security agencies’ budgets ahead of the 2019 General Elections. Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to
Saraki, Dogara, INEC chair meet in Abuja today
Buhari sends N242.9 billion 2019 election budget to Senate
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday said the 2019 general elections will cost the country about 242.4 billion Naira. The general elections have been scheduled to hold February 16 and March 2, 2019, to elect the President and the National Assembly. The 75-year-old president sent a letter to the National Assembly to seek the approval of […] …