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SERAP Sues Lawan, Gbajabiamila ‘Over Failure To Cut Unlawful N228.1bn NASS Budget’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila over their “failure to cut the unlawful National Assembly budget of N228.1bn, including the N30.17bn severance payments and inauguration costs for members.” The suit followed the move by the National Assembly to increase its ...

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Lagos Speaker Congratulates Sanwo-Olu At 57

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has congratulated Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as they both mark their birthdays. While Governor Sanwo-Olu celebrates his 57th birthday, Gbajabiamila is 60. In his congratulatory message to Sanwo-Olu signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Eromosele Ebhomele, Dr. ...

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Probe ‘Missing N10bn NASS Funds In 2019’, SERAP Tells Lawan, Gbajabiamila

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to “promptly probe and refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies fresh allegations that N10bn of public money budgeted for the National Assembly is missing, misappropriated or diverted.” SERAP said: “The grim allegations that N10,051,283,568.82 of public money is ...

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Sanwo-Olu, Gbajabiamila Task Farmers To Reduce Fish Importation  

•As NIFFR holds three-day training on code of conduct for responsible fisheries in Lagos To reduce the importation of fish in Nigeria, governments and farmers have been tasked to work toward attaining self-sufficiency in fish production for the sustainable livelihood of fisherfolks in Nigeria. The advice was given on Tuesday by the Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi ...

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SERAP Sues Lawan, Gbajabiamila Over ‘Missing N4.4bn NASS Funds’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila over “their failure to probe, and to refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies allegations that N4.4bn of public money budgeted for the National Assembly is missing, misappropriated, diverted or stolen, as documented in three annual audited ...

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Insecurity: Buhari To Honour Lawmakers’ Summon

Declaration of state of emergency more important –Reps President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to appear before the House of Representatives to address Nigerians on the worsening security situation. Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, who led a delegation of the House leadership for a meeting at the Presidential Villa, revealed this in Abuja yesterday. Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday killed farmers ...

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Reps To Sue Akpabio For Alleged Defamation

Akpabio denies saying lawmakers got 60 per cent of NDDC contracts  The House of Representatives has resolved to sue Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for alleged perjury and defamation of the parliament. Akpabio had on Monday, while appearing before the House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission at an investigative hearing, alleged that members of the National Assembly ...

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APC Celebrates Gbajabiamila, Sanwo-Olu

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has felicitated with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on the occasion of his 57th birthday. In a statement signed the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, the APC attested to “Gbajabiamila’s exemplary qualities as a cerebral lawmaker, detribalised Nigerian and a loyal party man who has consistently defended internal ...

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