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Reps: Gbajabiamila swears in Ebisike, Abia lawmaker Reps: Gbajabiamila swears in Ebisike, Abia lawmaker Share The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday, swore in Hon Chimaobi Ebisike of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Hon Ebisike, replaced late Hon Prestige Ossy, member representing Aba South/North Federal Constituency of Abia State on the platform of All Grand Progressive Alliance (APGA). The swearing-in ceremony was performed after the adoption of a mot...

By Kabs Kanu Today, there was more chaos in Sierra Leone when the ruling SLPP, accused by the opposition of ignoring the constitution and the rule of law, attempted to bulldoze their way to force the tabling of documents for a  midterm census that all the opposition parties have opposed because they claim it is being conducted for clandestine purposes. The census could have been conducted today Monday April 19 , but last week the SLPP Government announced that the census had been put on hold a...

Covid 19 coronavirus: Opinion - Labours indefensible, cynical behaviour leaves us all poorer 16 Apr, 2021 04:00 AM 6 minutes to read Questions about the strength of the Governments border controls remain unanswered. Photo / Dean Purcell OPINION: Did you know returnees spend 14 days in MIQ after they arrive in New Zealand? Or that Covid-19 can be transmitted via air particles as well as droplets? The Labour MPs on Parliaments health committee apparently have such an insufficien...

Julius Espat Last Friday at a Special Sitting of the House of Representatives, the PUP once again used Julius Espat’s obnoxious trait as a deflection tactic. This time it was to deflect direct attention away from the budget. Julius Espat has a history of ungentle-man-like behaviour, so he was a logical choice to create the type of deflection that the PUP needed. For a long time people in the PUP have been saying that Julius is not playing with a full deck. Some PUP higher-ups have suggested t...

  His colleague, the member for Mesopotamia, “Shyne” Barrow said that in his view,Espat’s use of the term “boy” was both belittling and racial. He says the exchange people immediately started to contact him following the exchange.   Reporter “Do you think boy is a term of belittlement or it is a term of a racist put down?”   Shyne Barrow, Area Representative, Mesopotamia “Yes, I believe it is both. I got several texts from people in my constituency outraged and they felt that...

Camille: All mechanisms in Parliamentary Standing Orders remain intact, despite Opposition complaints “[…] Let me also point out that even though because of the Covid-19 restrictions the speaking time has been reduced, we have not removed any of the mechanisms provided in the Parliamentary Standing Orders—whether it be Questions, Motions, Privileges and the Standing Orders themselves—that regulate the operation of the Parliament.  “The only changes were the reduction in speaking time...

Arieta Vakasukawaqa Opposition Leader, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu and Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau. Picture: FILE THE parliamentary process to appoint Tui Cakau Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu as Opposition Leader was duly followed, says Speaker of Parliament Ratu Epeli Nailatikau. He made the comment while responding to queries on the status of a letter written last year by Social Democratic Liberal Party leader Viliame Gavoka to his office – questioning the appointment of the Leader o...

Thursday, 8 April 2021, 10:58 am The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has told Parliament’s Privileges committee that it supports the introduction of a formal mechanism for the Government and Parliament to consider and respond to a declaration of inconsistency made under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 or Human Rights Act 1993. The Law Society addressed the Privileges committee today about its submission on the New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declaration of Inconsisten...

A Single Bench comprising of Justice Ajay Bhanot observed that the rule of delay and laches, as a policy of litigative repose, creates certainty in legal relations and curtails fruitless litigation thereby ensuring that the administration of justice is not clogged by pointless litigation. The observation was made while dismissing a writ petition filed after a delay of more than 4 years, by observing it to be barred by the rule of delay and laches, without there being any satisfactory exp...

All is set for next weekend’s Patriotic Front (PF) General Conference to be held at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre. The General Conference that will be held virtually is expected to elect the party President and members of the Central Committee. And speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka today, PF Secretary General Hon Davies Mwila announced that the Central Committee of the party has unanimously endorsed President Edgar Chagwa Lungu as its preferred candidate for the positi...