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The lawmakers insist the Chief of Army Staff, Attahiru Ibrahim must appear in person to clarify issues on the purchase of arms by the Nigerian Army.
Vanguard News Reps insist on appearance of COAS On Kindly Share This Story: The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on purchase of arms and ammunition on Friday insisted that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Attahiru Ibrahim must appear in person to clarify issues on purchase of arms by Nigerian Army. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Bede Eke (PDP-Imo) at a public hearing in Abuja. Ibrahim has sent a team of officers led by Maj.Gen. Charles Ofoche to represent him at the event. Rep. Ifeanyi Mouma (APGA-Anambra) while raising a point of order at the hearing said th...
Vanguard News Reps hold special session Monday to pass 2021 budget into law On By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja A special sitting of the House of Representatives is billed to hold today, Monday, barring any eventuality, to pass the 2021 Appropriation bill into law. Ordinarily, Mondays are not usually plenary/legislative days for the National Assembly except for matters of extreme public importance and urgency. The Appropriation Bill 2021, otherwise called the 2021 budget was laid before a joint session of the Senate and the House on October 8, this year by President Muhammadu Buhari. The envelop...
Terry Ikumi Updated December 16, 2020 Members of the House of Representatives attend a plenary at the lower chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja on November 24, 2020. The House of Representatives has rejected a bill seeking an age limit for aspirants of certain political offices in the country. During plenary in Abuja on Wednesday, the lawmaker representing Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala federal constituency in the House, Bede Eke pleaded with his colleagues to allow the bill scale through second reading. He reminded them that the bill is an extension of the Not-Too-Young-To-Run bill and ...
Daily Post Nigeria Published The House of Representatives has forced down a bill to amend the constitution to put an age limit on some elective posts. The bill sought to put a cap of 70years for anyone running for the office of the President and 65years for the National Assembly. The bill was sponsored by Bede Eke from Imo State. However, members of the House rejected the bill before the sponsor could even debate the bill. It took the intervention of the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila for the debate to be allowed. Leading the debate, Eke said the bill intends to create a buffer zone for the Not T...