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Constitution Review: Reps begin zonal public hearings June 1 The House Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution says the public hearings will hold simultaneously in the six geo-political zones. The House of Representatives Special Committee on Constitution Review has fixed June 1 to June 3 for its zonal public hearings taking place across the country’s six geopolitical zones. Umar Puma, chief press secretary to the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said the committee had invited the general public, executive and ju...

Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Ada Wodu, Chima Azubuike and Tukur Muntari Published 14 April 2021 Published 14 April 2021 The Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, has charged Muslims in the country to use the holy month of Ramadan to pray for God’s intervention in the challenges facing the country. The governor, in a Ramadan message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Christian Ita, also called for a peaceful coexistence among Nigerians. “The month of Ramadan is sacred and holy. It is also a month of sober reflection and introspection. I therefore, call ...

Why I stopped presentation of petition during plenary – Deputy Speaker Mr Wase says his decision to stop a member from presenting a petition during plenary was strictly based on parliamentary procedures. 3 min read The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, said his decision to prevent a member of the House, Mark Gbilah, from laying a petition last Thursday “was strictly based on rules of parliamentary procedures”. The deputy speaker disclosed this in a statement by his media aide, Umar Puma, on Monday. Mr Wase was reacting to a trending video, showi...

Blocked Petition: Nigerians In Diaspora Write Buhari, Others, Threaten To Stop Sending Money Home The group said it was wondering if Wase’s view and position were the same as those of other members of the National Assembly. by saharaReporters, New York Mar 16, 2021 The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation has petitioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, after the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, dismissed a petition written by some Nigerians based in the United States of America. Last Wednesday, a member representing Gwer-East /Gwer-West Federal Constituency of Benue ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, on Tuesday said he sacked one of his legislative aides over alleged fraud. This was made known by his Chief Press Secretary, Umar Puma, in a statement on Tuesday titled, ‘Wase replaces Legislative Aide.’ The Chief of Staff to the Deputy Speaker was quoted in the statement to have said Ahmed Tijjani Abubakar was been sacked in 2020 and did not resign his appointment as being reported in a section of the media. The statement reads partly, “The attention of Chief of Staff to the De...