SERAP Urges Buhari To Implement Report On Financial Autonomy For Judiciary
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his good offices and leadership position to “urgently publish and fully implement the recommendations of the report on financial autonomy of state legislature and judiciary submitted to you in June 2019.” SERAP said: “In the context […]
Tambuwal dedicates tribunal’s victory verdict to God, Sokoto people
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Following the validation of his reelection by the Sokoto state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Wednesday in Abuja , Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal said he has dedicated the victory to God and the people of the state. Tambuwal made the declaration shortly after the tribunal verdict before a mammoth crowd of PDP […]
Tribunal: Sokoto APC rejects ruling, heads for appeal court
By Ado Hassan, SokotoTHE All Progressives Congress(APC) says it rejects the tribunal ruling delivered against it Sokoto state governorship candidate in the March 2019, general election, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto just as it heads for appeal court.According to the party” we believe that the judgment has turned justice on its head.”The Tribunal which sat in […]
PDP rejects move to return toll gates
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has kicked against plans by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to return toll gates on highways in the country. In a statement issued on Monday by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said “such insensitive idea, in the midst of excruciating economic hardship and high costs of living occasioned by […]
Nigerians need more enlightenment on legislators’ functions – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that Nigerians need more enlightenment on the core functions of members of the National Assembly. The Speaker said a situation where majority of Nigerians assess lawmakers based on criteria separate from their core constitutional functions was not good for the country’s democracy. […]