Politics

The Generation Next Collective (GNC), a coalition of pragmatic youth and women groups with core interest in development strategies and democratic accountability, has said that shutting out the Chairman of the House Committee on Navy, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi and others from the speakership race is akin to the All Progressives Congress (APC) shooting itself in the foot. The coalition warned …

10th NASS: Wase Declares For Speakership Seat, Promises An independent legislature, Truly People’s Parliament…As G7 Pledges to Endorse Amongst themselves To Run Against APC Preferred Choice, Abass. The deputy speaker of the House of Representatives and member-elect, Hon. Idris Wase has said that his intention to run for the speakership of the incoming 10th assembly was to evolve a virile …

Speakership Race: Shettima Meets Joint Task Force, Warns Against Rancorous 10th Assembly… Promises To Reach Out To Other Contenders..As Abass, Kalu pledge Harmonious Legislative/Executive RelationshipThe vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima has warned against the consequences of having a rancorous National Assembly as it will stain the relationship between the legislature and executive, denying the people dividends of democracy.Shettima dropped this warning …

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the ruling of the country’s apex court on the Osun State governorship election was an affirmation that power in a democracy resided with the people.Governor Diri, while congratulating Senator Ademola Adeleke in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, on Tuesday, expressed joy that the Supreme Court sealed the …

As the race for speakership of the 10th National Assembly is getting more interesting, the latest of the All Progressives’ Congress, APC Speakership aspirant for the highest position of the House of Representatives is Rep Yusuf Adamu Gagdi who formally unveiled his manifesto at the weekend in Abuja.Rep Gagdi noted that Nigeria’s survival and growth on the coming years depend …

The osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has attributed recent lies and falsehoods spewing from the state APC as a consequence of extreme hallucinations arising. advanced stage of depression within the APC leadership.In press statement by the newly elected State chairman of the PDP, Hon Sunday Bisi recalled recent multiple twisting of facts by the state APC and …

A total of 31 petitions have been filed before the Bayelsa State Election Petition Tribunal which began sitting in Yenagoa, the state capital on Thursday.Meanwhile, the tribunal has warned litigants and counsels to desist from seeking unnecessary incessant adjournments and filing of frivolous applications and preliminary objections which are time wasting and aimed at perverting the course of justice.Chairperson of …

by Emele ChimeA Non Governmental Organization (NGO), Diaspora 4 Diri (D4D), has enjoined Bayelsans to vote candidate with pedigree.The call, which was made by the group’s founder, Dr Rosalyn Dressman, while chatting with journalists to lend her voice to the Bayelsa youth match/rally for Gov Douye Diri, added that the state needs more of a pen holder than gun holder …

A Non Governmental Organization (NGO) Diaspora 4 Diri (D4D) known for promoting peace, good governance and sustainability says its ready to galvanize support for the re-election of Senator Douye Diri.Speaking during a courtesy visit to the office of the Special Adviser on Political Matters to the Bayelsa State Governor, the leader of the NGO, Dr Rosalyn Dressman said that Diri’s …

Following the conclusion of the Presidential and National Assembly elections, and the formal release of the authentic list of Senators and Honourable Members-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Management of the National Assembly, in conjunction with the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic studies (NILDS) is now fully prepared for the induction of the Members- Elect of …