Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Thursday kicked off his presidential campaign ahead of 2019 general election in Ebonyi State even as he endorsed Governor David Umahi for second term. He said the choice of Ebonyi was informed on the developmental agenda of the present administration, leadership prowess and his quest for inclusiveness in […]
Ahead of his arrival in the North East and North Western States, the advance campaign teams of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, have arrived in the zones to meet with party stakeholders in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The delegations, led by Senators Ubali Shittu (North West) and Isa Hamma Misau […]
* Says Senators Adebayo, Misau mischief makers The Federal Government has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit filed by two former All Progressives Congress’ Senators, Rabiu Ibrahim Adebayo and Isa Hamma Misau, seeking to stop reconvening of the Senate without the notice of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki. Adebayo, […]
The leadership of the Not Too Young to Run group has been told not to consider in bad good light, Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s using the auspicious occasion of meeting with young political aspirants to declare his presidential ambition. Saraki’s spokesperson, Yusuph Olaniyonu in a statement said the Senate President’s declaration on Thursday at the […]
A former member of the upper chambers of the National Assembly, Senator Ayo Arise, has called on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, to as a matter of urgency and necessity, approach the Supreme Court on the need to declare the seats of Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday commended the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, for the firm and progressive leadership he has provided for the National Assembly. Jonathan, who spoke when Saraki paid him a courtesy visit at his Maitama Office in Abuja, said the tremendous support being enjoyed by Saraki from lawmakers […]
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has condemned the last minute cancellation of the approval granted to Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to use the Eagle Square for his 2019 presidential declaration. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, Saraki stated that the “Eagle Square […]
President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has commended late United States Senator, John Sidney McCain as an exemplary legislator who epitomized a bipartisan approach to lawmaking. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki hailed McCain as a soldier, a patriot, a great parliamentarian and American statesman. […]
…Senators want court to stop forceful reconvening of NASS A Federal High Court in Abuja has cautioned against any move aimed at unlawfully removing the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, from office, pending the determination of a suit filed by some senators in the matter. Two senators: Rafiu Adebayo (PDP, Kwara South) and Isa Misau […]
In a swift reaction to the call by Miyetti Allah national coordinator in Benue State, Alhaji Garus Gololo, that the President of Senate, Bukola Saraki should resign his position immediately or be forced to do so, the Seriiki Fulani of Nasarawa State and Board of Trustees Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Walid Jubrin yesterday […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared that he would not be distracted by pronouncements by the opposition even as he wished Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and other defectors good luck in their aspirations during the 2019 general elections. Speaking at a lunch with some All Progressives Congress (APC) governors on Thursday in Daura, Katsina […]
…No, we never threatened Saraki to resign, says Miyetti Allah The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) describes the outburst of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, as ominous and revealing as it echoes the threats by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to force out the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, from office. The PDP […]
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will win the 2019 general election and produce the next president for the country in 2019. Saraki, made the declaration in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital while addressing ward and local government delegates from the old and new members of the PDP […]
…Govs seek unity as IBB warns politicians against unguided utterances As Nigeria joins the rest of the Muslim world to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, state governors and other prominent Nigerians have urged Nigerians to rise above personal, group, sectarian and other […]
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has faulted the claims by the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu that he defected from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because he was refused automatic ticket for the 2019 general polls. Replying Tinubu in a […]
…Don’t blame Senate President for your failure, Saraki allies tell APC The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has accused Senate President , Dr. Bukola Saraki and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, of defecting from the APC because the party refused to give them the […]
An Abuja High Court in Bwari has restrained Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki from declaring the seat of former minority leader of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio vacant. Justice Othman Musa on Wednesday also ordered Saraki not to impede Senator Akpabio’s access to the Senate building or take any action aimed at “overreaching his privileges […]
A Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CCSG), Kano has called on the pro-Saraki group to shelve its planned protest in Kano aimed at countering those calling for resignation of Senate President Bukola Saraki. Recall that a group, Arewa Solidarity Forum recently organised a protest calling on the Senate President, Bukola Saraki to resign. The CCSG […]
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called for an independent judicial panel of inquiry into the assault on the National Assembly by masked gunmen. In a tweet on his personal @bukolasaraki handle, Saraki said: “The very serious questions about last Tuesday’s siege on the National Assembly can only be answered through […]
…Uncertainty trails NASS resumption over INEC budget, virement …NASS Clerk yet to give notice of reconvening In a preemptive move to stop the Federal Government, the police and the Department of State Service (DSS) from allegedly aiding the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remove the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, from […]
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