Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has debunked the claim by Senator Magnus Abe that he is working to provide a clear political advantage for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming National Assembly rerun elections in Rivers state. Dogara in his response to Abe’s diatribe described the statement as unfair, stating […]
The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said that local governments are absolutely under the control and ambit of the states.He insisted that the only organ of the state empowered by the constitution to make laws for the local government is the state parliament.Recall that Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday, accused governors of the 36 states of abusing the joint account and using allocations to local government councils from the federation account as slush funds. He therefore reiterated the resolve of the National Assembly to grant financial autonomy to the 774 councils in the country. […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has called for the harmonization of the functions of all security agencies in the country to avoid duplication of duties by these agencies.The Speaker spoke yesterday at a two-day investigative hearing by the ad-hoc committee set up to investigate all cases of invasion of property and arrest […]
The suspended member representing Kiru-Bebeji Federal Constituency Kano, state, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has joined Nigerians in condemning the N4 billion worth of exotic cars purchased by members of the House of Representatives for oversight functions describing it as a ploy by Speaker Yakubu Dogara to silence members.Jibrin, who is facing a one year suspension for his […]