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Abaribe kicks as Buhari seeks confirmation of aide Lauretta Onochie, 5 others as INEC national commissioners

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*Declines comment on assessment of 9th Senate performance *Lawan, others score 9th Senate high on achievement Tunde Opalana, Abuja Senate minority leader, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe on Wednesday kicked against the re- nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari of his Special Assistant on Social

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South-east: ‘Stop arresting innocent youths’ – Abaribe to FG

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2021 0

Senate Minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has condemned the approach the federal government is taking to resolve South-East attacks. Abaribe in an interview on Arise TV on Thursday, condemned the arrest of innocent youths, especially young boys by security operatives in the South-East each time there is an attack on a security formation. The senator stated […]

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Abaribe urges thorough investigation of the Imo State violent attack

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*Condemns attack of Police formations, Correctional facility Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe on Wednesday called for thorough investigation on the rising wave of attack on police formations across the country, especially the ones that happened recently in Imo State. Senator Abaribe also condemned the frightening surge of violence

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I was forced to swear an oath by Orji Kalu’s brother – Abaribe

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Enyinnaya Abaribe, the Senate Minority Leader, said he was taken to a shrine 24 hours before his inauguration as deputy governor in 1999 to swear an oath of allegiance. Abaribe served as Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s deputy governor from May 29, 1999 to March 3, 2003, before resigning and defecting to the defunct All Nigerian […]

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2023: El-Rufai’s support for South-South unbelievable — Abaribe gives reasons

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Senator Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe, Minority Leader of the 9th Senate has doubted Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s support that 2023 presidency should go to the South, Daily Times reports. Abaribe who spoke to Vanguard in a recent interview explained reasons for his doubt. Speaking on the issue of how the present administration has tackled insecurity and […]

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Abaribe applauds IGP over Abia killings

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…Cautions on extension of lockdown The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has applauded the police, particularly the Inspector General, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, for his prompt action in arresting the dangerous slide into major crisis in Abia State, over the reported cases of extra- judicial killings by men of the police force. The Senator in […]

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Insecurity: Group chides Senate over inclusion of sen. Abaribe in probe panel

Ihesiulo Grace 5 February 2020 0

The Coalition for Nigeria has rejected the inclusion of the lawmaker representing Abia-South, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, in the Senate’s adhoc committee on security challenges, describing it as an “abomination”. The group alleges that there are overwhelming evidence indicting Mr Abaribe as sponsor of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and a known ally of

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PDP backs Abaribe’s call for Buhari’s resignation

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2020 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has backed the call for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari made by the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe. The party described the comments by President Buhari expressing surprise at the heightened insecurity across the country as defeatist, demoralizing and traumatizing which shows that the President is

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Resignation: Group urges Abaribe to apologise to Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2020 0

A foremast socio-political movement in the southeast, Igbos in Nigeria Movement (INM) has disowned the lawmaker representing Abia-South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe, over call for President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from office. The Igbo group made this known on Thursday at a press conference in Awka, Anambra State, in which it instead ordered the 64-year-old

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Dasuki/Sowore: Abaribe calls for release of others granted bail

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2019 0

The Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, on Tuesday, urged the presidency to go the whole hog and release other detainees who the courts have granted bail. Abaribe spoke against the backdrop of the release of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and activist, Omoyele Sowore. In a statement released […]

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Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial: Abaribe not yet guilty – Legal practitioner

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2018 0

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, should be given the opportunity to explain why Nnamdi Kanu is not in court to continue with his trial before asking him to forfeit the N100 million bail bond, says a Legal practitioner, Barr. Lawrence Anyia. Barr. Anyia who spoke to our correspondent in Jos on Monday while reacting to the federal […]

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APC Senatorial poll: Aspirant says Nnamdi Kanu can’t return Abaribe

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2018 0

Abia South senatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chinedu Onyeizu, has said that Nnamdi Kanu cannot single handedly return Enyinnaya Abaribe to the Senate just because he assisted his bail from the prison custody. Onyeizu also said that he is confident of retiring Abaribe, if he is given ticket to contest against the […]

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DSS grants administrative bail to Sen Abaribe after 5 days in custody

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2018 0

The Department of State Security Service (DSS) has granted an administrative bail to a federal lawmaker, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia) after five days in DSS custody. The Special Adviser to Abaribe on Media, Mr Uche Awom, stated this in a statement made available in Abuja on Tuesday. He said Abaribe, the Chairman of the […]

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Sen Abaribe, Lawan in war-of-words over Buhari

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…President incompetent over handling of security matters -Abaribe …Lawan: No, your comment disrespectful, you have to withdraw it …Senate suspends Omo- Agege for 90 days The Senate erupted on Thursday over President Muhammadu Buhari’s claim that killer-herdsmen who continue to torment some states of the federation were trained by late Libyan leader,

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N-Power is propaganda – Abaribe blasts APC govt

Ihesiulo Grace 15 January 2018 0

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has ​described ​the N-Power programme of the APC government under President Buhari as “propaganda”. Abaribe, who doubles as Chairman, South-East caucus in the Senate, ​also declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will return to power in 2019. ​In a chat with […]

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Abaribe to lose ₦100m bail bond if Nnamdi Kanu fails to attend Nov. 20 trial

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The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe to be discharged as a surety to Indigenous Peoples of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu. At the resumed hearing of Kanu’s trial on Tuesday, counsel to Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe told the court that his client did not know of Nnamdi Kanu’s whereabouts, […]