Ten Ministerial Nominees Cleared On Tuesday

The Senate on Tuesday cleared 10 of the 21 ministerial nominees submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari on September 30.

See the list of those who scaled through the screening process on Tuesday.

Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, former governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi;  former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbeh; former National Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu and a medical doctor, Dr. Osagie Ehanire;  National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed; former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen.Abdulrahman Danbazzau (rtd); former Special Assistant to the United Nations Secretary General on Post 2015 Development Planning, Amina Ibrahim Mohammed; Suleiman Adamu and Ibrahim Jubril Adamu from Jigawa State.

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Alamieyeseigha Was Well Loved By His People - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the late governor of Bayelsa State, DSP Alamieyeseigha as well loved by his people who supported him in good and bad times.

He also described the late governor's demise as a loss not only to Bayelsa State but also to the entire Ijaw people.

In a condolence message signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari encouraged Ijaw people to take heart over the loss of their notable son.

He also urged the late governor's family to see the loss as the will of God.

His words ;
“Former Governor Alamieyeseigha was well loved by his people.

“This love was expressed in the way they supported him through his time in public office, and also in the way they stood by him after he left office,in good times as in bad.”

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Alamieyeseigha Was Well Loved By His People - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the late governor of Bayelsa State, DSP Alamieyeseigha as well loved by his people who supported him in good and bad times.

He also described the late governor's demise as a loss not only to Bayelsa State but also to the entire Ijaw people.

In a condolence message signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari encouraged Ijaw people to take heart over the loss of their notable son.

He also urged the late governor's family to see the loss as the will of God.

His words ;
“Former Governor Alamieyeseigha was well loved by his people.

“This love was expressed in the way they supported him through his time in public office, and also in the way they stood by him after he left office,in good times as in bad.”

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Senate Calls Off Probe Of Amaechi, Mohammed.

Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has called off its consideration of the petitions  against the nomination of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and Amina Ibrahim Mohammed as ministers.

Port Harcourt based, The Integrity Group, had in its petition to the Senate, alleged fraud and financial impropriety against Amaechi.

The petition which alleged that Amaechi mismanaged 70 billion naira belonging to the people of Rivers State was backed by all the three senators from the state.

Amaechi during a brief meeting with the committee members had informed them that the subject matter of the petition against him was already before a court of competent jurisdiction.

Chairman of the committee, Senator Samuel Anyanwu after listening to Amaechi said that it would be sub-judice to continue to handle the petition.

When the petition against Amina Mohammed came up for discussion, she told the committee to disregard it since she had no connection with Kaduna State as claimed by the petitioners

She said ;
“I was brought up in Kaduna. My father lived there but I have no connection with Kaduna State.  I am an indigent of Gombe State and the assumption is that I would be representing Gombe in the cabinet.”

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Buhari Submits Second Ministerial List To Senate

In fulfillment of his pledge to send a second batch of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday submitted an envelope containing the list of additional nominees to the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki.

The second batch of ministerial nominees was submitted to Saraki by the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abbah Kyari, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang and Hon Rahman Kawu Sumaila.

The Senate President reportedly received the list around 4.20pm.

It is expected that the names of nominees on the list will be disclosed on the floor of the Senate during Tuesday's Plenary.

The Senate will also begin the screening of the first batch of nominees on Tuesday.

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Reps Committee To Probe $470m Abuja, Lagos CCTV Projects

The House of Representatives on Thursday set up an ad hoc committee to revisit the abandoned Abuja Lagos Close Circuit Television contract.

The contract for the $470m project was awarded to the Chinese firm ZTE Corporation in 2010.

The decision of the Lower Chamber of the National Assembly is coming on the heels of devastating bomb attacks on Kuje and Nyanya, two suburbs of the Abuja Federal Capital Territory.

The previous House of Representatives have investigated the same projects and produced a report which did not elicit any action from the Federal Government.

Moving the motion for a fresh investigation into the projects, Hon Adesegun Adekoya recalled that the CCTV projects were meant to “facilitate real time communication between security agencies to enhance their capacities to monitor and nip in the bud any criminal act before it is committed.”

He lamented that with the abandonment of the contract, the goal of the project had been defeated.

It will be recalled that the contract required the down payment of 15 per cent ($70.5m) by the Federal government, while the Chinese EXIM Bank was to pay the balance of 85 per cent ($399.5m) to be repaid within 10 years at the prevailing interest rate.

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