Minority Lawmakers Reject Move to Alter Electoral Act on E-Transmission
By Oluwakemi Kindness Members of the Minority Caucus in the 10th House of Representatives Nigeria have opposed moves to rescind amendments to key sections of the Electoral Act, particularly provisions on electronic transmission of election results and party primaries. The opposition lawmakers, led by Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda, addressed journalists after staging a walkout from […]
Minority Leader Condemns Kaduna Lawmakers’ Defection to APC, Cites Constitutional Breach
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, has faulted the defection of three lawmakers from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All-Progressives Congress (APC), describing it as unconstitutional and contrary to the provisions of the 1999 Constitution. Hon. Chinda, who represents Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency of Rivers State, raised […]
Rivers Lawmakers Slam Senator Dickson Over Emergency Rule Remarks
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Rivers State National Assembly Caucus has urged Bayelsa West Senator, Henry Seriake Dickson, to desist from interfering in the internal affairs of Rivers State. This follows the senator’s recent comments criticising the declaration of a state of emergency in the state. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, Minority Leader […]