The showdown continues: Senate threatens President Jonathan with impeachment

by Stanley Azuakola The relationship between President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Assembly can only be described as frosty at best. Before the National Assembly went on recess, the House of Representatives had threatened the president with impeachment, following what they felt was his failure to implement the budget as approved. Since they returned from... Read More

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July 29, 2012

“We’ll have to give it a try” – Deputy Senate president speaks on creation of new states

by Adeniyi Abdul Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu has given some insight on how new states can be created in the country. The Senate had last month received 56 requests for creation of new states and Ekweremadu who is, in addition to being the deputy president of the Senate, chairman of the upper chamber’s Constitutional... Read More

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July 21, 2012

More, More! Senate Committee gets 56 requests for state creation

by Isi Esene The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu has revealed that the Senate Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution have been inundated with 56 requests for states creation. He said the committee has so far received 56 requests and 108 memoranda for states creation. The clamour for the creation of more... Read More

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