Today’s Headlines: Akpabio Went To Aso Rock After Senate’s Rowdy Session On Keyamo’s Screening, Rowdy Session As Senate Defers Keyamo’s Screening
Akpabio Went To Aso Rock After Senate’s Rowdy Session On Keyamo’s Screening
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Akpabio was spotted at the Villa at 02:55pm with Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele. The two lawmakers, who left the Villa at 03:48pm, did not address the press.
Though the agenda of the Senate President at the Villa was not yet known as of press time, it might not be unconnected to an altercation on the floor of the Senate on Monday afternoon.
Minutes earlier, the Senate exploded into a rowdy session when a Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, Darlington Nwokocha, moved a motion for the suspension of Keyamo’s ministerial screening.
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Rowdy Session As Senate Defers Keyamo’s Screening
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The nominee who is the former Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, was taking his questions when the session became rowdy.
A Senator had raised a point of order over Keyamo’s nomination, recalling how he shunned an invitation from the House of Representatives when he was a Minister.
Following the point of order, the Senate chamber became rowdy for more than 10 minutes while the nominee stood.
NNL Relegation Play-Off Kick-Starts In Kano
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Action begins in the Nigeria National League (NNL) relegation play-off involving eight teams.
The very first game of the play-off would see Sokoto United slug it out with Family Worship (FWC Champions) at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kofar Mata, Kano on Monday as the draw of the play-off was conducted Sunday evening with the representatives of all the clubs present.
Contractors To Stage Protest Against Works Ministry, Gives 7-Days Ultimatum
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Barring last-minute change of plan, some aggrieved indigenous contractors were lurching towards an angry showdown with the Federal Ministry of Works over failure to pay them monies for execution of contracts.
The contractors on Monday issued the ministry a one-week ultimatum to treat their files and direct for immediate payment of their contract money or risk protest.
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