Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM),Hon.Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has appealed once again to all stakeholders, especially Nigerians living abroad to remain calm as the controversial issue of the presentation of a petition by Hon Mark Gbillah from Benue State on behalf of Mzough U Tiv Amerika (MUTA) which was rejected by the Deputy Speaker,Idris Ahmed, who presided over the day’s plenary session. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, Hon.Dabiri-Erewa said that the Commission has intimated the Speaker of the house,Hon Femi Gbajabiamila ,as well as the Chairman , House…
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The Nigerian Diaspora Vs. Deputy Speaker Idris Wase By Reuben Abati
Idris Wase is the Deputy Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives. There is a video in circulation that shows him presiding over a session of the House of Representatives in the absence of the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila. The matter before the House was the attempt by Rep. Mark Terser Gbilah representing the Tiv Federal Constituency to present a petition by his constituents writing under the umbrella of the Mutual Union of Tivs in America (MUTA). These concerned citizens in the said petition sought to register their…
Don’t Turn Yourselves To Abuja Politicians – Wase Advises Plateau Lawmakers
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Ahmed Idris Wase has called on the federal lawmakers from Plateau state not to abandon their constituents who voted them into power. Wase said some of the lawmakers turned themselves into Abuja politicians immediately they got inaugurated for a four-year tenure. Speaking at a grand reception in honour of legislators of 9th National Assembly from Plateau state organised by the State Indigenes Forum in National Assembly, Wase charged his colleagues to ensure that they visit their constituents regularly. He said…