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January-December Budget Cycle Guarantees Implementation – Gbajabiamila

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the National Assembly was doing everything to return the country’s budget to the January to December cycle for proper implementation. Gbajabiamila stated that the 1999 constitution provides that the country’s budget should run from January to December, except as otherwise prescribed by the National Assembly where there are strong reasons to do so. Gbajabiamila, who spoke on Wednesday at the opening of a 2-day public hearing on the 2020 budget organised by the joint Senate and House Committee…

85TH BIRTHDAY: Gowon Remains Symbol Of National Unity – Gbajabiamila

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has described a former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, as a symbol of national unity. In a message to mark the 85th birthday of the former Head of State, Gbajabiamila eulogised Gowon’s love for Nigeria and his belief in the oneness of the country. The Speaker, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, said it is to the credit of Gowon that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), which brings Nigerians together, came…

Gbajabiamila Gives a car to Physically Challenged lawyer

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The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday, brought smiles to the face of a physically challenged lawyer, Mr. Kamarudeen Idowu, presenting him with a car and promising him a driver. Gbajabiamila, presenting the Toyota Corolla to the lawyer in Lagos, said he would pay for the driver for one year. Idowu lost his legs to polio at the age of three. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Idowu used to beg for alms in different parts of Lagos to fend for himself and pay for…