The Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with the allegation by the senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District and Chairman, Northern Senators’ Forum, Sen.Abdul Ningi that the leadership of the Senate Minority Caucus of the 10th Senate was imposed on the caucus and that the leadership is not doing its job of opposition. Senator Moro, while making his contribution on the floor of the Senate to a Motion moved by Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Solomon Adeola over Senator Ningi’s allegation of budget padding…
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Abba Moro distance self from alleged plots to distabilise Gov Hyacinth Alia Govt …… says reports absurd, uncharitable, laughable
Senator, representing Benue South Senatorial District ,Sen Abba Patrick Moro has debunked a press release issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Benue State, Fr. Hyacinth Alia titled, THICK PLOTS TO DESTABILIZE ALIA’S GOVERNMENT UNCOVERED, where the state government in the state accused the Senator of knowing the root cause of insecurity in Benue State and discreetly cooking crooked plans to destabilize the state. Senator Abba Moro in a statement he personally signed stated; “The hastily concocted and attention-seeking press release should ordinarily not deserve a response…
Abba Moro; Following David Mark, his master’s path By Paul Mumeh, Abuja
Penultimate week, the Senator Godswill Akpabio led 10th Senate elected Senator Patrick Abba Moro (Benue South) as its Minority Leader following his nomination by the opposition caucuses. This was sequel to the exit of Senator Simon Mwadkwon of Plateau State who was axed by the appeal court. By this development, the Benue Senator who succeeded Senator David Mark in 2019 became a principal officer of the National Assembly. Before his election as Minority Leader, Senator Moro, a ranking Senator has demonstrated capacity and competence in legislative assignments. He has provided…
Lawan announces Abba Moro as Chairman, Federal Character C’ttee
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has appointed Senator Abba Moro as Chairman of the Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs. Lawan made the announcement moments before the Senate adjourned plenary on Wednesday. Abba Moro replaced the former Chairman, Senator Danjuma La’ah (Kaduna South), who on Wednesday was nominated by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the new Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate. La’ah’s nomination came on the heels of Senator Ibrahim Danbaba’s defection from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). La’ah’s nomination was contained…
Senate urges NEMA to provide relief to windstorm victims in Benue
The Senate on Wednesday, urged the National Emergency Management Agency to, as a matter of urgency, mobilize resources to supply relief and rehabilitation materials to victims of windstorm in several communities in Benue State. The call on the Agency was made by the upper chamber after a motion was brought to the floor by Senator representing Benue South in the National Assembly, Abba Moro. The lawmaker relied on Order 42 and 52 of the Senate Standing Rules to present his motion titled: “Urgent Need to Buffer The Corollaries of Windstorm…