Tag: Senate President Ahmad Lawan

Ahmad Lawan and matters arising

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I have in the past stumbled across several publications in the media that questioned the leadership approach of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, over his collaboration with the Executive arm of government, but none has attracted my attention as the distasteful publication in the Sunday, August 14, 2022, edition of the Guardian Newspaper, in particular. The piece, written by the Deputy Politics Editor, Leo Sobechi, maintained that Lawan’s style is hinged on “legislative patronage and misplaced loyalty” to the Buhari administration and “synonymous with failure”. How ridiculous can one get!…

2023 Polls: PDP should seek forgiveness from Nigerians and not votes – Lawan

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Thursday that the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) should rather go round Nigeria between now and 2023 polls to ask for forgiveness over past failures and should not bother asking Nigerians for votes. Lawan said the 16 years of PDP in power created so much damage that would only require them to seek forgiveness from the people and not their votes. The Senate President said 2022 is a year of consolidation for APC administration in the light of the legion of ongoing projects…

Lawan celebrates Vice President Yemi Osinbajo @65

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has joined compatriots across the country in offering best wishes to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on the auspicious occasion of his 65th birthday on Tuesday. Lawan congratulated Osinbajo on marking the day in good health of body and mind, and in position of invaluable service to his beloved country, Nigeria. “I rejoice with His Excellency, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on this day. “Professor Osinbajo has proved his mettle in his chosen career, the legal profession, as well as in politics…

Lawan lauds Gov Buni over steps to revamp education in Yobe

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has lauded the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni over his efforts at revitalizing the education sector in the state. Lawan spoke in Abuja while receiving in audience on Tuesday members of the Yobe State Education Appeal Fund Organising Committee led by former Head of Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Goni Aji. The Senate President told his guests that since Governor Buni took office in 2019, “the trajectory of educational development has improved tremendously and this is something that we have…

Finance Ministry promptly release funds to govt agencies – Sen Jibrin Barau

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Chairman,Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Jibrin Barau has stated that government Ministries, Departments and Agencies have enjoyed prompt release of recurrent and capital overhead funds this year.   He ruled out non-releases by the Federal Ministry of Finance as challenges confronting government parastatals, adding that his Committee has been monitoring the release of funds and he can effectively say, the Ministry has done well.   According to him, he has chaired Committee on Appropriation at the lower legislative Chambers years back, but what he is seeing showed that the present…

Ramadan : Lawan urges peace, national unity,prayers for Nigeria

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, urges the Muslim Ummah to stress messages of peace, love and National unity as the Holy Month of Ramadan begin across the Islamic world. Lawan urged them to remember the Holy Month as a period of fasting, sober reflection, self-discipline and sacrifice. “I urge us to remember our dear country in our prayers as we seek to overcome the challenges we are facing as a nation. “This is in the realisation that Allah is the Almighty, kind and greater than all human problems.…

Attackers of Police formations, correctional facilities are enemies of people Lawan

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has described as enemies of the people those responsible for the recent attacks at some Police formations and Correctional facilities in Imo State. Lawan said the aim of the attackers was probably to cause a distraction for the Imo state government or even the Federal Government. The Senate President spoke on Friday at the capital city of Owerri where he commissioned a road project which was completed by the administration of Governor Hope Uzodimma. The road which is named after a former Senate President,…

Lawan commissions digital NTA station, Gashua

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commissioned the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) in Gashua, Bade Local Government of Yobe State.   This was just as the Senate President pledged to provide a bus, a Toyota salon car, an Outside Broadcasting (OB) van, and to undertake the furnishing of the NTA building to ensure efficient service delivery and facilitate smooth operations. The newly commissioned station was part of efforts by the Nigerian Television Authority to digitalize community television across states of the federation.   Amongst those present at the commissioning…

President Buhari to submit supplementary budget to boost security – Lawan …says elites behind push to divide Nigeria

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari would later this month submit a supplementary budget to the National Assembly to request for more funds to tackle insecurity across parts of the country.   Lawan made the disclosure while speaking to journalists in his home town Gashua on Saturday.   According to him, the National Assembly would stop at nothing to ensure that normalcy and security is restored to states faced by challenges such as kidnapping, insurgency, banditry and militancy.   He said: “About the issue…

Yobe: Lawan donates N8m to victims of market fire disaster

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Friday donated the sum of N8 million naira to victims of the Yan harawa market fire disaster.   The Senate President made the donation when he paid a visit to the market in Gashua, Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State.   Lawan during the visit appealed to the leaders of the Yan Harawa market association to ensure that all victims of the fire incident benefit equally from monetary donations irrespective of party affiliation.   He also assured that the Federal Government through…