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Nigeria: Senate Presidency - I Won't Step Down, Says Ndume
Vanguard, 8 April 2019
Former Senate leader, Senator Ali Ndume on Monday vowed not to drop his ambition of becoming the Senate President of the ninth Senate. Read more »
Inside the Race for Nigeria's Senate President
The tussle for senate presidency is still heating up, and some who have declared their interest in the position against party wishes are still keen. There are three front-runners for the seat - Senator Ahmad Lawan, Danjuma Goje and Ali Ndume. There are pressures on Goje and Ndume to drop their ambitions and back Lawan, who has been endorsed by the ruling party leaders and President Muhammadu Buhari, but Ndume is vowing to continue with his senate presidency aspiration.
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Nigeria: Lawan, Goje, Ndume Intensify Bid for Senate Presidency
This Day, 8 April 2019
The race for the presidency of the 9th Senate gathered momentum at the weekend with the main contender and Senate Leader, Senator Ahmed Lawan, intensifying his one on one campaign… Read more »
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Nigeria: South-South May Get Deputy Senate Presidency - Oshiomhole
Leadership, 8 April 2019
Except the move drowns in the murky waters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) politics and the raging National Assembly (NASS) leadership crisis, the South-South geopolitical… Read more »
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Nigeria: Ninth Reps Speakership - How Far Can North-Central Go?
Vanguard, 9 April 2019
As aspirants for the speakership of the Ninth House of Representatives await the decision of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on… Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Presidency - Ndume Meets Osinbajo, Says No Stepping Down for Lawan
Vanguard, 9 April 2019
The battle for leadership of the 9th Senate got tougher, yesterday, with former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, vowing to continue with his Senate presidency aspiration despite… Read more »
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Nigeria: National Assembly Members Will Always Resist Imposition of Leadership - Dogara
Leadership, 9 April 2019
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has advised the executive and the leadership of Nigerian political parties to always allow the lawmakers to choose… Read more »
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Nigeria: Intrigues That May Sway Election of Principal Officers of 9th National Assembly
Guardian, 9 April 2019
History is set to repeat itself in the coming election of principal officers to the 9th National Assembly scheduled to hold in June going by the way the ruling All Progressives… Read more »
InFocus
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The battle for the position of senate president is heating up after Bukola Saraki lost his seat. Frontrunners for the top post includes Senator Ahmed Lawan, Senator Mohammed Ali ... Read more »
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The 2019 national assembly election threw up some of the biggest political heavyweight losses that Nigeria has ever witnessed. It was a surprise - and for some a shock - to find ... Read more »
