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Nigeria Breaking News Today Monday, April, 01, 2019
This is a roundup of some of the breaking news in Nigeria for Today Monday, April 01, 2019
Finally, Gbajabiamila Declares For Speaker Of 9th National Assembly
The Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Lagos), on Sunday officially declared for the office of the Speaker of the 9th Assembly.
Speaking on Sunday in the company of 170 members-elect, Gbajabiamila said he was in the race to unite the nation and bring good governance closer to the people.
Why Gbajabiamila Should Drop Ambition – APC Spokespersons
The Conference of APC State Publicity Secretaries (CAPS) in the South East has urged Hon Femi Gbajabiamila to drop his ambition for the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Naija News had reported that Gbajabiamila had on Sunday declared his intention to contest for the Speaker of the Ninth National Assembly.
PDP Files Fresh Petition Over March 9 Governorship Polls In Katsina
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State, Yakubu Ladohas filed a petition before the election petitions tribunal.
Naija News reports that the petition is aimed at challenging the conduct of the March 9 governorship election.
Rivers: APC Chieftain Exposes INEC’s Plan Towards PDP, Wike
A chieftain of the APC in Rivers, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has accused INEC of printing Certificate of Returns for Governor Nyesom Wike and other PDP candidates ahead of the conclusion of elections.
In a statement sent to Naija News, Eze also alleged that Governor Wike planned to unleash Neighbourhood Watch operatives on leaders of the APC in the state as well as using same outfit to cow Rivers people and prevent them from exercising their constitutionally guaranteed rights to express their views through peaceful protests.
Senator-elect Slams APC Chairman, Oshiomhole
Senator-elect for Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, has berated the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole.
In a statement by his media aide, Sam Segun-Progress, Fadahunsi accused the APC chairman of treating senators like school pupils.
9th National Assembly: PDP Plotting To Snatch 13 APC Senators-elect
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched an audacious move to win to its side 13 All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators-elect as part of a grand design to hijack the leadership of the 9th Senate.
But the alleged plot has leaked to the APC which has launched a counter move of its own to avoid a repeat of the 2015 infiltration of its ranks in the National Assembly by the PDP, highly placed party sources said last night.
Zamfara APC Crisis: Why Oshiomhole Is A Liar – Marafa
Senator Kabiru Marafa (APC-Zamfara Central) has asked the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, to always speak the truth as regards the party’s 2018 October’s botched primaries in the state.
The lawmaker was reacting to Oshiomhole‘s endorsement of the Zamfara APC faction led by Governor Abdulaziz Yari when he featured on Channels TV last Friday.