Sentences with phrase «as an acting president»

Mr. Horn served as Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Communications Inc. during 2008.

In the absence of the two, Parliament was recalled to install Speaker of Parliament Prof. Mike Oquaye as acting President.

According to him, the Eastern Regional House of Chief, has one Nana Yaw Boadu, as the Acting President of Akwamu Traditional Area.

Along with the board of directors» announcement of his stepping down, it announced the appointment of David Scarpino as acting president and CEO.

It stated that with President's handing over to the Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, as acting President, he (Osinbajo) «is fettered even in his capacity to fully discharge the functions and responsibilities of the office of the President.»

Tom Croci (8,090), Tom O'Mara (4,473), and Phil Boyle (4,461) also served as acting president frequently.

He thanked the President for the confidence reposed in him by handing over the reins of government to him as Acting President.

Goodluck Jonathan was not spared, as the former military ruler criticized what he described as «extra-constitutional measures», the measures applied by the National Assembly to empower Goodluck Jonathan as the acting president when the constitution already had a solution to the problem.

During his fifteen minutes on the podium, Paterson spoke cheerfully of his adventures fighting for gay marriage in Albany: «We thought it was very important to pass a marriage - equality act in the Assembly,» he said, «so I left my role as acting president of the Senate because there was nothing going on over there that was interesting.»

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday admitted that he had a «very interesting and challenging time» while he held the fort for President Muhammadu Buhari as the Acting President.

On days in which multiple members were in the chamber, Joe Griffo spent the most time as acting president (speaking 44,345 words, or 6.7 percent).

Osinbajo had, in his capacity as Acting President in August, appointed Dr. Saadu Alanamu as a member of the ICPC board, where he was expected to play an active role in the anti-corruption campaign.

He knows he is being watched and does not have the full powers to act independently as an acting president.

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye has been sworn in as the acting President of Ghana.

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, has been sworn in as acting President for the second time in less than a week.

If the House of Representatives fails to elect a President by Inauguration Day, the Vice-President Elect serves as acting President until the deadlock is resolved in the House.

His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, via his twitter handle earlier today wrote: «In response to media inquiries on the NNPC Joint Venture financing arrangements, VP Osinbajo, as Acting President, approved the recommendations after due diligence and adherence to established procedures.

No timeline was given for how long Osinbajo, who was officially conferred powers as acting president, would be in charge.

The MTA has appointed James Ferrara, who heads up the agency's bridges and tunnels division, to serve as acting president of New York City Transit when Carmen Bianco retires later this month.

President Buhari had left for London on May 7, 2017, and handed the reins of government to the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, who functioned as the Acting President.

Meanwhile, President Buhari has said he will not resume office immediately and instead his deputy will continue as acting President.

If the Congress, within twenty - one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty - one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two - thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

IT was a roll call of who is who in Nigeria as Acting President Yemi Osinbajo led others to honor Akande.

He said that Osinbajo did quite well as acting president and that he didn't see any reason for the tension that built up in Buhari's absence.

Security has been beefed up in Yenagoa, as the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, visits Bayelsa on Friday in continuation of his fact - finding tour of the Niger Delta region.

Between July and August 2012 he served as acting president of Romania during the suspension of president Basescu.

He takes his constitutional roles seriously as he has always done and will always do whether as acting president or vice-president,» Akande added.

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, is set to be sworn in as acting President tomorrow [Saturday] for the second time in less than a week.

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye will later today [Sunday], January 21, 2018, be sworn - in as acting President of Ghana.

Current Bridges and Tunnels executive vice president and chief financial officer Donald Spero will serve as acting president of Bridges and Tunnels while the search for a permanent New York City Transit president is on.

The first meeting of the second session of Parliament is being chaired by the First Deputy Speaker, Joe Osei Owusu, because the Speaker, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, is currently serving as acting President due to the absence of...

The law concerning the swearing - in was breached by a former Speaker of Parliament, Doe Adjaho in 2014, when he refused to take the oath of office as acting President at a point.

At the moment, Speakers of Parliament who serve as acting President in the absence of both the President and the Vice, are to take only the Oath of Office.

RICHMOND TOWN — A lawyer who stole nearly $ 2 million from a Staten Island cemetery while serving as acting president pleaded guilty to grand larceny Wednesday, the attorney general announced.

Quaintance was serving as acting president at Sullivan and previously was assistant secretary of education for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Political analyst Chris Ngwodo said despite Osinbajo's high visibility — and apparent competence — he was limited as acting president because of Nigerian political realities.

I was touched when as acting President (not coordinator as Buhari would have him be) he personally attended the #Biafraat50 event that held on Thursday, May 25, 2017 in Abuja.

I do not pity Acting President, he is not ruling as coordinator, but as Acting President?

He criticised the National Assembly for using «extra-constitutional measures» to empower Goodluck Jonathan as the acting President when the constitution already had a solution to the problem» It is unfortunate.

He had held fort for Buhari as the Acting President while the President was on medical vacation in London.

But speaking on the floor of Parliament on Sunday after Professor Michael Oquaye was sworn in as acting President, Mr. Mensah - Bonsu said the country could take a second look at the arrangement.

«No doubt, it has been argued that since Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is already functioning as Acting President, President Buhari can be bedridden for as long as his illness last, but the reality that Nigerians must accept is that the Acting President can not fully exercise the powers of the President.

This is just as the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo SAN declared that the federal government will soon come out with an Executive Order issuing directives on the implementation of sustainable community policing strategies to stem rising wave of crime and criminality in the country.

The opposition boycotted Mr Maduro's swearing - in on Friday, claiming that - under the constitution - the speaker of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, should be the one to take over as acting president.

Rinaldi has been serving as acting president of Metro - North since July of last year.

The situation caused the Speaker of Parliament to be sworn in as acting President twice in the course of that week, all of which is constitutionally mandatory.

On whether the president was impressed with his performance as acting president, Osinbajo said President Buhari «was reasonably satisfied».

of VP as the Acting President is by operation of law and not by the act of the President.

He also criticized the National Assembly for using «extra-constitutional measures» to empower Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President when the constitution already had a solution to the problem.

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.