Sentences with phrase «opposition members of the government»

While debate continues over who knew what about the G8 Legacy Fund and when (or at least who said what about who knew then), opposition members of the government operations

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He continued later: «If their priority is attacking the moderate opposition that might be future members of an inclusive Syrian government, Russia is not going to get the support of us or a range of other members of the coalition.»

In comments to Bloomberg, a member of the Turkish opposition party CHP said the Wikipedia block shows that «the government can't get enough of censorship.»

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP)-- Three small opposition parties are calling for a boycott of a government - sponsored referendum seeking support for opposing any future European Union plans to resettle refugees among member countries.

«Mr. Speaker, let me state right off the top, it has never been the position of this government to interpret the mandate of the Budget Officer the way he interprets his mandate,» Mr. Clement explained, «and indeed, we have echoes of that from opposition members.»

-- Lethbridge - East MLA Bridget Pastoor scored a win for the Liberal Opposition this week when the Assembly approved her motion to ``... urge the Government to establish an independent Commission to review the current salaries and benefits for Members of the Legislative Assembly...» It is important to note that as this was a Private Member's Motion, it is non-binding.

As members of the Opposition it is our civic moral obligation to every taxpayer in Alberta to question the government on their policies and actions to ensure that Albertans get the most from their representation.

His comment comes at a time members of the biggest opposition party have been chiding the Mahama government for doing little to develop the country, claiming that, policies of the government have negatively impacted on Ghanaians.

Their involvement in recent protests, alongside members of opposition parties and their youth militias, will do little to challenge this perception among Government supporters.

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), are not scared of the Office of the Special Prosecutor despite the threats by some political commentators that the office will jail many appointees of the former government for allegedly indulging in corruption - related activities.

A member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Victor Kojoga Adawudu has said that the government's decision to reverse the name of the seat of government from Flagstaff House to Jubilee House was taken to «massage the ego» of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo.

Former President John Mahama has described his government's achievements as «monumental» and that members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) should be proud.

The incumbent president is however seen to be fighting corruption by some government members, [134] and a fellow politician of an opposition party, [135] after ordering investigations into scandals.

Sometimes democracy itself is undermined in democratically elected Parliaments due to rules biased towards the elected government, and not giving sufficient power to opposition members and independent members of Parliament to voice their concerns.

It is because I object to the new - fangled idea that an early election would result from a motion, perhaps proposed by the Opposition, any MP or even the Government themselves, that requires — this is contrary to all constitutional precedent and history since our Parliament first sat representing the electors of this country — the support of two - thirds or more of those eligible to vote as Members of Parliament.

In the ACT Legislative Assembly, where Labor governs in coalition with the Greens, and the Government controls 9 seats out of 17, the Speaker, Vicki Dunne, is actually a member of the Opposition.

Aregbesola called on members of the opposition parties, particularly those castigating his government unjustly, to come to the public and defend what PDP achieve while in government.

Bearers of the title are not just responsible to members of their own party — whether grassroots activists, affiliated organisations, or parliamentary colleagues — but they are also subject to certain logics that pertain to their constitutional role, whether in government or opposition.

«I challenge him (Omisore) and any other member of the opposition to come out and tell the whole world what they did to support the state while PDP as a political party was in government for seven and a half years.

Some opposition members accused President Nkurunziza of forming a non-inclusive government following his controversial reelection.

After Northern Ireland secretary Owen Paterson made clear he would not support gay marriage - adding his dissent to indications of opposition from defence secretary Philip Hammond and children's minister Tim Loughton - Downing Street accepted the free vote would apply to members of the government as well as backbench MPs.

Set in the pleasingly claustrophobic Cottesloe theatre at the National, audience members are immediately hurtled into the sticky hell of the Commons, seated either in government or opposition seats in a set laid out to mirror the chamber, with Big Ben's stammering clock hands beamed onto the back wall.

He also lamented over the dismissal of workers who are perceived to be members of an opposition party by a ruling government.

The same veterans, and the government's security forces, also increasingly harassed members and supporters of opposition parties, and the press was subjected to ever greater controls and threats.

«With the economy in the state it's in, it needs all hands to the pump — businesses, unions, workers, government, opposition,» said the former Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member.

Earlier, Makarfi, while speaking when some former PDP ministers paid the members of the caretaker committee a courtesy visit, said opposition to the APC government would have died if the Supreme Court had ruled in favour of Sheriff.

The flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo - Addo, has asked President John Mahama to call his Ministers for Local Government and Sports, Collins Dauda and Nii Lantey Vaderpuye to order, over some comments he considers an attacks on members of the NPP.

Already, some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), have started criticizing the process, accusing the government of seeking to hound the EC Boss, Charlotte Osei.

Senior members of the PNC expressed their opposition to the acceptance of the position of Ambassador - at - Large in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, by Dr. Mahama without consulting the party.

With the current Welsh Government being a minority government run by Welsh Labour, the main opposition party from May — mid October was Plaid Cymru but after one of Plaid's Assembly Members resigned from the party, it had equally the same seats as the Welsh ConsGovernment being a minority government run by Welsh Labour, the main opposition party from May — mid October was Plaid Cymru but after one of Plaid's Assembly Members resigned from the party, it had equally the same seats as the Welsh Consgovernment run by Welsh Labour, the main opposition party from May — mid October was Plaid Cymru but after one of Plaid's Assembly Members resigned from the party, it had equally the same seats as the Welsh Conservatives.

The man of God could not fathom why members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) are bent on frustrating the Akufo - Addo led government just ten months in power.

The acting president said this in Port - Harcourt while responding to members of the opposition who blame the federal government for the fall of the Naira against the Dollar.

Adeyeye who spoke with The PUNCH on Monday, accused the Federal Government of having a predetermined motive to deal with members of the opposition parties, especially the PDP, with the programme.

Executives and members of the biggest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Central Region, have expressed misgivings about outright lies being peddled by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government officials who are trying to claim credit for projects initiated and completed by the previous administration.

The previous arrangements could have led to a situation in which the choice of Opposition members on the Committee were decided by votes cast by MPs from the government benches.

Haters of truth and sentimentalists will call for Oshekomes head, byt will foolishly turn blind eyes to the fact that he have outlaid a child who depends on the father or relative being the invigilator to pass exams will always fail the exam on the day his father or relation is not in the exams hall, that is the case of the EFCC and the FGN, they relied on the judiciary to help them rubbish their opposition or faces they do not like, and have always lost cases because their candidates in the judiciary were not assigned their cases and that is the same head of EFCC Magu that the president keep nominating for confirmation, even when reports indicted him, this recent looses have to confirm to doubting Thomas that Magu is just the best because he can do the dirty work for the APC and Buhari, not because he is the best in corruption fight, I wish there is a listening and discerning government in place back there in Nigeria, they would have known that there is a vacuum as far as EFCC is concerned and use the time to shop for a head that will deliver, it also confirms the fact that the «So called fight against corruption» Is a BIG lie and propaganda, just a wipe to flog opposition into their line, shame on the clapping members and the O yes members who will never hear any criticisms concerning Buhari or anything he does good or bad, bitter or sweet dem go swallow like that shaaaaa.

Although Mr. Bawa, who is also the Member of Parliament for the Bongo constituency on the ticket of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), said he is not against a reduction in the tariffs, he stated that it would be unfortunate for the government to mount undue pressure on the PURC in order to fulfill political promises.

May I suggest that it would be much better to provide a whole week of Back - Bench business, so that all the matters that I am sure Government Members would like to debate, such as why the European Commission is demanding an increase of 7 % in its budget, and all the issues that Opposition Members would like to discuss, such as the double - dip recession, can be put not only to Ministers, but to the Prime Minister, who will be avoiding Prime Minister's questions for another two weeks?

Senior members of the PNC had expressed their opposition to the acceptance of the position of Ambassador - at - Large in the NPP government, by Dr. Mahama without consulting the party.

The President Muhammadu Buhari - led All Progressives Congress, APC, government has been accused of building more prisons to accommodate members of the main opposition party, the Peoples...

Nevertheless, usually an incumbent government that loses its plurality in the House simply resigns, especially if the main opposition party is only a few seats short of having a majority or if it feels it has no chance of winning the support of enough members of smaller parties to win an initial confidence vote.

Com however, my problem is the blatant vandalisation of EC registration materials which all points at government; because if any opposition member confidently vandalised equipment of the EC, they will go to jail.

«I just think that, as a backbench Member of Parliament, you've got to be there, particularly when we have a very weak opposition — to ask the questions that the Government needs to be scrutinised on before we embark on such a huge issue.

The decision reports were a useful tool used by journalists, members of the public and opposition parties to scrutinize Welsh Government Ministers on the decisions they took.

So, with this I think the next wiser step left for Osoba is to lead his people out of (Egypt) APC to promised land.Moreso, with what his on grand now in ogun state toward 2015 election, am sorry for Amosu, especially when all who is who in ogun politics are ready to work with Osoba and there is strong alliance discussion going on in opposition party, but people even in Amosun cabinet were leaving APC day by day, I foresee what happened in Ekiti and kwara between Olushola SARAKI and then governor Lawal again in ogun come 2015, The victory of Aregbesola for APC in osun is so diffrent with this: some few month to election in osun many politician especially former governors were started joining APC to support Aregbesola while reverse is the case in ogun here, many even in cabinet are leaving the government to oppose Amosun, just imagine ew months to election now all former governors were agaist Amosun, all senators, Reps, and many assembly members were leaving APC agaist him and this is just the begining.Though,» ETI O WUN A WI TI OLUWA LASE» yet All EYI O WUN TI A NWI NI 2001, ILE OSOBA NI OLUWA TI FI ADE SI NI 2011.

«This has become manifest in the plot to rope members of «nPDP», especially those in the National Assembly, into gun - running and murder charges just because they came out to voice their opposition to the APC government's constitutional violations and executive brigandage in the running of our nation's affairs.»

The reshuffle, which was criticised by the opposition for resulting in a cabinet with only four female members out of twenty - two, [3] ultimately shifted Cameron's government significantly to the right on business, justice, and the environment, and rid the government of perceived weaknesses, while maintaining stability at the top.

Although Mr. Addison in a previous interview with Citi News denied they were influenced by AMERI's gesture, members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) insist the government's claims of working to review the power deal had been jeopardized.

«Recently the Federal Government confirmed the persecution of opposition leaders in the guise of fighting corruption when it released a phantom list of alleged looters comprising only of persons who are members of the opposition PDP.

Leading member of the National Communications team of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has described the 1.1 million jobs government claims to have created as a «product of baseless and laughable assumptions».