Sentences with phrase «public petition»

A public petition is a formal request or proposal made by a group of people to the government or authority, seeking action or change on a specific issue or problem. It is like a collective appeal or complaint from the public to make a difference. Full definition
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, for refusing to appear before it.
The senators summoned Sagay before the Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions Committee for allegedly calling them «childish and irresponsible» for asking President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu.
Two types of recall election are needed: (i) local people forcing a by - election on their sitting MP; and (ii) public petitions calling for a general election: once more than 50 % of the electorate had signed a properly conducted petition, then the sovereign would dissolve parliament for a general election.
Quoted by various media outlets, the country's minister of the office for government policy coordination Hong Nam - ki released a statement in response to last month's public petition against harsh regulation or an outright ban on cryptocurrency trading.
Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions in its report, recommended that Ndume should be suspended which was considered by the lawmakers at the plenary on Wednesday.
According to him, Omo - Agege's right was not breached when the senate referred him to its committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions as he erroneously believed.
«I hereby nullify the suspension of the plaintiff (Omo - Agege) which was based on the recommendations of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions with immediate effect.»
The commission stated this in a position paper it presented to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Public Petitions following a petition from a Law firm, J.I Abaagu & Co, on behalf of the people of Ushongo Local Government against the member representing Ushongo State Constituency and Speaker, Benue State House of Assembly.
The statement reads: «I regret to inform you that hearing of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions slated for Tuesday, 10th November, 2015 has been postponed for the time being.
Sagay on Wednesday told press after the Senate resolved to summon him to appear before its committee on ethics, privileges and public petitions over comments credited to him by Punch Newspaper.
One of his last transactions on the account took place on the 4th December, 2015, the same day he addressed his colleagues at the floor of the Senate, on a proposed retrogressive, repressive, anti-free speech and anti-democracy bill on social media and public petition censorship.
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, after a two - hour executive session with his colleagues on Friday explained that the upper legislative chamber deliberated extensively on the report of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions set up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the issue behind closed doors.
During last week's prime minister's questions, David Cameron was confronted by Caroline Lucas MP on why the government had done nothing to change our rotten extradition laws, despite a clear call from two separate parliamentary committees, a Commons motion in December last year and well - supported public petitions to do just that.
Subsequently, the House Committees on Privatisation and Public Petitions held special sessions on Ajaokuta and the Minister of State, Hon Bawa Bwari addressed the members on those two occasions.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Monday, told the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions of the Senate that he knew nothing about an armoured Range Rover car said to worth N298m, which was seized by the Nigeria Customs Service.
It's also why a rival public petition, signed by over 8,000 indie authors (at last count), also has been posted, opposing Hachette and Big Publishing in this dispute.
Even companies that are sticking with ALEC appear to be embarrassed by the association: Duke Energy has done all it can to not confirm renewed ALEC membership, ignoring repeated calls, emails and a 150,000 - strong public petition delivered by a diverse coalition of organizations whose members don't appreciate how ALEC's bad policies make Duke appear two - faced.
A power to veto legislation that threatened the basic needs and interests of future people and the power to force a review, following suitable public petition, of any existing legislation that threatens the interests of future people.
This follows the recommendation by the House Committee on Public Petitions, which conducted investigative hearing into the «illegal» closure of Peace Corps facilities and the alleged disobedience to subsisting court orders to unseal the premises.
As Korea's Justice Ministry makes an effort to put an end to cryptocurrency trading in the country, the Cheong Wa Dae (the Presidential Blue House)-- the executive office and official residence of President — has issued its own remarks on the proposed hardline ban after fielding over 1,000 public petitions against the shutdown of cryptocurrency exchanges, on its website.
White served as an SNP Parliamentary group whip in the first parliamentary session and sat on the parliament's Public Petitions Committee and Equal Opportunities Committee.
LONDON (AP)-- British lawmakers will debate a public petition on whether to hold a second referendum on the country's membership in the European Union.
Human rights activists have launched a public petition calling on the Obama administration to cancel Xi's visit.
It is particularly focused on a public petition and lobbying for mandatory food waste reduction targets in the EU circular economy package.
The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, would on Tuesday appear before the Senate committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to answer questions on allegations of fraud preferred against him.
At 9:45 a.m., Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor launches a public petition to deny parole to cop killer Anthony Bottom, Assembly Lobby, third floor, state Capitol, Albany.
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, after subjecting the Management of four different banks, where the first lady had accounts, directed that those accounts not encumbered by any legal process be re-opened.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Sam Anyawu, had last week said the anti-graft boss would appear before the Senate on Tuesday.
Another Senator said with the revelations at the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Ndume is on the verge of being suspended.
The Deputy Senate Leader, Bala Na'Allah, on Wednesday had read Prof. Sagay's comment to his colleagues who subsequently resolved to summon the senior lawyer to appear before the committee on ethics, privileges and public petitions to explain his statement.
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, had set up the ad hoc committee to investigate Misau's allegations against Idris, while the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions was mandated to probe into the controversy surrounding the lawmaker's disengagement from the Nigeria Police.
This was just after the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, said his committee had concluded its assignment having submitted its report based on its terms of reference which did not include identifying areas of difference.
The bill has been referred to the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions and its Judiciary and Human Rights counterpart.
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki had mandated the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate the circumstances surrounding Misau's disengagement from the Nigeria Police.
The court noted that it was wrong for the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to suspend Omo - Agege for going to court after he had apologised over his comments against the Senate.
Presenting the report of the investigation to the plenary on Wednesday, Chairman of the House Committee on Public Petitions, Hon. Nkem Abonta, said series of invitations were sent to the Inspector - General of Police to appear before the committee but he refused to honour.
He sought, among other prayers in his suit, a declaration that his referral by the Senate and the Senate President's referral to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions «for trial for expressing his opinion on the purport» of the bill «is an act calculated to interfere with or likely to constitute a breach» of his fundamental human right to freedom of expression without interference.
[11] Cory sits on the Public Petitions Committee.
The Senate Committee on Public Petitions, Ethics...
This will begin to matter when there is a public petition which gains enough signatures to secure the right to a debate in parliament and then, if the government loses, nothing happens.
Senate President Bukola Saraki has appeared before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to defend himself on his alleged ownership of an SUV seized by the Customs.
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, referred the petition to the committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions and asked the Chairman, Samuel Anyanwu, to carry out a thorough investigation and report back in two weeks.
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions had investigated Omo - Agege's comment based on a petition by Senator Dino Melaye.
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has directed six commercial banks to unfreeze accounts operated by former first lady, Patience Jonathan.
Omo - Agege's suspension, which was expected to last for 90 legislative days, followed a report of the Senate Committee on Ethics Privileges and Public Petitions.
Meanwhile, Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has complained bitterly that his committed has so far submitted the outcome of the report after periods of sitting and no action has so far been taken on them.
He explained that he allowed the petition to sail through and that the state parliament under his watch elected to look into the petition not to gag Oloyede's freedom of expression in accordance with sections 128 and 129 of the Constitution, which empowered the legislature to investigate any public petition forwarded to the House.
The political pressure, coupled with public petitions and increased adoption of cloud - based services, has had an effect.
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