Sentences with phrase «upper legislative chamber»

Last Tuesday, the upper legislative chamber had summoned Malami, but he failed to honour the invitation.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed that the Police has handed to it the mace which was snatched from the floor of the upper legislative chamber yesterday...

Ekweremadu, who represents Enugu West Senatorial zone, is serving his fourth term in the upper legislative chamber.

The confirmation came hours after the senator, who represents Kogi West at the upper legislative chamber, announced the arrest on his Twitter handle at 7:32 am.

«The DLCC's work alongside Florida Democrats has resulted in the election of three Democratic women to this battleground state's upper legislative chamber, and we look forward to gaining more ground in 2018 and 2020 elections ahead of critical redistricting,» said DLCC executive director Jessica Post.

After signing the attendance register, he proceeded to the upper legislative chambers which began shortly after the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said the opening prayers.

In a letter read on the floor of the upper legislative chamber by Saraki, the president hinged his request for a supplementary budget on the shortage of funds required for carrying out important projects.

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.

The Senate has on Tuesday confirmed its rejection of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, by rejecting the submission of its Majority Leader, Ali Ndume, that the upper legislative chamber did not reject his confirmation.

State Senator Jeff Klein, a leader of the breakaway Democratic conference that governs the upper legislative chamber, was also cool today to Mr. de Blasio's minimum wage push.

After signing the attendance register, he proceeded to the upper legislative chambers where the lawmakers are now in a closed - door session which began shortly after the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said the opening prayers.

While Republicans were unable to win any of the three statewide offices, the GOP did find some success in the state's upper legislative chamber.

However, Onjeh in a statement he personally signed and made available to DAILY POST, maintained that the Benue South has no representative at the upper legislative chambers, adding that the voice of the Idoma nation has been silent long enough.

The Senator representing Delta Central senatorial district, Ovie Omo - Agege, has said he will take his seat during proceedings of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday.

«While acknowledging receipt of the letter from Senator Ndume inviting him for a meeting with the Senate leadership, the minister said the meeting was eventually moved by agreement; and wondered why Senator Ndume would go on the floor of the upper legislative chamber to say he failed to turn up, when he was aware that the meeting was rescheduled.»

The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has described that the invasion and the snatching of the mace from the upper legislative chambers as an attempted...

DAILY POST had earlier reported that members of the upper legislative chamber donated 1260 bags of rice to ameliorate the sufferings of civil servants in the state, who were yet to be paid their salaries for 22 months.

The court had nullified the 90 - day suspension imposed by the upper legislative chamber on the Delta Central Senator, Ovie Omo - Agege though the Senate went on appeal..

Already the Senate said the world will watch to see how the presidency handles its report on the SGF which will be forwarded from the upper legislative chambers soon.