•Senator Ireti Kingibe Federal Capital Territory (FCT) senator, Ireti Kingibe, has opposed the use of voice vote by the Senate in approving President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency proclamation in Rivers State. Her opposition came 24 hours after the Senate had approved the emergency rule proclamation earlier yesterday, reports Nigerian Tribu...
•House of Representatives and Tinubu Despite opposition, the National AssemÂbly yesterday approved President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emerÂgency in Rivers State through voice vote, as lawyers queried the determination of the constitutional provision that manÂdates two-thirds votes by each chamber for such approval. President Bo...
•Audu Ogbeh Nigeria’s former Agriculture Minister Audu Ogbeh has faulted the voice vote that members of the National Assembly used to approve the emergency rule proclamation of President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State. “Ayes and nays do not give us a clear picture of the position and the moral authority of individual senators or members […...
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