The Rivers State House of Assembly has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to submit a new list of commissioner nominees. This resolution was passed during the Assembly’s 131st legislative session on Wednesday, 5 March in Port Harcourt, according to a letter addressed to the state governor. In the letter signed by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, the assembly …

The Ondo State House of Assembly has confirmed the commissioner-nominees of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa at the plenary session on Tuesday. Last week, Aiyedatiwa had sent the list of six commissioner-nominees to the Assembly for screening and confirmation. The nominees include Mrs. Omowumi Isaac, Mr. Olukayode Ajulo, Engr. Razaq Obe, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan, Barrister Akinwumi Sowore and Mr. Oseni Oyeniyi. Only …

The story that the Lagos State House of Assembly rejected 17 commissioner-nominees out of 39 names sent by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor, looked every inch like fake news initially, but it turned out to be true. It was indeed breaking news! If it was in my sleep that I received the news, I would have described it as a bad …

A group known as the Christian Rights Nigeria has kicked against the rejection of some commissioner-nominees in Lagos State by the state House of Assembly on alleged religious grounds. On Wednesday, the Assembly approved 22 of the 39 nominees submitted by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The protesting group said the parliament’s decision was inspired by the agitation of a “right wing …

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed 22 out of the 39 commissioner-nominees sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening. The Assembly, however, rejected 17 commissioner-nominees, largely made up of returning commissioners. Among those not cleared were the Commissioner for Heath, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who led the dogged fight against Covid-19; his counterpart in Information and Strategy, Mr. …

The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of 18 persons as Commissioners as sent to it by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. This confirmation was a sequel to their screening and consideration at the assembly’s Committee of Whole during Tuesday’s plenary. The move was in line with Section 182 Sub-Section 1 and 2 of the Constitution of the …