According to reports scores of youths protesting under the Occupy National Assembly platform have taken to the National Assembly complex to air their grievances. The protesters are demanding the immediate resignation of the Senate President Bukola Saraki. (more…)
Bukola Saraki The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital has upheld the election of Bukola Saraki, the president of the Senate, as the lawmaker representing Kwara central senatorial district. The Senate president took to social media to share the news of his victory. “Delighted to hear Court of Appeal upheld my election as Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District.Thank you for all your support & prayers. Rest assured that I’m committed to making sure the 8th Senate is people oriented,” he wrote. (more…)
Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Tuesday, December 8, dismissed claims that he was the owner of the N310m said to have been stolen during a robbery operation involving some military and State Security Service (SSS) officials. In a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki said the stolen money did not belong to him and that he did not know the owner, who is said to be a Bureau De Change operator. "The Senate President was in Paris attending the Globe COP 21 Conference for Legislators on the Climate Change when we read the
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