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As controversy continues to surround the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, over alleged links to terrorist groups, the Presidency has come under severe criticism for backing the embattled senior government official.
Pantami, in one of his old sermons that resurfaced recently, praises notorious terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, and also speaks highly of terrorist network Al-Qaeda. However, he recently apologised for his extremist views, claiming he had since changed.
But the Presidency, in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Thursday, said, “The administration stands behind Minister Pantami and all Nigerian citizens to ensure they receive fair treatment, fair prices, and fair protection in ICT services.”
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The leadership of the House of Representatives has stressed the urgent need for an upward review of the N128 billion annual budgetary allocation to enable it to carry out its constitutional duties.
Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon Benjamin Kalu gave the charge during post weekly briefing held in Abuja, affirmed that National Assembly is broke.
“Yes, the House is broke, I have said it before and I am saying it again and I am not afraid to say it. The House is broke and it is afraid to appropriate the sufficient amount for them to do their job.
Insecurity: PDP caucus restates call for impeachment of Buhari Insecurity: PDP caucus restates call for impeachment of Buhari
• To seek judicial interpretation of NASS power to summon President
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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the House of Representatives, on Thursday, reiterated its call on Nigerians to awaken their federal lawmakers to the realities of the moment and rescue Nigeria from this ‘road to perdition’ by evoking their powers in Section 143 of the 1999 Constitution and commence the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari for gross incompetence and breach of Section 14(2b) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
Leader of the PDP Caucus, Hon Kingsley China, who gave the clarion call at a press briefing held in Abuja, also tasked members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to resolve under Section 144 of the Constitution that the President is incapable of discharging the functions of the office, also underscored the need to focus