Senator Abaribe

‘Be careful of generator cabal, they’ll come after you’ — Abaribe tells power minister-designate

Enyinnaya Abaribe, senator representing Abia South, has warned Joseph Tegbe, minister-designate for power, to be prepared for resistance from vested interests benefiting from Nigeria’s electricity challenges. Abaribe spoke on Wednesday during Tegbe’s ministerial screening on the floor of the Senate. The lawmaker said the “generator cabal” profits heavily from the country’s poor electricity supply and…

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Abaribe and Umeh

Abaribe, Umeh, leave ADC, join LP, NDC

Enyinnaya Abaribe, senator representing Abia South, has announced his defection from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Labour Party. Also, Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central in the upper chamber, has also joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) from the ADC. The Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, read their letters of defection on the floor of…

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‘We Passed Real-time Transmission of Election Result, Not Electronic Transfer’ — Opposition Senators Insist

Opposition senators on Thursday challenged the Senate leadership over claims that the Electoral Act Amendment Bill retained electronic transmission of election results as provided in the 2022 Act. Instead, they said the Senate approved real-time transmission of results, not the electronic transfer announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The lawmakers made the claim at a…

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