SENATE COMMITTEE DID NOT ABSOLVE DIEZANI OR NNPC - SEN. BUKOLA SARAKI

 There is a calculated attempt by agents of the Presidency to sell a lie to Nigerians that Sanusi Lamido was not in any way saying the truth about missing Oil money and that Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke and her men at the NNPC have been cleared of the allegations.

Here is a clarification: 

The recent media reports claiming that the Senate Committee on Finance has cleared the NNPC of any unaccounted revenue fund is not true. Though I could not attend the last meeting of the committee, I have been very active in the investigation. Nothing significant has changed to suggest clearing anybody. I can say on behalf of the Committee that these media reports bear no correlation to the content of the Senate Committee report and I would urge the public to disregard it in its entirety.

David Mark's House in Benue State Has a Helicopter Landing Space On its Roof (SEE PHOTO)

Senators Oppose N700million On A Daily Bases For Kerosene Subsidy

Senators were outraged yesterday, following the alleged illegal deduction of N700 million daily as kerosene subsidy by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
This was after a motion by Senator Babajide Omoworare (Osun East), titled: Urgent Need to Stop N700 million a day Illegal Kerosene Subsidy, was adopted.

Senators Ayogu Eze, Abdul Ningi, George Akume, Isa Galadu, Emmanuel Paulker, Olubunmi Adetunmbi, Abubakar Saraki, Ahmed Makarfi and Victor Ndoma-Egba said the Senate should halt the anomaly.

Senator Musiliu Obanikoro Scales Through Senate Screening As A Minister

 Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has scaled through Senate screening for a ministerial position.

The confirmation followed a brief speech by Obanikoro ,on Wednesday, after which the Senate asked him to take a bow and go.
Obanikoro would represent Lagos State in the Federal Executive Council (FEC) after a formal swearing in by President Goodluck Jonathan.
While Hon. Mohammed Wakil has also been screened, the screening of 10 other ministerial nominees is in progress.

11 PDP SENATORS DEFECT TO APC

11 PDP senators have defected to APC, according to a report by Sahara Reporters, a formal letter to that effect has been handed over to the senate president, David Mark, and would be read to the the general house this afternoon.

The defecting senators are: Senator Bukola Saraki, Kwara Central
Senator Bukola Saraki - Kwara Central
Senator Umaru Dahiru - Sokoto South.
Senator Magnus Ngei-Abe - Rivers South-East.

APC Senators Oppose 2014 Budget

  

Senators on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) Tuesday vehemently criticised the content of 2014 budget as Senate opened a three-day debate on the 2014 Appropriation Bill.

Debate on the budget which was marred by a series of interruptions through recurrent Point of Order raised by senators to checkmate different speakers, tilted along party lines as the bill duly secured the support of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators.

Senate not aware of notice of defection from senators -- Abaribe

 Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Information, Media and Public Affairs, says the Senate is not aware of any formal notice of defection from any senator. 


Abaribe spoke in Abuja on Tuesday while reacting to a claim that some PDP senators had written to the Senate on their intention to defect to APC.



 He said that any correspondence not read on the floor of the Senate was termed as personal and not an official letter to the assembly.


Abaribe explained that the process for defecting from one party to another was clearly spelt out in the constitution.