Suit Filled by Lagos State Governor Against NGF Suffers Set Back

The fight instigated by the Lagos state Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on the leadership crisis in the Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF) has again be stalled.

This followed disagreement over representation of Governor Jonah Jang and the registered trustees of the forum.

Justice Peter Asem has adjoined the case to 17^th of July asserting that he would go ahead if the parties fail to resolve the matter over representation.

House Of Representatives To Investigate Alteration Of Armed Forces Act

The House of Representatives has passed the resolution to investigate the alteration of the armed forces act through the revision of the laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004.

The resolution was passed based on a motion presented by Mr Ibrahim Elsudi in which he drew the attention of the law makers to the alteration of the armed forces act through the revision of the Cher FN 2004.

Deputy speaker of the House, Mr Emeka Ihedioha, who presided over yesterday’s section mandated the committee and justice to investigate the usurpation of the constitutional powers of the National Assembly and report back in four weeks.

Governor Amaechi Escapes Automobile Accident

The Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has escaped what could have proved to be a serious auto mobile accident yesterday Tuesday 3^rd June.

An eye witness said the accident was caused by an intrusion of a Toyota car which ran into the governor’s convoy from the opposite side of the dual carriage road on the Port Harcourt international road along Iguruta.

It was gathered that the car ran into the governor’s convoy and the governor though the escaped unhurt. No life however, was lost and the driver of the vehicle has been apprehended and further investigation is ongoing.

Governor Amaechi Gets Slammed over Zoning Formula

As the controversy over zoning governorship position in Rivers State continues, a PDP chieftain in Rivers State, Emma Anyanwu, has supported the PDP in Rivers State on no zoning formula in 2015 election.

Emma Anyanwu in a chat said the rotation policy as prescribed by Governor Amaechi was intended to exclude Rivers people in choosing a governorship candidate of their choice in 2015.

“It’s a rotation that he (Amaechi) wants to use to exclude people and nobody has exclusive right in this state to bring out a candidate. Those who want to run as governor of this state should present themselves to Rivers people. If the quality in you, the character in you is that that can govern the state we’ll give it to you it to you to govern. There is no place, no single place in Rivers state that one person will sit down to zone PDP governorship election anywhere. What happens in that line is that when once a governor emerges, then a deputy governor comes from an angle.”

Senate Slams Ngozi Okonji Iweala Over Budget Amendment

The Senate on Tuesday, 2nd June took a swipe at the finance minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonji Iweala, quoted to have accused the National Assembly of foot dragging on the Amendment bill of the 2013 budget earlier forwarded to it by President Goodluck Jonathan.

They further said that she said that the nation’s economy risk total collapse should the National Assembly fail to pass the amendment bill 2013 budget.

In his reaction, the senate spokesperson, Senator Iyinaya Abaribe, at a news conference in Abuja said senate takes exception to such inflammatory comment which he said was capable of giving Nigerians wrong impressions that the National and the Executive are on collision course.

Abaribe further explained that the amendment bill in question is too bulky and it was like the entire 2013 budget.

He also said the senate will not consider the bill until it comes back from its annual vacation.

NUPENG Calls Off 3-Day Warning Strike

The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its 3-day warning strike.

Decision to suspend the strike was reached after a meeting which ended in the early hours of today.

The meeting between delegation of NUPENG and federal government agreed on several issues which led to the call for the strike in the first place.

NUPENG’s publicity secretary, Bassey Harry, in a telephone interview shortly after the strike was called off advised all members to return to work.

“The 3 days warning strike has been suspended today being the 3rd day and this is based on the intervention of the Federal Minister of Labour through the minister, the GMD of NNPC and also calling for a stakeholder emergency meeting which held today. Based on this, the warning strike has been suspended. All NUPENG workers should go back to work and there should be no abstention from any of the company management and therefore we direct all our members to resume duty. Further information will be communicated to them.”

Bassey also said that the minister of labour has promised to address all anti labour practices in the oil multi nationals.

“on Shell, the minister has also promised at the stakeholders meeting today that Shell will be invited to make sure that the anti labour  practices in Shell will is addressed including,  Chevron and also Agip. Based on this offer and promise by the minister, we have to suspend the action.”