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The Senate, on April 2, suspended Omo-Agege (Delta-APC) over a “dissenting comment’’ on decision of the Upper Chamber on adoption of conference report on INEC Commission Act (2010) Amendment Bill.
Omo-Agege, however, went to court to challenge his suspension and the court, in its ruling, declared the action unconstitutional, saying that the Senate could not suspend a member beyond 14 days.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration would not disappoint Nigerians, saying everything possible was being done to ameliorate the hardship in Nigeria.
Buhari stated this during an All Progressives Congress(APC) rally in Dutse as part of activities of his two-day working visit to Jigawa.
He said that he was aware of the hardship faced by people as a result of the economic crunch and hike in prices of essential commodities.
The President said that the Federal Government has stopped the importation of rice to encourage the local
encourage local production and empower farmers.
He thanked the government and people of Jigawa for their warm reception and support to the administration.
In his remarks, Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa State reminded the people that President Buhari had been doing his best , adding that the economy of the country was in a mess when he (Buhari) took over.
Badaru said as part of his contribution, the state government would continue to embark on projects that would impact positively on the lives of the people.
“Recently, we introduced social security allowances of between N50,000 to N100,000 in all political wards
to cater for immediate problems of people before approaching the government for intervention,” he said.
He said these problems included minor repairs of boreholes and medication, among others.
The governor said that the present administration would continue to remain focused in line with the policies and
programmes of the Federal government.