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”Senate Minority leadership not imposed and is doing its work very well” – Senator Abba Moro replies Senator Ningi
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By Chukwuka Kanu
The Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with the allegation by the senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District and Chairman, Norther Senators Forum, Abdul Ningi that the leadership of the Senate Minority Caucus of the 10th Senate was imposed on the caucus and that the leadership is not doing its job of opposition.
Senator Moro, while making his contribution on the floor of the Senate to a Motion moved by Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Solomon Adeola over Senator Ningi’s allegation of budget padding levelled against the leadership of the Senate, said he was disappointed that Senator Ningi could make spurious and unsubstantiated allegations against the senate. He said the budget was a product of painstaking efforts of the Executive and the National Assembly, adding that every lawmaker made contribution to it at one level or the other.
The Senate Minority Leader said the senate was made up of mature minds, stating that members are expected to surrender their personal interests to the interest of the Senate and the institution called Nigeria. He averred that to do otherwise was certainly irresponsible. He said as a member of Northern Senators Forum, he felt offended that Senator Ningi used the platform to lay an allegation that is false and misleading.
On the claim that the leadership of the Minority Caucus was imposed on the caucus and not doing its work well, Senator Moro said he was duly nominated and elected by all the 41 members of the Minority Caucus. He advised that people should not pull down the roof because they fail to get what they want at a time.
His words,
“While we aspire to get certain things at certain points, if we don’t get it let not heaven fall. I was duly nominated and duly elected and I have been doing my work here. The allegation of me or the leadership of the minority caucus not doing its work of opposition is incorrect.”
Reading the relevant sections of the Senate Rules, the Minority Leader said he had been doing his works and had not failed in any way. He said as a Minority Leader, he would not just stand and criticize policies of government for the sake of it.
“I will not just stand and criticize policies of government for the sake of it just because I’m the Minority Leader. All we want for this country is stability, growth, progress and creating the highest happiness for the highest number of Nigerian people. That, to my mind, is not necessary achieved through confrontation and unnecessary criticism.
“I want all of us to know that the federal government of Nigeria is federal government of Nigeria, and not APC Federal Government or PDP Federal Government.
“In the spirit of the founding fathers of federalism, we must all work together for the benefit of everybody, and that’s exactly what I’m going to do and exactly what the minority leadership of the 10th Senate is going to do”, he stated.
Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has dismissed claims that the Mexican government rejected his diplomatic appointment, attributing his delayed resumption instead to the ongoing FIFA World Cup being co-hosted by Mexico and the United States.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today last Monday, the former presidential aide said the delay was due to logistical and diplomatic considerations linked to the global football tournament, stressing that he was not the only Nigerian envoy yet to assume duty. Omokri said reports suggesting that Mexico had declined to accept him as Nigeria’s ambassador were false and were being promoted by political opponents.
“Mexico has not rejected me. Not at all,” he said.Politics He explained that the Mexican government is currently focused on hosting the World Cup alongside the United States, leaving little room to process the arrival of new diplomats. “You should understand that Mexico is right now hosting the World Cup, along with the United States of America, and all of their focus is on that,” Omokri stated.
According to him, several Nigerian ambassadors-designate are also yet to resume at their respective postings for similar reasons.Executive Branch “Most of us ambassadors have not resumed. So, I’m not the only one. A lot of my colleagues are in my situation, but it’s okay. These things happen,” he said. The ambassador-designate also accused members of the opposition of spreading misleading narratives about his appointment, insisting that such claims have no basis in reality. “The opposition will always say things like I have been rejected. We do not work on the basis of the opposition. We work on the basis of reality,” he said.
Omokri expressed confidence that Nigeria continues to enjoy cordial diplomatic relations with countries around the world and maintained that host nations would receive Nigerian envoys in due course. “The reality of it is that we have countries in the world that respect Nigeria, and they’re going to be taking Nigeria’s envoys,” he added.
A young Nigerian girl who was trafficked to Cotonou, Benin Republice for prostitution has d!ed.
Sewuese passed away on Friday, July 24, 2026 in Benue State after she was brought home.
Activist, Zege Orkwande, who has been facilitating the rescue of trafficked Benue girls said investigation is ongoing and those who trafficked her will face the full wrath of law.
“People are asking “who took Sewuese to Cotonou”. Trust my process,” he wrote.
“The people that trafficked/smuggled her to Cotonou for prostitution will sure face the law and serve in prison uniform.
“All information gathered. I’m waiting for her to be buried first. REST WELL.”
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has launched a probe into the alleged withholding of operational funds approved by President Bola Tinubu for six federal information agencies by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation.
The investigation follows reports by Premium Times alleging that the Permanent Secretary failed to process payment files for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Voice of Nigeria (VON), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), National Orientation Agency (NOA), and National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), despite presidential approval. The delay reportedly affected the operations of the agencies, with sources alleging that Mrs. Ukaire insisted that agency heads make detailed presentations on their projects and financial utilisation before the payments could be processed.
Agency heads and civil service experts reportedly argued that the demand contravened established procedures.
They cited a circular from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), which directs supervising ministries not to interfere in the financial administration of parastatals, noting that the agencies are accountable to their governing boards and supervising ministers rather than the Permanent Secretary for routine operational releases.
In response to the allegations, the ICPC invited Mrs. Ukaire and the heads of the affected agencies for questioning to determine the circumstances surrounding the delayed funds. Although those invited were questioned, no one was detained, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Following the report and the ICPC’s intervention, Mrs. Ukaire reportedly approved the payment files and forwarded them for disbursement. Heads of the affected agencies confirmed that the documents have now been transmitted and are awaiting final release into their respective accounts, bringing relief after months of uncertainty.
Source: Rewritten from a report by Premium Times without altering the original facts.
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