SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH.
SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH. The Senate today suspended consideration of the highly anticipated State Police Bill and all other legislative business at its emergency plenary session to honour the memory of Hon. Yaya Tongo, a member of the House of Representatives, whose death cast a sombre mood over the National Assembly. The upper chamber had reconvened from recess amid expectations that lawmakers would accelerate action on the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police across the federation, a measure widely seen as a major step in the ongoing effort to reform Nigeria’s security architecture. However, proceedings were cut short after Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the death of Tongo, who represented the Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State in the House of Representatives. Hon. Tongo passed away at Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja on June 12, 2026, following a brief illness. His death triggered a...
Godsay Orubebe,who was a former Niger Delta Affairs Minister,challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission {INEC} Chairman Attahiru Jega during the collation of election results in Abuja,accusing Jega of compromise.Orubebe took hold of the micro phone at the centre and sat on the stage while criticizing Jega's handling of the results collation.But last night after it was obvious that Buhari had won,Orubebe said during a 30 minutes press briefing in Abuja that he regretted his action for allowing his emotion to overwhelm him.Orubebe pleaded with Niger Delta youths not to perpetrate violence because of the election of Gen Muhammadu Buhari.''Election is a passionate thing and i really regret what took place during the results collation.I was unnecessarily pushed by Jega to get to that level.I want to apologise particularlyto young Nigerians that took up to take politics as a career to say that what happened was not intended to cause them any embarrassment.To Nigerians generally,i regret my actions as even an elder in the church and a leader the youngmen expected to see a lot from me and i believe that if there was any disappoint they got from me.I apologise to Nigerians and to the youths of this country.More photos below. 
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