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 NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING Our attention has been drawn to a ruling by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja this morning, wherein His Lordship, Honourable Justice Isah Dashen, gave a ruling on an application filed by an unregistered association known as Peace Movement Party. The public knows that by December 2025, the Nigeria Democratic Congress  as an association complained of INEC’s refusal to register us as a political party, whereupon we proceeded to the Federal High Court. The Federal High Court upheld our constitutional right to freedom of association under the Constitution and compelled INEC to register us, which INEC did. Since then, we have started political activities, embarked on the registration of members, held congresses from ward to national levels, held conventions, and concluded primaries to all offices following INEC’s timetable. We have been fully participating in all INEC activities without let or hindrance. NDC also fielded candidates, and fully pa...

NASARAWA ASSEMBLY VOTES IN FAVOUR OF LG AUTONOMY,OTHER BILLS.(PHOTO).


Nasarawa Assembly Votes In Favour Of LG Autonomy, Other Bills  
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The Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA) has on Tuesday voted in favour of autonomy for Local Government in Nigeria. 

 Similarly, the House also voted in favour of legislature and judicial autonomy among other bills.

This is coming six months after the transmission of the bills to states assembly by the National Assembly, 25 out of them were yet to vote on the bills.

Speaker Ibrahim Abdullahi Balarabe, announced this during the Presentation of the Transmission of Constitution (Fifth Alteration) Bills, 2022, in Lafia on Tuesday. 

According to him, out of the 66 bills sent to the House by the National Assembly for Alteration, we have voted in favour of 65 bills and voted against one bill. 

“The bills voted in favour included A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Abrogate the State Joint Local Government Account and Provide for a Special Account into which shall be paid all allocations due to Local Government Council's from the Federation Account and from the Government of the State and for Related Matters.

“A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Establish Local Government Council as Tier of Government and Guarantee Their Democratic Existence, Tenure, and for Related Matters. 

“A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to provide for the Financial Independence of State Houses of Assembly and States Judiciary and for Related Matters among other bills that we voted in favour.

“We voted against A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,1999 to provide for Independent Candidacy in Presidential , Governorship, National Assembly, State Houses of Assembly and Local Government Council Elections, and for Related Matters,’’ Balarabe added. 

 The Speaker directed the Clerk of the House to immediately produce a clean copy of the bills and submit same to National Assembly within 24 hours. 

Earlier, Mr. Umar Tanko Tunga, the Majority Leader of the House moved a motion for the alterations of the bills which was seconded by Mr. Daniel Ogah Ogazi, the Deputy Majority Leader. 

The members of the House had during today's proceedings in Lafia voted in favour of 65 bills and against one.

 

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