SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH.

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 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...

POWER SHOULD REMAIN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY FOR THE NEXT 4-6 YEARS- HANNATU MUSAWA (MINISTER OF ART, CULTURE AND CREATIVE ECONOMY). (PHOTO).


 Power should remain in the Southern part of the country for the next 4-6 years------ Hannatu Musawa (Minister of Art, Culture and creative Economy)


‎The Minister of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has said that power should remain in Southern Nigeria for the next four to six years to ensure political balance and inclusivity.

‎Musawa, who made the statement during an interview on Channels Television on Friday, said zoning remains necessary because Nigeria is yet to rise above ethnic divisions in its politics.

‎“I think zoning is important only because we have not been able to get over the doldrums of ethnicity and we’re not looking at ourselves as Nigerian,” 

‎Reflecting on the post-Buhari political structure, the minister noted that after eight years of a Northern presidency, it was only fair that power shifted to the South.

‎"So it is understandable that after eight years of President Buhari, who was from the North, power needed to shift down to the South...power should certainly for the next four, six years remain in the Southern part of the country.”


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