The electoral commission’s chairman shouldn’t be appointed by president, said former chairman Jega.

The chairman of voter education said this in response to a report titled “INEC’s credibility sinks as 94% contested posts await tribunal.”

While Jordan has condemned the threats, some lawmakers directly implicated his supporters in the intimidation campaign.

“There is nothing rocking the party. The party is rock solid,” he said.

Olukoyede pledged to commit more energy to preventing graft rather than deploring resources to fighting it.

Atiku and his party are insisting that Tinubu was not supposed to have participated in the February 25 presidential election.

He said the decision of majority lawmakers will always prevail, and pledged the senate’s support for Tinubu’s government.

“He wants to eat his cake and have it,” he said of Lagos d11eputy governor Hamzat.

Ashiru was Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate.

“For the first time we have somebody who is not using his power of incumbency to manipulate the situation.’

The conflicting narratives have only intensified tensions in the region.

Kano Senator Kawo said the border closure has caused an increase in crime rate in the states bordering Niger.

Governor Akeredolu also dismissed reports that he is to go to Germany for medical leave.

Abbo also apologised to the senate president.

For the second time in six years, the Coalition for Democratic Change candidate will be challenged by former vice-President Joseph Boakai of the Unity Party.

He insists that the petition lacked merit and ought to have been dismissed.

The APC lawmaker is now replaced by Amos Yohanna of the PDP.

He promised to improve Ecuador’s security to block major drug trafficking routes.

They said they are holding INEC Chairman Yakubu accountable, and the IReV must be used.

“We are in charge, and we will continue to be in charge by the grace of God.”