*PDP warns against intimidation of lawmakers Chuks Okocha and Sunday Aborisade in Abuja Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday advised incoming members of the 10th Senate to shun vote buying in
Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday advised incoming members of the 10th Senate to shun vote buying in the election of presiding officers slated for Tuesday in the interest of the country.
“To my colleagues, who will depart from this chamber, I address you not as colleagues left behind, but as experienced lawmakers who have become an integral part of my history. She declared with excitement that she carried out all her legislative businesses successfully and made positive impacts in the lives of many Nigerians, especially women, youths and children.
Senator Akon Eyakenyi, who has now been sworn in as the deputy governor of Akwa Ibom State said the ninth Senate had been dynamic and patriotic in handling issues despite the members’ differences.All the senators in attendance received their certificates of service from the senate president on the occasion.Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party yesterday in Abuja cautioned against any form of intimidation as the 10th National Assembly elects its principal officers on June 13.
“The PDP notes that the independence of the legislature is a prerequisite for a virile democracy and therefore insists that members-elect in both chambers must be allowed to elect their leadership.
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