The Newspaper headlines for Wednesday, April 5, have focused on the meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the National Assembly, call from senators of the All Progressives Congress that the federal government should drop the Senate president Bukola Saraki’s CCT case, amongst other top stories.
According to a report on Vanguard, there are strong indications that the face- off between the Senate and the Presidency may not be over soon, in spite of the meeting President Muhammadu Buhari had with Senate President Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara, on Monday, April 3.
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It was gathered that many senators are annoyed that none of the issues responsible for the face-off was discussed at the meeting. The Senate entered a closed session at 11.35 am where salient issues were discussed and the lawmakers came out at 12.32pm.
Saraki, while giving a report of the meeting he had with President Buhari, told senators that the meeting centred around the quick passage of the 2017 Appropriation Bill and the immediate screening of two ministerial nominees forwarded last week.
Saraki was said to have told the senators that the president at the meeting, pleaded that the legislative arm should put behind it any perceived frosty relationship and pass the budget in the overall interest of the country.
Following their dissatisfaction with the outcome of Saraki’s meeting with Buhari, the Senate caucus of the APC were invited for a meeting with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party on Tuesday, April 4.
However, the meeting was characterised by fireworks, as the senators without holding back, expressed their disappointment with the party’s leadership and the executive arm of government, This Day reports.
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Some of the issues discussed at the meeting included the inaction of President Muhammadu Buhari on the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, the suspension of the former majority leader, Senator Ali Ndume, the delay in the constitution of boards of agencies and parastatals, and non-consultation of party members and stalwarts in making key appointments.
The closed-door meeting which held at the National Assembly complex, began at 2.34 p.m. and lasted for about two and a half hours.
The lawmakers, who spoke off the record after the meeting, disclosed that they expressed disappointment that the resolution of the Senate on Magu had not received any response from the president, despite his rejection twice by the Senate.
It was learnt that the senators told the party leaders that Magu’s confirmation “died” before getting to the Senate and that the senators only did its funeral.
Investigations also showed that senators, who were loyal to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, demanded the withdrawal of the suit against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, The Punch reports.
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In other news, Nigerians of “questionable characters” who own property in the United Kingdom (UK) are set to be exposed.
This follows a report on The Nation that a criminal finances bill that will introduce the concept of “Unexplained Wealth Orders” is in the works.
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It is designed to close a loophole which has left the authorities powerless to seize property from overseas criminals, unless such individuals are first convicted in their country of origin.
Property suspected to belong to corrupt politicians, tax evaders and criminals could be seized by enforcement agencies under the proposed laws aimed at tackling London’s reputation as a haven for looted funds.
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Meanwhile, there is no agreement among stakeholders on whether the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has succeeded in one of its foreign exchange (forex) transaction objectives, which is to ease access to the dollar.
While banks now complain of sharp drop in demand for it by customers, other stakeholders say they do not have access to the dollar for their operations yet, The Guardian reports.
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The Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) Plc, Segun Agbaje, said that the financial institution was unable to exhaust the tranche it got from the apex bank last week.
In the world of sports, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is unsure whether Nigerian international Victor Moses, will be fit to face Manchester City in the English Premier League on Wednesday, April 5, Complete Sports reports.
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The Nigerian missed Chelsea’s defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday, April 1, due to injury.
”I don’t know if Victor will be able to play tomorrow [Wednesday],’’ Conte said uring a pre-match conference.
‘We have another day to check the situation in the right way. We have a couple of situations to check and then make the best decision for the starting 11 tomorrow.’’
Catch these stories and many more on the pages of your favourite newspapers today, April 5.
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