The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was yet to receive official communication from the Senate on existing three vacant seats in the Red Chamber nine days after they became vacant.

Consequently, the people of Nasarawa West, Borno North, and Zamfara Central senatorial districts of Nasarawa, Borno and Zamfara States respectively may lose legislative representation for the next 13 months when the 9th Senate will wind down in mid-June, 2023.

Recall that the newly elected national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu; his deputy (North), Senator Abubakar Kyari, and Muhammed Hassan Nasiha had formally resigned their membership of the Senate last week Tuesday.

Before they emerged as APC leaders, both Adamu and Kyari represented Nasarawa West and Borno North senatorial districts of Nasarawa and Borno States respectively. While Nasiha was few weeks ago sworn-in as the new deputy governor of Zamfara State.

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, read out their resignation letters at the commencement of the Senate plenary on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Meanwhile, speaking exclusively to LEADERSHIP in Abuja on Wednesday, the chief press secretary to the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said the Senate was yet to write the Commission on the vacancies, a major impediment that has hindered the body to release a date for the bye-elections in the three senatorial districts in order elect replacements.

Oyekanmi noted that if a vacancy exists in the Senate, the appropriate authority will declare it and officially inform the Commission.

He said, “Once the Commission receives this official communication, it will subsequently take a decision on when the bye-election will hold.”

The CPS added that he was not aware that the Commission has yet received any such communication from the Senate.

LEADERSHIP’s attempt to reach out to the Senate spokesperson, Senator Ajibola Basiru (APC, Osun Central) proved abortive as he was not responding to messages sent to his known phone lines at press time.

https://leadership.ng/9-days-after-adamu-kyari-nasiha-quit-senate-inec-yet-to-be-informed/

What cannot happen in Nigeria does not exist

Money dey APC pass senate be that,they went awol. Consult me for your weighbridge fabrication

Ok

Nigeria �� my country

Three states are without Senators going to a month, if they were useful the impact would have been felt by their constituencies but I guess not.

Imagine the MD/CEO of a private organisation not available for work in weeks. But in government anything goes

As if they were doing anything there in the first place, whether it's vacant or occupied, it's almost the same thing.

Administrative failure.

Administratively Polluted Congress.

Inec should just go ahead and conduct bye election to fill those vacant seats.

If it were possible those touts would have wanted to hold on to those seats.

However, this is rare. For a Nigerian politician to resign, even a camel passing through the eye of a needle seems even more feasible.

Toluajas:
What cannot happen in Nigeria does not exist

Aswear

Under the watch of this evil party

With #100m nomination form, why won't you resign from the Senate?

No rules


No regulations

Hmm

Nigeria electoral system is 0%
We well vote PDP someone will now deflect to APC n still remain in office whereas we voted PDP (just example) it shouldn't be so.....

I don't get it, does it mean that being a party exco pays more than being a sin-ator? Because las las, nah the money dey drive our politicians for naija

The Zamfara man own ehn. To leave his seat in the Senate to become a deputy governor. Nawa oh! Or has he been assured of becoming the next governor of the state? Even at that, a bird in hand is worth 20 in the bush.

That INEC chairman is just a pretender he is not ready for any free and fear election.

wonderiyke:
The Zamfara man own ehn. To leave his seat in the Senate to become a deputy governor. Nawa oh! Or has he been assured of becoming the next governor of the state? Even at that, a bird in hand is worth 20 in the bush.

Honestly the thing shock me ooo. Senator wey dey get say pass deputy governor for this our country Nigeria.

Maybe Na Zamfara gold money she wan go collect.

Let's us keep rolling