Tag Archives: passes
Biden passes the torch: From the Politics Desk
Politics tamfitronics Welcome to a special Sunday edition of From the Politics Desk, bringing you NBC News’ latest reporting and analysis on President Joe Biden’s monumental decision to drop out of the 2024 race.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.Biden drops out and endorses Harris, upending the 2024 electionPresident Joe Biden delivered a political earthquake Sunday afternoon, announcing that he would end his re-election campaign. The decision brings an abrupt and humbling conclusion to his half-century-long political career and scrambles the race for the White House just four months before Election Day.Peter Nicholas writes that the 81-year-old Biden ultimately could not reverse growing sentiment within his party that he was too frail to serve and was destined to lose to Donald Trump in November. He backed Vice President Kamala Harris...
Reps passes bill to reserve 74 seats for women in National Assembly
Politics tamfitronics On Tuesday, July 9, the House of Representatives passed a landmark bill, in its third reading, to reserve 74 seats for women in the National Assembly.This initiative aims to encourage greater female participation in politics and governance.The bill, which received favorable votes during the plenary session, is sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu and 12 other lawmakers. It seeks to amend sections 48, 49, 71, and 117 of the constitution, establishing one “special seat” exclusively for women in both the Senate and the House of Representatives for each state and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).READ ALSO:BREAKING: Reps ask FG to halt implementation of Samoa agreementScheduled to take effect after the current National Assembly term concludes in 2027, the bill is subject to review every 16 years. Additionally, it proposes altering Section 91 of...
Edo LP passes vote of confidence in Abure-led NWC
Top Stories Tamfitronics Busi Olaniyi, Benin May 28, 2024The Mrs. Elizabeth Ativie-led seventeen-member caretaker committee of the Labour Party (LP) in Edo State, which was inaugurated in Benin on Monday by LP’s Deputy National Chairman, Dr. Ayo Olorunfemi, has passed a vote of confidence in the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC). Ativie, a former Edo Speaker, was reacting to the invasion of LP’s national secretariat in Abuja by some members of the party.LP’s caretaker chairman in Edo said: The invaders were sponsored by some persons, who do not wish the party well. The protesters wanted to undermine the LP, as they were hired from a nearby market in Abuja. The National Chairman of LP, Barr. Julius Abure, is a jolly good fellow, who has moved the party to an enviable height....