Naija NewsLaw Maker Dies After Rowdy Session
The confusion and lawlessness reigning in the House of Representatives claimed its first casualty on Wednesday with the death of a member representing Batsari/ Danmusa/Safana Federal constituency of Katsina State , Dr Aminu Safana.Safana, the chairman of committee on Health and one of the strong backers of embattled Speaker, Mrs Patricia Olubunmi Etteh, slumped in the chamber of the House and died at the National Hospital Abuja, where he was rushed to.The late lawmaker was feared to have been hit by serial punches thrown by aggrieved members in the ensuing melee, as he was leading the Speaker into the chamber. House Leader, Tunde Akogun, the last member to speak with the late Safana, said he complained of tiredness and and was about going to the rest room, when he slumped. He was rushed to the lobby where medical officers from the National Assembly clinic examined him and found that his blood pressure had shot up. He was immediately rushed to the National Hospital, where the battle to save his life by doctors ended in vain.
Etteh held hostage
In a move reminiscent of hostage taking, the past time of militants in the Niger Delta, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Patricia Etteh, was yesterday held captive for several hours on the floor of the House.The House resumed plenary session yesterday after a two-week break and was expected to begin the consideration of the David Idoko panel report.But confusion enveloped the House when lawmakers rooting for Etteh’s removal refused to allow her leave the chambers after the House adjourned till today. Members of the Integrity Group, the umbrella group for those opposed to the Speaker, held Etteh hostage insisting that the House could not adjourn until the Speaker stepped down for the Idoko panel report to be considered.
PDP Ask Speaker to step aside
It took the death yesterday of Hon. Aminu Safana, Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Health, for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rein in on the Speaker, Hon. Patricia Etteh, to step aside.In a seeming volte-face, PDP asked Etteh to step aside for the consideration of the Hon. David Idoko panel report saying the Speaker could not be a judge in her own case.The party also lamented the death of Safana, a pro-Etteh lawmaker, describing his death as unfortunate and incredible.
The things happening in the National Assembly is not only shameful, it's mighty disgraceful to our nation. It still baffles me that Patricia Etteh (I refuse to call her Hon.) has refused to step down despite all the allegations leveled against her...but more puzzling is the fact that she has supporters/loyalists in that house.
One of them is dead...may his soul rest in peace...but I hope this tragic, avoidable incident will bring peace and order to the National Assembly and help them focus on their real purpose there.
News, thanks to sun/thisday newspapers.
Ok...let's move on to something more lighthearted...
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Jerry Seinfeld
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Whose house is the dopest? Like that puts food on your table right? lol!
Brad's home is a little too creepy for me. I love Courtney/David and Jada/ Will's home the best.
Who likes my new template? Been less busy today, so I've just been playing around...
Anyway, will try to bring you Naija Entertainment news tomorrow. Cheers!
16 comments:
How sad! I remember reading ur article on 10 beautiful reasons why Naija was a lovely place and sub-conciously agreeing with it and then agreeing on ur comment after tuface was shot on why there was a thousand and one resons why it was a fucked-up country. Well, I guess this is another reason why.
How can we as a nation justify the death of an honourable as a result of a heart attack after being involved in scruffling and punches when they ought to have been deliberating as mature and worthy leaders???
The country is messed up in more than one ways because we have too many messed up people leading us. I hope the others learn from this and hopefully put their positive change into action
Hey guys, here is Ettehs dilemma; " I just got there, i have just done my first deal and you guys want me out, no way, i would rather die. I didn't think the house would have settled that quick to notice this first deal. Ok you figured, then leave me alone and let me continue"
In a mature democracy, you don't wait to be pushed when you have been caught out as blatant as hers has been, you simply do the honourable thing, please resign as leader. If you did go in the house to serve the people then by all means use all your might and focus on that, let history be the judge. We cannot and should not allow such a person as leader of the house, remember the saying is 'Fish rots from the head'. Allowing her would taint the whole house. There is no hiding from the fact that Nigerians (loosely used)do not necessarily suffer 'integrity crisis'. Catch a thief in the act and once he is a Nigerian, he would always have a story, and that is our cross an endemic and we need our so called leaders to show examples by owning up publicly when wrong has been done. This is the practice in sane democracies.
Sad for the loss of life, I hope he lived a good life. I am of the view that it is not the quantity but the quality.
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Abeg Linda change this template! the contrast is killing my eye ...is too much
Patricia Etteh is a disgrace to the womenfolk......can't she borrow a leaf from women like Dora Akiyuli,Abike Dabiri,Ngozi Iweala to mention a few.
Btw,Linda,am loving your new template.
and i think Oprah & Eddie murphy's houses are the dopest.......mwl,Halle Berry's crib is too close to sea,she no dey fear tsunami!.......lol
The Etteh thing is just ridiculous. There's a video on facebook showing them throwing blows, shouting, one even carried chair.
Oh well, loved Will and Jada's crib the best.
I like John Travoltas place cos of the landing strip... Yeah I want a house like that with my own private jet parked in front.
Oprah's house is tew madddd!!!!
Oprah's house is tew mad!!!!
My favourites are Eddie Murphys', Oprah Winfreys' Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthonys', Courtney Cox and David Arquettes', Will and Jada Pinkett Smiths'
love ur blog linda
LInda, honestly i don't know why u keep changing your template. You'll soon blind me one day sha! It seems there r some 'leaders' who take democracy waaaaay too far. I'll say bring back military leadership or colonisation rule.
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Etteh is a disgrace to the women folk. I am so ashamed of her.
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Lol, britney spears....eyya!
Nice.. motivation to get back to studying!!! and you guys should leave brittney spears alone. lol.
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