{"id":64600,"date":"2022-05-11T17:05:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T16:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/pdp-nominates-danjuma-laah-as-new-deputy-minority-whip"},"modified":"2022-05-11T18:17:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T17:17:03","slug":"pdp-nominates-danjuma-laah-as-new-deputy-minority-whip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/pdp-nominates-danjuma-laah-as-new-deputy-minority-whip","title":{"rendered":"PDP nominates Danjuma La\u2019ah as new Deputy Minority Whip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Senate, Wednesday, received the nomination of Senator Danjuma La\u2019ah (Kaduna South) as the new Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n<p>La\u2019ah\u2019s nomination was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read at the start of the plenary.<\/p>\n<p>The letter was signed by the National Secretary of the PDP, Senator Samuel Anyawu.<\/p>\n<p>Anyawu explained in the letter that the nomination of Senator La\u2019ah was against the backdrop of the recent defection of the former Minority Whip, Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba (Sokoto South), to the majority All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>The letter reads, \u201cWe wish to affirm the nomination of Senator Danjuma La\u2019ah (Kaduna South) by the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) Senate Caucus, to fill the vacant seat of the Senate Minority Whip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe nomination of Senator Danjuma La\u2019ah follows after the defection of Senator Ibrahim Danbaba (Sokoto South), the former PDP Deputy Whip to APC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease, kindly accord Senator Danjuma La\u2019ah all necessary cooperation and do also accept the assurance of my esteemed regards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senator George Thompson Sekibo (PDP, Rivers East), while coming under Order 1(b) lamented the defection of PDP Senators who occupy the Deputy Whip position.<\/p>\n<p>Two Senators \u2013 Senators Emmanuel Bwacha and Ibrahim Danbaba \u2013 both of the opposition party and La\u2019ah\u2019s predecessors, resigned their membership of the PDP and defected to the APC.<\/p>\n<p>Ruling on Sekibo\u2019s point of order, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, ruled him out of order, saying that his observation was not in line with the provisions of Order 1(b) of the Senate Standing Orders, 2022 as amended.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, urged the new Deputy Minority Whip to perform his functions to bring about stability and productivity to the Senate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Senate, Wednesday, received the nomination of Senator Danjuma La\u2019ah (Kaduna South) as the new Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). La\u2019ah\u2019s nomination was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read at the start of the plenary. 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