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Wike-Fubara Crisis - Reps Approve Civil Rule Suspension In Rivers https://osazuwaakonedo.news/wike-fubara-crisis-reps-approve-civil-rule-suspension-in-rivers/20/03/2025/ #Breaking News #Fubara #NASS #Rivers #Tinubu #Wike ©March 20th, 2025 ®March 20, 2025 1:33 pm Nigeria Lawmakers in the lower chamber of the House of Representatives have approved the proclamation and declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, along with the six-month suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu and all elected members of the assembly, as announced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday night. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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nigeria lawmakers in the lower chamber
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of the House of Representatives have
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approved the proclamation and
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declaration of a state of emergency in
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River State along with the six-month
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suspension of Governor Simolai Fabara
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his deputy Mrs Engaziu and all elected
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members of the assembly as announced by
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President Bola Ahmed Tonubu on Tuesday
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night Major newspapers and television
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media in Nigeria who have correspondents
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at the National Assembly the West Africa
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Legislative Complex reported that the
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seal of approval for the president's
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proclamation came via voice vote during
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pleenary on Thursday The speaker Tajudin
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Abis who presided over the pleenery
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called on members to make their
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contribution during the consideration of
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the general principles of the
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president's report The new lawmaker and
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deputy spokesman of the house Philip
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Abbes recommended the setting up of a
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national mediation committee to broke a
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peace between governor similar fabara
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and the river's state house of assembly
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which the house approved the prayer The
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minority whip of the house recommended
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that the six-month suspension on the
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river's governor and the state
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legislature should not be cast in stone
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If peace is reached between the two
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parties the emergency rule should be
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lifted before 6 months he said a prayer
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the house also granted The speaker had
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earlier read a letter from the president
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notifying the house of the declaration
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of a state of emergency in the state
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Before the letter was read the house
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dissolved into an executive session
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which lasted for about 10 minutes An
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attempt by the Avia lawmaker Obi
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Aaguancha to stop the debate on the
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general principles of the letter citing
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section
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305 6B of the constitution which
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requires that the house must have 2/3 of
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its members in cleanery was overruled by
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the speaker Speaker of the house of
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representatives Tajin Abbis confirmed
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that 240 lawmakers attended the session
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satisfying the quorum requirements The
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motion for approval was observed to be
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strongly supported by honorable Odinaka
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Miriam Anua who represents a Kiguay
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North federal constituency of Imo state
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Anuova also not argued for a reduction
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in the six-month suspension period
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imposed on Governor Simila Fabara and
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other affected officials I rise to
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second this motion as moved by my
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brother that this house due support the
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proclamation in view that it should be
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reduced shorter than the 6 months period
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when the two parties come to the table
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Whether it is tomorrow or earlier than
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that I so second the motion She stated
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during the session reported as monitored
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by Sahare reporters via NAS TV We had
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reported that President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu aid near Sam Wiki who is the
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minister of the federal capital
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territory FCT and the immediate past
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governor of River State that is widely
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believed to be the apparent root cause
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of the political crisis in the state who
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shortly after the swearing in of
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Governor Siminalifi Fabara We helped to
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the seat of power was accused by the
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sitting governor Simolai Fabara of
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trying to use the state house of
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assembly to frustrate and impeach him
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from office simply because he Fabara
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refused to accept certain terms and
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conditions they both had in private
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which till now both refused to tell the
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public the apparent personal political
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misunderstandings that made the governor
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Fabara to resort to self-defense by thus
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applying some measures within his powers
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as the governor to frustrate and stop
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his impeachment from the probably
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instigated Rivers state house of
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assembly lawmakers whose majority of
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them up to 27 members are seemly loyal
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to the FCT minister who week a few days
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ago was the person that announced
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through the media to the general public
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that if anor son similar fabara is
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impeached nothing would happen a
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statement he made suggesting he may have
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conspired with the lawmakers to impeach
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the governor because by his statements
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during the press conference he was
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probably already doing damage control
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even when the house of assembly has not
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served the governor an impeachment
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notice but in the face of the foregoing
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facts the Nigeria minister of justice
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and the attorney general of the
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federation Latif Fagi at a press
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briefing a few hours ago at the state
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house in Abuja exonerated the FC FCT
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minister and said categorically that the
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FCT minister has no hand in the
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political crisis that has engulfed the
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oil rich rivers state leading to
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militants bombing crude oil pipelines to
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destroy Nigeria economy probably as a
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way of protesting against the federal
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government seemly one-sided style of
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handling misunderstandings in the state
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We had reported that two female
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lawmakers Marie Ebuk PDP by Elsa State
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and Blessing Amadi PDP River State on
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Wednesday engaged in a heated argument
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almost leading to a fight at the
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National Assembly ahead of the pleenary
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session scheduled by the National
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Assembly leadership to discuss approve
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or reject the proclamation of state of
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emergency declared on Tuesday night by
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President Bola Ahmed Tonubu over the
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apparent personal political crisis
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between the state governor Sima Fabara
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and Tanubu's aid Namiki the FCT minister
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and the immediate past governor of the
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south south state we had reported that
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the former vice president of Nigeria
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Hatiku Abu Bakar and former governor of
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an amra state Peter Obi both of whom
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were co-contestants as presidential
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candidates in the last presidential
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election in Nigeria have reacted to the
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state of emergency and suspension of
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elected government in Rivers state by
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President Bola Ahmed Tonubu with the
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Tiku accusing and describing President
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Bola Ahmed Tonubu as a vested partisan
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actor in the political turmoil engulfing
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River State We had reported that the
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Nigeria president Boler Ahmed Tonubu in
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a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday
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evening for the first time more than a
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decade in the history of the West Africa
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country declared a state of emergency in
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rivers state and suspended for initial 6
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months the governor Simolai Fabara and
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his deputy Mrs Ingaziodu all elected
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members of the state house of assembly
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and appointed retired vice admiral
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Ibokas as administrator to work with the
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existing laws of rivers state with the
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members of the state judiciary following
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the apparent personal political crisis
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between the river's state governor
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Simolai Fabara and his former boss and
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the immediate past governor of the state
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near who is currently the minister of
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the federal capital territory FCT that
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was seen a few days ago in a viral video
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apparently making carless statements as
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a government official statements capable
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of instigating a particular ethnic group
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against the government wherein the FCT
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minister has said thus that is your
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people a minority group in the south
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south and if their son Fabara is
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impeached nothing would happened after
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the statements we refused to apologize
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to the IO people despite public outcry
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and condemnations days after as
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confirmed by President Bola Ahmed Tonubu
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some militants started destroying crude
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oil pipelines in rivers state as media
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reports trends and indicated that
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pro-Way lawmakers may have concluded
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plans to impeach Governor Siminal Fabara
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Any more contributions we know the
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circumstances Any more contributions
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so we we put the question
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Are we ready for the questions are we
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ready
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those in support of this request of Mr
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President as amended should say I I
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those in support of this request from Mr
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President has amended you say I That is
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the those should say nay That is it
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Thank you very much Clark to work
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together with all other stakeholders to
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