The Senate has summoned the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Anti-corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, over comments credited to him, wherein he described the Red Chamber as a place harbouring “people of questionable character.”
Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, moved the motion and it was carried by other members. Two other lawmakers, Ahmad Lawan, Senate Leader and Peter Nwaoboshi, who spoke, agreed too.
The erudite Professor who has, in recent times, taken on the Senate, is to face the Ethics committee, where he is expected to produce names of lawmakers with questionable character. The matter has been referred to Ethics committee and is expected to report back within four weeks.
Prof. Sagay had reportedly described the Senate’s action to withhold confirmation of 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners as childish and irresponsible.
Sagay said that President Muhammadu Buhari will not be cowed by the senate’s action to ensure the sack of the Acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu.
Sagay added that the refusal to confirm the RECs was of no effect since officials of INEC had been acting as RECs for more than a year and the President could continue to appoint people in acting capacity where necessary.
The senate had on Tuesday protested against the retention of Magu as Acting Chairman of the EFCC despite the rejection of his nomination by the lawmakers.
