Senate moves to investigate Professor Itse Sagay, after suspending Mohammed Ali Ndume for six months.

The Nigerian Senate has directed its Committee on Ethics and Privileges to investigate remarks allegedly made by the chairman Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption, Professor Itse Sagay.

Raising a point of order on the floor, Deputy Senate leader, Bala Ibn’Allah, drew the attention of lawmakers to a report in a newspaper publication, where Professor Sagay was allegedly quoted as saying that the Senate is filled with people of questionable character.

Senator Ibn’Nallah maintained that Senators do not have questionable characters and therefore asked the Senate to summon Professor Sagay to name those who he feels have questionable characters in the Senate.

 Also during a programme Matter Arising, Senator Matthew stated that the suspending Mohammed Ali Ndume for six months in accordance to the law that guided the Senate.

The Senate consequently referred the matter to its Committee on Ethics and Privileges to investigate and report back to the Upper Chamber.


Source: AIT (Matter Arising)