The Senate and House of
Representatives joint adhoc committee investigating the April 18 Senate
invasion has summoned two senators.
Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta) and
Ali Ndume (APC, Borno) were summoned for allegedly aiding the invaders who
stole the Senate mace.
The mace was later recovered by
the police, who say they are still investigating the incident.
The chairman of the investigating
committee, Bala Ibn Na’Allah, issued the summon at the committee meeting in
Abuja on Tuesday.
The summon follows testimonies
from heads of different security agencies within the National Assembly alleging
that Mr Omo-Agege led seven unauthorised personnel into the red chamber and
disrupted plenary.
It was also alleged that Mr Ndume
hindered the mace keeper from taking away the mace to safety.
“Based on the testimony of the
sergeant at arms before the committee, you (Mr Ndume) are alleged to have
prevented the mace keeper from taking away the mace to safety.
“The committee has, therefore,
deemed it necessary to invite you in order to respond to that allegation.
“As regards to Omo-Agege, based
on the testimony of the DPO, the SSS and the sergeant at arms, you are alleged
to have entered the National Assembly accompanied by seven persons who
allegedly took the mace of the Senate during plenary session on April 18, at
about 11:30 a.m.
“All those who testified, stated
that the said people were cleared into the chamber based on your confirmation
that they were with you.
“The committee,in pursuance of
this,has deemed it necessary to formally invite you to respond to these
allegations on Wednesday, May 16 at 11:00am,” Mr Na’Allah read out the format
of the letter to be issued to the summoned lawmakers.
Last week, the National Assembly
Divisional Police Officer, Sulu-Gambari Abdul, accused the lawmakers of
conspiring with thugs who invaded the Senate chamber and took away the mace
last month.
Mr Sulu-Gambari said the Senate
invasion was an act of internal conspiracy among some security agencies and
some lawmakers, confirming an earlier report that revealed the
complicity of security agencies in the invasion.
The Senate invasion was condemned
by most Nigerians including the federal government. The two chambers of the
National Assembly subsequently set up a joint committee to investigate the
incident.
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