Lawsuit to stop police investigation of Deputy Senate President
Various reports this morning said the Nigerian police investigation of an alleged forgery of National Assembly standing rules has finally yielded the obvious: there was indeed a forgery.
A former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice in the defunct Second Republic, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), has faulted the Nigeria Police for wading into the ongoing Senate leadership crisis on the strength of a petition that the 2015 Senate Standing Order was forged.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to stop the police from its on-going investigation of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and some others in relation to the alleged forgery of the 2015 Standing Rules of the Senate.
The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State has thrown its weight behind the prosecution of the Clerk of the National Assembly (Salisu Maikasuwa). But don’t forget, the National Assembly is sovereign.
The Senators said what the aggrieved senators should have done, was to have initiated the process of amending the provisions they found offensive and not to begin to publicize the issue of forgery while also taking the matter to the Police.
The Party, through its Publicity Secretary, Omo’ba Abayomi Adesanya, also called for the prosecution of the former President of the 7th Assembly, Senator David Mark and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.
Police sources declined to discuss his fate.
A clear case of forgery, manipulation, and tampering has been established.
A police source said that: “The National Assembly management claimed that it has the prerogative to set the rules for the election of a new set of Principal Officers since the 8th Senate was yet to be inaugurated”.
Hunkuyi’s Petition’s read in part: “We write to bring to your attention, the existence of the fraudulent introduction of a 2015 Senate Standing Rules as amended”.
“They said since nature abhors vacuum, they did nothing wrong with the Senate Standing Orders 2015″.
“At no time was the Standing Orders of the Senate amended during the entire life of the 7th Senate neither has the 8th Senate sat for long enough to produce the rules now being circulated and in use”. Thereafter, the Senate shall decide by simple majority votes whether the amendments should be considered or rejected.
“Two-third majority shall decide the amendments and such amendments shall form part of the rules of the Senate”.
A former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice in the defunct Second Republic, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), has faulted the Nigeria Police for wading into the ongoing Senate leadership crisis on the strength of a petition that the 2015 Senate Standing Order was forged.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to stop the police from its on-going investigation of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and some others in relation to the alleged forgery of the 2015 Standing Rules of the Senate.
The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State has thrown its weight behind the prosecution of the Clerk of the National Assembly (Salisu Maikasuwa). But don’t forget, the National Assembly is sovereign.
The Senators said what the aggrieved senators should have done, was to have initiated the process of amending the provisions they found offensive and not to begin to publicize the issue of forgery while also taking the matter to the Police.
The Party, through its Publicity Secretary, Omo’ba Abayomi Adesanya, also called for the prosecution of the former President of the 7th Assembly, Senator David Mark and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.
Police sources declined to discuss his fate.
A clear case of forgery, manipulation, and tampering has been established.
A police source said that: “The National Assembly management claimed that it has the prerogative to set the rules for the election of a new set of Principal Officers since the 8th Senate was yet to be inaugurated”.
Hunkuyi’s Petition’s read in part: “We write to bring to your attention, the existence of the fraudulent introduction of a 2015 Senate Standing Rules as amended”.
“They said since nature abhors vacuum, they did nothing wrong with the Senate Standing Orders 2015″.
“At no time was the Standing Orders of the Senate amended during the entire life of the 7th Senate neither has the 8th Senate sat for long enough to produce the rules now being circulated and in use”. Thereafter, the Senate shall decide by simple majority votes whether the amendments should be considered or rejected.
“Two-third majority shall decide the amendments and such amendments shall form part of the rules of the Senate”.
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