Ndume, Omo-Agege likely to be suspended again over Senate invasion

Ndume, Omo-Agege likely to be suspended again over Senate invasion

- Senators Ali Ndume and Ovie Omo-Agege have been allegedly indicted by a panel investigating the recent invasion of the Senate

- The panel is expected to submit its report this week

- Report has it that the panel may likely recommend the suspension of Ndume and Omo-Agege and some yet-to-be named co-conspirators

A panel probing the recent invasion of the Nigerian Senate by thugs has reportedly indicted Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno south, and Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta central in the attack on the National Assembly.

An Ad hoc committee, chaired by deputy Senate leader, Bala Ibn Na’Allah, has forwarded its report to another Senate panel on ethics, privileges and public petitions, headed by Senator Samuel Anyanwu.

A similar probe panel was set up with the House of Representatives. Na’Allah also heads the same committee.

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Daily Sun reports that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Sulu-Gambari Abdul, of the National Assembly, during a session with the committee probing the invasion, accused some senators of conspiring with thugs who invaded the Red Chamber and carted away the mace in April.

Abdul said the Senate invasion was an act of internal conspiracy among some security agencies and some lawmakers and reportedly named Ali Ndume as one of the senators. He told the probe panel that Ndume reportedly stopped one of the Sergeant-At-Arms who wanted to take the mace to a safe place when the thugs struck.

There are strong indications that the Ethics Panel will submit its reports this week and will likely recommend the suspension of Ndume and Omo-Agege and some yet-to-be named co-conspirators in the upper legislative chamber.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has rejected a stay-of-execution order requested by the Senate against a previous ruling of the court regarding the suspension of a Delta state senator, Ovie Omo-Agege.

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba had nullified the suspension of Omo-Agege after faulting the decision of Senate to slam a lengthy suspension on the senator.

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Source: Legit.ng

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