- A document released by the Senate has shown that Buhari was wrong about the quorum on Babachir Lawal
- The president had said only three of the nine members of the committee signed the report
- The senate report however shows six signatures and not three
Babachir Lawal
In clearing Babachir Lawal, President Muhammadu Buhari had claimed that only three members of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on the Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East signed the report of the committee that indicted Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
This claim led to clearing the SGF and he subsequently refused to act on the Senate indictment of Mr. Lawal.
The president revealed this in a letter to Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki which was read on the Senate floor alleged that he could not act on the committee’s report, saying it was not endorsed by a quorum and also claimed that Lawal was not given the opportunity of fair hearing.
However, investigation into the matter has revealed that six of the nine members of actually signed the report.
Senator Shehu Sani, chairman of the committee, immediately after the letter was read called the claim false, saying that the allegation that Lawal was not given fair hearing was full of lies.
According to Vanguard, a copy of the committee report showed that four other senators including the committee chairman, Senator Sani signed the report.
Those who endorsed the report were Senators Ben Murray-Bruce, Tayo Alasoadura, and Mallam Ali Wakili, Solomon Adeola, Yahaya Abdullahi, and Isaac M. Alfa
source:naij.com
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