Politics
MELAYE: IGP snubs Senate
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, on Thursday, refused to show up before the Senate, to explain the reason behind the arrest and detention of Senator Dino Melaye.
The IG sent a Deputy IGP in charge of Operations, Habila Joshak, who was turned back by the Senate. The upper legislative chamber insisted that only the IG could appear.
Deputy Leader of the Senate, Bala Ibn N’Allah, informed the Red Chamber that the Police IG, accompanied President Muhammadu Buhari to Bauchi State on an official visit.
He said the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, informed him about the development.
Read also: DINO MELAYE: Senate summons IGP Idris, who ignores Saraki’s calls
N’Allah said it was an insult on the National Assembly for government officials not to honour summons from the parliament. He warned that the practice will erode the institution of the Senate and weaken the structure of democracy.
“I am constrained to say this. I am worried that government officials always snub the parliament whenever we invite or summon them to appear here. These people are not doing President Buhari any favours.
“This is not about senators. One day we will leave here. I want it to be on record that I kicked against this on this day in this Senate. We can’t continue like this,” N’Allah said.
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, who presided, also condemned the non-appearance of the IGP. He said it is becoming a habit for government officials not to appear when summoned.
The Senate, thereafter, resolved and re-summoned the IG of Police to appear at plenary next Wednesday, after the May 1st public holiday.
By Ehisuan Odia…
RipplesNigeria… without borders, without fears
Click here to join the Ripples Nigeria WhatsApp group for latest updates.
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Torturous experiences of students with disabilities in Oyo tertiary institutions
For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures...