The Senate has stood down a proposal to invite the Director General of the State Security Service, Lawan Daura, over the ongoing clampdown on suspected corrupt judges.
In a motion brought as matter of urgent national importance by Joshua Lidani (PDP-Gombe), the Senate was asked to look into the action of the SSS which led to arrest of seven judges in the early hours of Saturday.
One of the resolutions canvassed by Mr. Lidani was that the Senate should invite Mr. Daura to explain why his agency carried out the action the way it did without deference to the constitutional responsibility of the National Judicial Council.
When Mr. Saraki called for vote to uphold Mr. Lidani’s prayer, Senators yelled “ayes” and later “nay” in somewhat equal proportion.
Then, Mr. Saraki put the question again resulting in similar response as the first.
He then ruled “the nays have it”, translating to defeat of the proposal to invite Mr. Daura.
Specifically, Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, supported the prayer that Mr. Daura be invited.
But other Senators did not touch that part of the prayers sought.
The Senate however condemned the raid on residences of the Judges.
thief Legisloothers that has no shame . your days as corrupt politician s are nearly over and I see them jittering .
ReplyDeleteThese judges are the main problem of Nigeria who shields the corrupt politician who in turn collects their share of the loot's. I see these shameless thief's defending their partners...
Nigeria is a zoo,, what else did you think when animals from north is in power? This country is the highest joke on earth and I think nigeria is not a country but nigga area
ReplyDeleteWhy would they not block it when corrupt judges are their customers in crime. I pity and cry for Nigeria. The next generation leaders are even going to be worse considering what is going on in our eductional sector.
ReplyDeletethe senators acted in good faith, the DSS should also investigate corrupt executives, who are currently shaded under partisan politics
ReplyDeleteJudges should come together, re-visit buhari certificate saga, compel the certificateless to produce his certificate (not the one biographer Paten manufactured for him) then nail him for lieing under oath
ReplyDeleteThat is a welcome development, it would have been a waste of time to invite SSS BOSS for doing his lawful duty in a right way. This is not the first time security agents raid homes of suspected criminals & for the fact that those concerned this time around are Judges does not make it special so needless inviting SSS BOSS.
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ReplyDeleteIf they born them well let this corrupt law breakers summon the DSS. Our major problem in fighting corruption is our legislooters and judges.
ReplyDeleteModus operandi employed by DSS to clamp down corrupt judges is a welcome development. They had acted in a right way and sss boss have no question to answer
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