Posted on: 01:09 Fri, 17 Jun 2016



The police authorities have re-
opened the case of alleged forgery
of Senate Standing Rules by
presiding officers of the Seventh
Senate and other individuals
working in the senate.

The invitation letter, dated June 6,
and signed by Assistant Inspector-
General of Police, James Caulcrick,
directed the Deputy President of
the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu and
immediate past President of the
Senate, David Mark to appear.

Also invited are the former Senate
Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba; former
Clerk of the National Assembly,
Salisu Maikasuwa; Chairman,
Senate Committee on Rules and
Business, Ita Enang; and the
committee clerk, Dr. Nma Ogozy.
The letter, entitled “first reminder”,
made reference to an earlier one
written by the Police to the officers
on July 1, 2015 on the same subject
matter.

The police letter read:

“I refer to the Deputy Inspector-
General of Police’s letter No.
CR:3000/X/FHQ/ABJ/VOL. 186/98
dated 1st July, 2015 requesting the
under-listed officials of the seventh
Senate to report to the Force CIID
for the purpose of conducting
investigation on the above subject
matter: Senate President, Deputy
Senate President, Majority Leader
of the Senate, Clerk of the National
Assembly, Clerk of the Senate,
Chairman, Business and Rules;
Secretary, Business and Rules.

“As at the time of writing this
letter, none of the officials in the
above seventh Senate list honoured
the invitation to respond to the
allegations, except the clerks of the
National Assembly and the Senate.

“Consequent upon the above, you
are kindly requested to inform the
listed officials yet to respond to
report to the Deputy Inspector
General of Police, Force Criminal
Intelligence and Investigation
Department on 9th June, 2016 for
the purpose of further investigation
on the matter.”

The Senate rules were forged to
alter the pattern of electing
presiding officers at the
inauguration of the 8 Senate on
June 9, 2015, all in a bid to make
Bukola Saraki and Ekweremadu
presiding officers.