Senate President Bukola Saraki has denied report that he
sponsored the probe of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde.
Saraki in a statement by one of his media aides,
Bamikole Omisore said he didn’t hire one George Uboh who wrote a petition
against the EFCC boss.
Lamorde is expected to appear before the Senate today over an allegation of diversion of 1 trillion naira recovered stolen money levelled against Lamorde by Uboh.
The Senate probe comes weeks after the EFCC quizzed Saraki’s wife over alleged embezzlement of public funds during her husband’s tenure in Kwara state.
“EFCC is not the only government agency that has petition against it pending before the Senate. There are pending petitions against the CG Custom, FIRS and NPA, amongst others. Is it also Senator Saraki that hired or engaged people to do this? What evidence does Sahara reporter has that links Senator Saraki to all these petitions before the Senate?
“The Senate President has no relationship whatsoever with Mr Uboh in any capacity or in the course of his emergence as Senate President. If anybody has any proof of a relationship between Senator Saraki and the said Mr. Uboh, let him or her say it now,” the statement reads.
Lamorde is expected to appear before the Senate today over an allegation of diversion of 1 trillion naira recovered stolen money levelled against Lamorde by Uboh.
The Senate probe comes weeks after the EFCC quizzed Saraki’s wife over alleged embezzlement of public funds during her husband’s tenure in Kwara state.
“EFCC is not the only government agency that has petition against it pending before the Senate. There are pending petitions against the CG Custom, FIRS and NPA, amongst others. Is it also Senator Saraki that hired or engaged people to do this? What evidence does Sahara reporter has that links Senator Saraki to all these petitions before the Senate?
“The Senate President has no relationship whatsoever with Mr Uboh in any capacity or in the course of his emergence as Senate President. If anybody has any proof of a relationship between Senator Saraki and the said Mr. Uboh, let him or her say it now,” the statement reads.
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