President
Muhammadu Buhari hosted members of the judiciary to a dinner at the
presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday.
The
event comes a day after the failure of a similar one for
members of the national assembly.
Though
the presidency blamed the absence of lawmakers on clash of
schedules, sources told TheCable that the legislators rejected the
invitation to Aso Rock as a result of the charges against the leadership of the
8th senate.
Senate
President Bukola Saraki, Ike Ekweremadu, his deputy, Salisu Maikasuwa, former
clerk of the national assembly, and Benedict Efeturi, his deputy, are facing
charges of alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery of the senate standing
rules, 2015.
The
development is brewing a cold war between the
legislative and executive arms of government.
On
Wednesday, the senate halted the screening of ambassadorial
nominees, asking Abubakar Malami, minister of justice, and Geoffrey
Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs to appear before it, over alleged
irregularities in the selection process of the envoys.
So
far, it is only the lawmakers who have altered the dinning schedule of the
president.
On
Monday, Buhari hosted service chiefs, Tuesday, members of his cabinet, and
Friday will be the turn of chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress
(APC).
-The Cable
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