The Nigerian Senate has dared a former Chairman
of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, to
mention the names of committee chairmen who seek bribe at the National
Assembly.
The call followed a point of order raised by
Isa Misau (APC, Bauchi Central). He had stood up to express disappointment at
the comments of the former INEC boss.
Mr Jega on Monday accused federal lawmakers of
seeking bribes to carry out their constitutional duties.
He said chairmen of committees in the National
Assembly were more notorious for bribe taking antics.
He made the accusation while delivering the
year’s Democracy Day lecture at a gathering in Abuja.
Those at the event included President Muhammadu
Buhari; Senate President Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter
Onnoghen.
Mr Jega said he had “spoken to quite a number
of chief executives who complained of high demand for bribes from members of
the National Assembly in the name of so-called oversight functions.
“Some chairmen of committees at the National
Assembly are notorious for seeking for bribes,” he said.
The position of the former INEC Chairman
confirms a story earlier published by PREMIUM TIMES in which some heads of
government agencies complained of how National Assembly members were harassing
them for bribe.
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