•Court summons on Saraki, Ekweremadu posted on Senate notice board
After about two-hour closed session, the Senate summoned Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, to justify the forgery case against Senate President Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu.
The two and others are alleged to have forged the senate rule ahead of the election of principal officers in June last year.
The court summon, inviting Saraki and Ekweremadu over alleged forgery of Senate Rules, was pasted on the notice board in the Senate yesterday as it had been difficult to serve the officers.
The notice board bearing the summons sits at the White House section of the National Assembly Complex.
The summons from the High Court Abuja listed Saraki, Ekweremadu, immediate National Assembly Clerk Salisu Maikasuwa and Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly Benedict Efeturi, as defendants.
But it was removed after a few minutes by unknown persons.
The invitation of the minister followed the adoption of a motion of national urgent importance entitled, “Imminent threat to our democracy, alleged invitation of our principal officers by the court,” moved by Senator Dino Melay, seconded by Senator Bassey Albert Akpan, (Akwa Ibom North East). The upper chamber resolved that Malami should also appear to justify with evidence why his action to prosecute Saraki and Ekweremadu does not constitute gross misconduct, incompetence, contempt of court and abuse of office.
It specifically mandated its “Committee on Judiciary, Legal Matters and Human Rights to within two days summon the Attorney General of the Federation to explain and justify with evidence the basis for his action and why it does not constitute gross misconduct, incompetence, contempt of court and abuse of office.”
It further adopted that resolution that “the Senate Rule 2015 is not forged and it is the authentic rule of the Senate.”
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