Saraki names probe c’ttee members on Senate invasion

President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday named members of the National Assembly joint committee to investigate Wednesday, April 18 invasion of the upper legislative chamber by some hoodlums during plenary. They are the deputy leader of the Senate, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah (APC, Kebbi North) as the chairman; Senators David Umaru (APC, Niger East), Gbolahan Dada (APC, Ogun West), Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna Central), Sam Anyanwu (PDP Imo East), Rose Oko (PDP, Cross River North) and Usman Bayero Nafada (APC, Gombe North) as members from the senate.
He said: “We resolved the constitution of the joint committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives to investigate the incidence of April 18 to look at the factors leading to it. “And also make recommendations to ensure it does not happen again in any of the two chambers.” Saraki also disclosed that security arrangement in the National Assembly would be strengthened for the safety of lives and property following the ugly incident and appealed for the cooperation of members of the public.
“I need to call on the cooperation of all members of the public to please cooperate with us in this area that we have to definitely tighten the movement in the National Assembly. “Clearly, there are some loopholes that we have to tighten and in doing that we seek your cooperation. “As we keep on saying, this institution or the legislature is the true representation of democracy; as long as we defend this legislature, you defend the democracy in this country, I thank all of you for the call to duty”.

 

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