The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said it has not concluded its investigations into the alleged forgery of the Senate’s Standing Order, adding that no copy of its report had been handed to President Muhammadu Buhari as reported in some sections of the media.


Speaking to THISDAY yesterday on the purported report, the Force Public Relations Officer Emmanuel Ojukwu described as false the news report that the investigation into the alleged forgery had been concluded and a report submitted to the president by the police.


A news story at the weekend claimed that the president had received a copy of the police report last week, confirming that the Standing Rules used to inaugurate the Eighth Assembly were forged.


In the story, the police were said to have recommended the prosecution of those found culpable of forging the rules, which were used in the election of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu on June 9, 2015.
The report was said to have indicted the management of the National Assembly, especially the clerk, Salisu Maikasuwa, among others, and recommended the prosecution of the suspects.


However, Ojukwu told THISDAY that the investigation was still ongoing, adding that no report was submitted to the president.
“I want to state categorically that the investigation into the allegation of forgery at the Senate is still ongoing. We have not concluded it yet, so where did the media get the information that not only has it been concluded but handed over to President Mohammed Buhari.


“The investigation is still ongoing and whenever it is ready, we will make it available to the public. The media report that we have concluded the investigation into the case is false and should be disregarded,” he said.


Also commenting on the story, a Senator said he expected the police, being part of the executive arm of government, to recognise the separation of powers, which could invalidate their findings.


He added that if there were any alterations to the Senate rules, they must have been done by the civil servants in the National Assembly and not the senators who had not even been sworn-in to review the rules.


Acting on a petition by Senator Sulaiman Hunkuyi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the police had on July 6 quizzed Maikasuwa over the alleged forgery of the standing rules of the upper legislative chamber.
The petition alleged that some parts of the 2015 rules were different from the one ratified by the Sixth Senate in 2010 and was used by the Seventh Senate in 2011.


The police, on the strength of the petition, had subsequently quizzed the leadership of the Seventh Senate, including former Senate President David Mark; his deputy (now Saraki’s deputy), Ekweremadu; former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba; and the former Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Senator Ita Enang.


Maikasuwa, who is the custodian of the standing rules, was also invited for questioning by the police.
But as the crisis from last month’s leadership election in the National Assembly festers, Buhari will today meet the APC caucus in the House of Representatives.


Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed the meeting to State House correspondents yesterday.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/police-investigation-into-forgery-of-senate-rules-inconclusive/215720/
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Who even believed dem at d first place,I knew it was APC normal lies and deceit ways of misguiding d gullible citizens.ANYWAY BUHARI IS LIVE ON NTA I need an interpreter asap because all I can hear is aaaahhh aaaaah why is d man moaning na

Ghen ghen


Now who is lying here

Another opportunity to scream WITCH HUNT

Bukola Saraki is a criminal and will go to any length to get power including daring his Father.

By the time the heat is turned on, he will run for his life and leave the senate seat.

Most corrupt organisation on dis planet is NPF. nsao dem go say bail is free bt na lie

Which one do u want us to believe now?NPF!Get ur ass 2getha.

the fear of buhari is the beginning of

Expect more lies from this APC led government.

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"Please do not power off your TV or stop reading your newspapers...

Hmmm... Money has exchanged hands.. Money has gotten their tone changed..

Lies everywhere since May 29. I don't believe the media anymore. I don't even listen to radio anymore. Only TV for now. So that I will see and hear the person speaking live.

Chai! Naija media!

Just give them a topic. I can assure you they ll concoct a story for you on the said topic within minutes.


*spits*

kk

season of denial

Trash..,..There is a clear case of forgery so Police no need hidden it from us.

I neva for once trust d Nigeria police so am nt suprised.

STOP : Children of Hate at Work!!! Always hating and lying MORE than before since May 29

Just like ftc on nairaland, the role of the media in Nigeria today is now, ''First to Report''. Whether the news is true or false doesn't matter.

Since may 29th the news media has gone to the dogs, i don't know who lie the most, lair Mohammed or the news media.

Is only a fool that will believe on that self-agreedise madia report!!!!!!!!

Nigeria I hail thee...nothing we no go c or hear.

Ok

APC media arm,
Always quick to come to conclusions.

Now what's next?

Where did the Nation newspaper get its news from...Very soon I'll stop reading any news posted by that newspaper.

What a good development, now they should concentrate and govern us wells
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Which one are we to believe?

OK. crazy country