ABUJA- PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari Friday tendered an unreserved apology to the Senate over statements by his Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Okoi Obono- Oblo that the Senate lacked the powers to summon Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami to explain why he dragged the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and two others to court over alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Order.

President Buhari faulted the position of the the AGF, stressing that as an appointee of the President, he was equally answerable to the Senate, just as he said that the statement ought not to have been made in the first place.

It would be recalled that the AGF, for the second time on Thursday, shunned the summon of Senate to explain why he dragged the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and two others to court over alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Order.

Buhari’s Special Assistant on Public Prosecution, Okoi Obono-Oblo and in the office of the AGF who appeared before the Senator David Umaru, APC Niger East led Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters had lampooned the Senate, saying that the red chambers lacked the powers to summon the Minister of Justice over a matter that was already in a competent court of law.

President Buhari spoke through his Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang.

Addressing Journalists, barely twenty- four hours after the Presidential aide took a swipe at the Senate that the Presidency had no confidence on the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Enang said that there was no way the Attorney General of the federation and Minister of Justice will not respect the Senators because the lawmakers screened and cleared the ministers as ministerial nominees.

senatorizyking:
The fear of impeachment loading....



I thought he is not answerable to Senate, what a disrespect...

seunmsg:


The apology goes to show that the president is not a dictator but a democrat who is ready to take responsibility when mistake is made and apologies when necessary.

http://.com/presidential-aide-enang-denies-buhari-has-apologised-to-senate/

THE presidency has denied media reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had apologized to the senate for the conduct of an official of the ministry of justice.



The Senior Special Assistant to the president on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, on Friday said the reports were a misrepresentation of his comments.

Mr. Enang was reported to have apologized on behalf of Mr. Buhari for remarks made by Okoi Obono-Obla, a special assistant to the president on prosecution.

Mr. Enang said he only pleaded with senators in his personal capacity.

Mr. Obono-Obla had on Thursday allegedly questioned the authority of the Nigerian Senate to summon the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.

He also reportedly said the presidency had no confidence in the Senate Judiciary Committee that summoned the Attorney-General.

Mr. Malami had asked Mr. Obono-Obla to represent him at a Senate Committee meeting, that was to examine the circumstances surrounding the trial of senate president, Bukola Sakari, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, for alleged forgery of Senate standing rules.

The senate committee refused to allow Mr. Obono-Obla represent Mr. Malami, who was said to be abroad at the time.

Mr. Enang said the development prompted him to convene a press conference at his residence as a way of easing tensions between the presidency and the National Assembly.

“I am a presidential liaison officer and I apologize for the inability of the Attorney-General to appear before the Senate when he was invited.

“He received a letter of invitation after he had already planned an official trip,” Mr. Enang said.

Mr. Enang said he had assured the senators that Mr. Malami would honour their invitation upon his return to the country.

“I said the attorney general will meet with the chairman of the Senate committee hearing the matter,” he said.

Mr. Enang, a former senator, said he apologised on behalf of Mr. Obono-Obla because he did not want the relationship between the lawmakers and Mr. Buhari to get frostier.

“I apologise for his comments. From what I heard, he was not complimentary to the senate,” Mr. Enang said. “We didn’t need to cause more trouble between the presidency and the Senate.”

Mr. Enang, therefore, urged Nigerians to dismiss reports that his apology was on behalf of the president, saying doing so, in this case, “would be terrible”.

“The president has not apologised. It is me that is apologising for the inappropriate action of the person representing the Attorney-General.”

SeverusSnape:

Buhari remains a dictator and a tyrant. He did this because of the fear of impeachment. It is known.

teadrake:

Fear of impeachment? for what exactly?
AGF already made certain clarifications, perhaps you never heard of the content of the matter. In my own opinion, he made a mistake by his acknowledgement of not answerable to the Senate. But truth be told,was he wrong?
The Senate is trying to adopt the matter as their own which is quite pathetic. The allegations is between 4 members of the Senate,not the Senate of the federal Republic of Nigeria. Or when does Four senators constitute the Senate of the federal Republic that warrant summons from a non performing committee?

mayorchelsea:
That ape above thinks PMB can be impeached?Stop living in a fool's paradise. The man who refused to sign a padded budget isn't afraid of the senate.

teadrake:

Fear of impeachment? for what exactly?
AGF already made certain clarifications, perhaps you never heard of the content of the matter. In my own opinion, he made a mistake by his acknowledgement of not answerable to the Senate. But truth be told,was he wrong?
The Senate is trying to adopt the matter as their own which is quite pathetic. The allegations is between 4 members of the Senate,not the Senate of the federal Republic of Nigeria. Or when does Four senators constitute the Senate of the federal Republic that warrant summons from a non performing committee?

SeverusSnape:
Them no born him well make him no apologize.

He knows what's up, any further rubbish from him and impeachment proceedings will commence.

Kudos to those London doctors for resetting Buhari's brain.

seunmsg:


The apology goes to show that the president is not a dictator but a democrat who is ready to take responsibility when mistake is made and apologies when necessary.

Vincent41:


the Apology is nt from the dicator...buhris hrt burns with fire

seunmsg:


The apology goes to show that the president is not a dictator but a democrat who is ready to take responsibility when mistake is made and apologies when necessary.