Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and
Public Petition, Senator Sam Anyanwu (PDP-Imo East), has
said no one can fault the committee’s report on Transport
Minister Rotimi Amaechi.
Anyawu was reacting to suggestion that Nigerians might
have no faith in the committee following the circumstance
surrounding the confirmation Amaechi as minister during his
screening by the Senate.
He said, “Our report on Amaechi cannot be faulted in any
way. We have received commendations from over five Senior
Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) for standing firm. I do not have
any grudges against anybody; I am only doing my job. I am
one man nobody can put in his pocket.
“I don’t fight for anybody, I do the right thing. If people do
not have confidence in this committee, they will be
demoralized and discouraged from sending in petitions.”
He added that ordinary Nigerians who were wrongfully
dismissed from their offices, “who did not have money to go
to court or fear of persecution” have brought their cases
before the committee.
“When we ask agencies to re-instate people who were
wrongfully dismissed, we equally insist that such persons
are not victimized. This is people’s parliament; we are the
voice of the voiceless,” he said.
He also said the committee would not do the bidding of
Senate President Bukola Saraki, on the petition against Code
of Conduct Tribunal Chairman, Danladi Umar.
Anyanwu, reacting to allegation that the committee would
likely do the bidding of Saraki, who is standing trial before
the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged false declaration
of assets said that the committee owed Nigerians and
nobody else, the responsibility to treat the petition on merit.
According to him, the fact that the petition is coming at a
time Saraki is standing trial at the CCT would not stop the
committee from carrying out its constitutional responsibility
creditably.
“Once the petition against Danladi is sent to our secretariat,
we will take a look at it, and be rest assured that if we find
nothing in the petition, of course, we will write our report.
“I want to say that I am not doing anybody’s bidding; I have
the capacity and I make researches and I have time for fact-
finding and come out with a position.
“Why should Saraki use me to do his bidding? Why would
Saraki use any senator to do his bidding? He is my
colleague; he is just the Senate President, one among
equals.
“He was elected by his constituents and my constituents
brought me here. So, it not about doing Saraki’s bidding. If I
have a responsibility to discharge my duty based on the
petition because I am Chairman of Ethics and Privileges, I
will do it. The most important thing is your conscience,’’ he
said.
The lawmaker said the National Assembly is determined to
support President Muhammadu Buhari in the fight against
corruption.
He said the legislature would stop at nothing to ensure
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front page at last,if u expect me to comment on Nigeria politics u are wasting ur time
I dedicate this to my baby,Amanda

Ok

Get the judiciary to act. Stop press prosecution.

Minister of common sense

U can as well use ur report to clean nyansh. U dumbos were mute on the real day

No actual point here.