Nigerian Senate has vowed to stop any
move by powerful political forces
within and outside government to
reinstate suspended Secretary to
Government of the Federation, SGF,
David Babachir Lawal. This followed its consideration of the
final report of its adhoc Committee,
which accused Lawal of process
violation in award of contracts under
the Presidential Initiatives on North
East (PINE) on Wednesday. The 45-page report was submitted by
the Committee Chairman, Senator
Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna Central). The final report revealed that
contractors paid over N500m in
kickbacks to a company linked Lawal. The bribe was discovered to have been
paid to Rholavision Engineering
Limited.
Senators were shocked that besides the
N270 million for the grass-cutting
contract, there was another N200
million spent to hire consultants on
grass-cutting. An interim report, late last year, had indicted Lawal for corruption. After deliberations yesterday, Senate
said it would not hesitate to go into a
fresh war with the Presidency if Lawal
returned from his suspension by using
very serious legislative interventions
to engage the Presidency.
It also resolved to immediately send its
resolution to President Muhammadu
Buhari for immediate action, even as it
adopted the report. After considering the votes and
proceedings on the parliamentary
process required in arriving at a logical
conclusion on the matter, Senator
Muhammad Shittu (APC, Jigawa North-
East), moved for the adoption, while Senator Ben Murray- Bruce (PDP
Bayelsa) seconded it. In his remarks after adoption of the
final report, Senate President, Bukola
Saraki, confirmed the existence of
pressure groups to protect the job of
the suspended SGF. Saraki said: “I am sure of the kind of
pressure on the members; especially
the chairman and some of us in the
leadership and the kind of pressure we
were under. “But for you to have been able to stay
firm and do your job, and carry out
your responsibility, I must commend
the committee and the chairman, in
particular.”

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