NASS crisis: Senators received $1m bribe to impeach Saraki, Kwara lawmaker Rafiu Ibrahim alleges

Date: 2018-08-08

Senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim (PDP-Kwara South), has alleged that lawmakers under the aegis of Parliamentary Support Group, were given $1m each to impeach Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.

The lawmaker said this on Tuesday in an interview with reporters at the National Assembly.

His allegations could, however, not be independently verified, as none of the leading members of the Parliamentary Support Group for Muhammadu Buhari could be reached for comments.

Calls to the mobile telephone numbers of Senators Ovie Omo-Agege and Ali Ndume who are vocal members of the PSG were neither picked nor returned. A response to a text message sent to them was still being expected as at the time of filing this report Ibrahim, who is a member of the pro-Saraki group of Senators, also protested the invasion of the National Assembly by officers of the Department of State Services and the Police.

He said: "I can authoritatively tell you that those senators behind the desecration of the National Assembly collected $1m each to impeach the Senate President and his Deputy. You can quote me anywhere on this."

A prominent member of the Pro-Saraki group, Senator Dino Melaye (PDP-Kogi West) also accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, of collecting signatures of lawmakers with the aim of effecting a leadership change in the Senate.

Melaye, while briefing his colleagues on the alleged plot by members of the PSG, said, " The chairman of APC is currently meeting with some APC Senators.

"As I speak, we understand he is collecting signatures for the Senate President's impeachment.

"We also understand that after collecting the signatures, they will be proceeding to the National Assembly to carry out their plan.

"We are waiting for them," the lawmaker added.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ilesha-Baruba     International Vocational Centre     Okin Biscuit     Playing Host     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Kamaldeen Gambari     Mohammed Yisa     Yakubu Dogara     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Budo-Egba     Abdulkarim Adisa     Ajasse-Ipo     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Moses Afolayan     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Balogun Fulani     Tunde Yusuf     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Oluwole Dupe     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     GRA     SSUCOEN     Kwara Hotel     Olaosebikan     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Abdulwaheed Musa     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Barakat Community Secondary School     Akeem Lawal     Baba Idris     Mujtabah Bature     Ekweremadu     Bello Oyebanji     Ahmed     Mamatu Abdullahi     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Zaratu Umar     Ajeigbe     Lai Mohammed     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Razaq Atunwa     Post Utme     Firdaos Amasa     Ilorin South Constituency     Bureau Of Lands     Dunmade     Abegunde Goke     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Kayode Issa     Omu-aran     Shuaib Jawondo     Olabanji Orilonishe     Saka Saadu     Fatimat Saliu     Seed Technologies     Admiralty Villa     All Peoples Party     NYSC     Ben Duntoye     Shonga     Segun Abifarin     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Jimoh Akani     Sobi Specialist Hospital     EndSARS     Oyelere Oyinloye     Iyiola Oyedepo     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Niyi Ogundiran     Bio Ibrahim    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ilorin South     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Oke-opin     Femi Agbaje     Toyosi Thomas     Ajasse-Ipo     Oyawoye     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Omoniyi     Bayer AG     Kuliyan Geri     Hijaab     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Lawan     Iyaloja-General     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Idowu Aremu     Awwal Jawondo     Folashade Omoniyi     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Patience Jonathan     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Okala Baba     Zulu Gambari     Obuh     Tafida Of Kaiama     Edret Sabi Abel     Tunde Saad     Sunday Popo-Ola     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Afonja     Atiku     The Herald     Sabitiyu Grillo     Abubakar Ndakene     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Bilikisu Gambari     Lanre Aremu     Shola Odetundun     Oluwole Dupe     UTME     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Rihanat Ajia     Tuesday Assayomo     Ghali Alaaya     Pategi     Oloriegbe     Wahab Agbaje     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Trader Moni     RTEAN     Azeez Bello     Sunday Fagbemi     Zainab Abass     Omu Aran     Taofeeq Olateju     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Omotoso     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Ijagbo     TETFUND     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Kale Bayero     Raymond Olaitan     AbdulHamid Adi     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Ajeigbe     Kwara South     Maigidasanma     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Sobi Hill     Moshood Mustapha     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Joseph Daudu