The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Chairman of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, General Buba Marwa (Retd) , to appear before it over allegations raised against the Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Oyelola Ashiru, APC, Kwara South.
The resolution of the Senate was sequel to a point of order by raised by Senator Ashiru.
Ashiru, who came under Order 42 of the Senate Standing Order, traced the actions of the NDLEA to his comment last week during a debate on a bill by the NDLEA in which he said the agency is corrupt. The lawmaker said the allegations raised against him by NDLEA have affected his integrity, as he neither takes alcohol nor carbonated drinks except water. He urged that the matter must be taken very seriously.
In response, the Senate set up a six-member panel to invite all those involved in the accusation raised by NDLEA that Senator Ashiru made disparaging comments on NDLEA last week because he failed to stop the arrest and trial of some people found to be involved in drug abuse in his house.
The panel, which is chaired by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, APGA, Abia South, has Senator Kaka Shehu, APC, Borno Central; Senator Ede Dafinone, APC, Delta Central; Senator Ireti Kingibe, LP, FCT; Senator Afolabi Shauibu, APC, Ogun Central; and Senator Lawal Usman, PDP, Kaduna Central.
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