Attorney-general of the federation slaps the Senate again

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), on Thursday, failed to appear before the senate committee on judiciary, human rights and legal matters — an action the upper chamber dubbed “a slap in the face”.

This is the second time he has failed to honour the invitation of the senate over a charge of forgery he filed against Bukola Saraki, senate president, and Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, at an Abuja high court.

Although he sent a representative, the committee did not give him the audience.

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David Umaru, chairman of the committee, expressed displeasure over Malami’s action, saying:

“THE PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING WAS TO DEFEND NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY BUT THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL HAS FAULTED THE INVITATION OF THE SENATE AGAIN.”

Also speaking, a member of the committee, Chukwuka Utazi, described the action of the AGF as a slap in the face of the senate.

“This is a slap in the face of the senate as the AGF has refused to appear before the committee after being summoned,” he said.

“WE JUST WANT TO ASK THE AGF A FEW QUESTIONS TO CLARIFY ALL THESE ISSUES, BUT HE HAS FAILED TO RESPOND TO OUR INVITATION.”

THE CABLE