Saraki and Ekweremadu
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has affirmed that the house of the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu is under siege as initially reported.
Ekweremadu
Saraki at the Tuesday’s plenary said ‘As you know the seat of the DSP, Ike Ekweremadu is absent. He cannot get out of his house. He is being held under seige.”
“As you know the seat of the DSP, Ike Ekweremadu is absent. He cannot get out of his house. He is being held under seige.”- Senate President, @bukolasaraki
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 24, 2018
”I dont believe that this should come to this level where people would be laid under seige for something that is personal to them.”- Senate President, @bukolasaraki
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 24, 2018
“This is not something that started today. It will not end today. People have gone and come back, but these types of actions do not allow for such.”- Senate President, @bukolasaraki
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 24, 2018
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has earlier lamented that the Nigeria Police and the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had laid siege to his home.
A statement by Uche Anichukwu his Special Adviser on Media, said “The Apo Legislative Quarters residence of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, is currently under the siege of men of the Nigeria Police Force and the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
“With the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, expected to report to the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force in Guzappe, Abuja, this Tuesday morning, Senator Ekweremadu is expected to preside over plenary.
“They took over the entire vicinity before 6am. There is no going in or coming out.
“Meanwhile, there was no prior invitation to the senator by any of the security agencies or the EFCC.”
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