A former Majority leader of the National Assembly, Ali Ndume has disclosed that his call for the probe of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye over the bulletproof vehicle and certificate scandal cases respectively is the right thing to do.
Ali Ndume who had on Tuesday during plenary called the attention of the Nigerian senate to the scandal linked to both men which led to the initiation of a probe into the cases by the Ethics and Priviledges Committee of the house noted that he bears no grudge whatsoever against the Senate president and Dino Melaye.
Speaking to DailyTrust during an interview, Ali Ndume noted that he raised the motion in the interest of the public adding that both men are not the first persons to be put under the investigative search light.
He said: “Are you saying I should not have raised the issue? It was in the public domain, and it is in the Senate tradition by Rule 14 and 15. There were precedents that were investigated. In the history of National Assembly, Salisu Buhari’s case came in the media too that he did not graduate from the University of Toronto Canada and was investigated.
“When it was discovered he did not have the degree, he stepped down and was prosecuted and sentenced before he was pardoned by former President Obasanjo. During the Fifth Assembly, Masari as Speaker was investigated over his certificate and cleared. Bankole was accused of not observing the NYSC and he was investigated.
“He produced his certificate and we verified it. Also, there was the Patricia Etteh case, and she had to clear herself.
“In the Senate, Enwerem had difference of ‘S’ controversy in his certificate as in Evan and Evans, he was investigated and when it was discovered that there were discrepancies, he resigned. Chuba Okadigbo was investigated too and he lost his seat. Adolphus Wabara was accused of corruption and investigated. Even David Mark was accused and investigated and cleared.”
He added: “If you observe, the rate of abuses thrown at the Senate has reduced since I raised the issue.”
