In the wake of the snafu involving the Attorney General of the Federation and his refusal to appear before a Senate panel, the President, Muhammadu Buhari has tendered an unreserved apology.
This is mostly due to comments made by the AGF who said that the he was not answerable to the Senate.
President Buhari said that the statement was regrettable and should not have been made.
At a sitting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, AGF Malami had said that the Senate lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter as to why Malami instituted proceedings against Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.
In light of this, Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang has apologised to the Senate for the remarks made by the representative of the AGF.
“I heard the statements and I want to apologise to the Distinguished Senate, to the Committee on Judiciary and the distinguished senators because that statement ought not to have been made. And the Attorney General is Attorney General of the Federation, appointed by Mr President, cleared by the Senate and responsible for the federation.
“We will handle this matter but I first have to tender my unreserved apology for the impression it may have created to the distinguished Senate, senators and the committee members”, Enang said.
He went on to explain that Malami is not in the country and is on an official assignment but that once he returns he’ll appear before the panel.
“The Attorney General spoke with me on Thursday morning that he is on official assignment on behalf of the country. When he is in, we will make arrangement for him to respond appropriately. We want to apologise pending when he is back to respond appropriately”. He said.
Leave a Reply