Senate, not me, suspended Ningi, Akpabio replies Falana

from the upper legislative chamber. from the upper legislative chamber.

Replying through his counsel, Umeh Kalu, the former governor of Akwa Ibom State exculpated himself from the exercise. The legal representative wrote: “We have carefully read through your analysis of the facts and circumstances leading to your client’s suspension from the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and are unable to find reason in your verdict of our client’s sole culpability in the said suspension.

“Our client’s role at the session of the Senate that led to your client’s suspension was and remains the statutory role of a Legislative House Presiding Officer, which role equally includes pronouncing the majority decision of the Legislative House at the end of debate and voting. Only time will tell whether the recent tariff hike announced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has come to stay or rather test the resolve of the citizenry.

from the upper legislative chamber.

Femi Falana Godswill Akpabio

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