The Nigerian Senate has suspended former majority leader Ali Ndume for six months for bringing unproven allegations against his colleagues Senator Dino Melaye and Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Ali Ndume has now been suspended from his legislative duties for the next six months
The move is one of the recommendations of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges which probed the allegations of certificate forgery against Melaye and avenging of seized bulletproof Range Rover against Saraki.
Tendering the report for approval before the senators on Wedensday, March 29, Senator Sam Nwanyanwu said the allegations brought against the two senators by Ndume were false after due investigation.
The report, which was signed by two-thirds of the committee, cleared Saraki and Melaye of any wrongdoing.
According to the committee, Ndume was the one that dragged Saraki’s name into the matter of the seized bulletproof Range Rover based on a false report he acquired from social media.
The report said Saraki’s name was not in any way tied to the seized vehicle and Ndume brought the position of the Senate President and the entire Red Chamber to disrepute by tying it to the matter.
Debating on the recommendations on Ndume, Seantor Barau Jibrin said this would serve as a deterrent to other lawmakers.
He said:“This should stop. People should not bring trivial issues to the floor. I was really disappointed. Nobody should bring this kind of issues before us again.
“How can you bring matter from the social media that said our president was dead. That is an unserious place to pick things from.”
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