Vice Chairman of the Committee on Employment, Labour
and Productivity, Senator Oluremi Tinubu is to face the senate committee on
ethics and privileges to explain statements credited to her about the
activities of the senate.
On Thursday June 26, Senate Leader, Victor
Ndoma-Egba (SAN), faulted a comment made by Senator Tinubu, over her criticisms
of the upper chamber and its leadership in the media.
Ndoma-Egba drew the attention of his colleagues to
some newspaper publications on the interview granted by Tinubu where she
reportedly condemned “the rot” in the Senate.
The senator, who represents Lagos Central Senatorial
District, had alleged that the actions of the Senate leadership were always
sympathetic to the People’s Democratic Party-led executive arm of government.
Ndoma-Egba said, “I would have brought this matter
on the first day of our resumption but for respect for the memory of our
departed colleague, Senator Dahiru Awaisu Kuta.
“Today, therefore, is my earliest opportunity to
raise it.
Tinubu, at a media parley, to mark her third
anniversary in the Senate said activities in the upper legislative chamber were
depressing because its leadership had failed to address a lot of pressing
national issues for partisan reasons.
She accused the Senate leadership of pandering to
the wishes of the executive arm of government which is led by the PDP.
“Mr. President, Distinguished Colleagues, as I said
before, I’m a Senator first and foremost and by the grace of my colleagues, a member
of the leadership of the Senate and to the best of my knowledge, Senator Tinubu
has never raised any concern with me or with the leadership on the activities
of the Senate.
“I think it is most unkind, it is most uncharitable
for a distinguished Senator who has the opportunity of raising concerns with
her colleagues, not doing so and going straight to the media to play to the
gallery.
“So, I object very, very seriously to the comments
made by Senator Tinubu and I want to submit that my privilege, as a Senator of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been breached by the said Senator.”
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