The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Solomon Arase, on Tuesday,
dismissed a suit filed by Senator Gilbert Nnaji (PDP/Enugu East),
seeking to stop the police from investigating the alleged forgery of the
2015 Senate Standing Order, as ridiculous, laughable and mere waste of
time of the court.
The Senate Rules being investigated by the police was allegedly used for the election of the leadership of the 8th National Assembly, which produced Senators Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as Senate President and Deputy Senate President respectively.
The Senate Rules being investigated by the police was allegedly used for the election of the leadership of the 8th National Assembly, which produced Senators Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as Senate President and Deputy Senate President respectively.
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The IGP, while responding to the suit, on Tuesday, through a counter-affidavit, said no court of law in country has powers to stop the force from performing its statutory functions of investigating crimes.
He said nobody in the country, including the 74 political office holders covered by provision of section 308 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), is immune from investigation.
Aresa argued that the principal officers of the Senate have no constitutional or statutory immunity from investigation.
The police boss urged the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, to dismiss the suit for want of jurisdiction, adding that investigating the allegation of forgery in the Senate could only strengthen the integrity of the upper legislative house and its leadership.
The police, while confirming the Senate Standing Order 2015 (as amended) was forged, said in its counter affidavit: “The present Senate has not enacted any standing orders yet.
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