The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has said that the sack of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has vindicated the 8th Senate.
This is even as he has directed all Committees of the Senate, to quickly conclude all corruption investigations currently pending before them.
The President of the Senate also commended the Federal Government for doing the right thing by sacking the former SGF.
Saraki recalled that the travails of Lawal emanated from the Senate, when it commenced probe into the involvement of the former SGF in the alleged grass cutting scandal in the North-East.
Speaking on the sacking of the former SGF, Saraki said that it was now clear that the Senate was justified in exposing and fighting corruption.
“It has been a tough journey to defend the institution. I want to commend the government for doing what is right.
“When we started the investigation, we were being blackmailed, but we will continue in our commitment to fight corruption, non selective.
“We will not go back on our promise to expose corruption: any case that is brought to us, we assure you that we will investigate it and expose it.
“There are some corruption investigations going on in the Senate; Committees ensure that your investigations are concluded on time, and you submit you reports”, he said.
While moving the motion earlier, Deputy Leader of the Senate, Bala Ibn Na’Allah, stressed that the issue surrounding the sacking of the former SGF, started from the Senate.
He said that the outcome of the investigation had vindicated the Senate in its poise to expose and fight corruption, wherever it was found.
He recalled with regret how the Senate was harassed when it began the investigation into the matter.
“When we started this crusade, the same Nigerians that we were fighting for, were paid to close down the National Assembly in the name of Occupy Nass.
“What is important here today, is to implore us all that the task before us is not a small one, that is why the oath of office says that you will do that without fear or favour.
“It is important for Nigerians to realise that it gives them no good to spread falsehood to demean the institution of the National Assembly.
“I am proud of this Senate: We have other investigations that are pending, the Committees in charge of these investigations should finalise their investigations soon, so that at the end of the day we shall be vindicated”, he said.
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