A Nigerian senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, is to face a probe from his colleagues at the upper legislative chamber for allegedly heavily criticising the recently passed electoral amendments and claiming they are to frustrate President Muhammadu Buhari.
One of those who argued in favour of the probe, Senator Dino Melaye, cited order 14, and declared that Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta central senatorial district in Delta state, made a statement to the press among other things.
Melaye alleged that Omo-Agege said the decision taken by the Senate was targeted at President Muhammadu Buhari and that he would not be a part of it.
The Nigeria Senate insisted on embarking on the order of election that is to be adopted in 2019, irrespective of the pressure coming from different quarters for it to have a rethink.
The senator for Abia central senatorial district Theodore Orji said the reordering of the pyramid for the poll is not aimed at anyone but to deepen democracy in the country.
The Leadership reported that Senator Orji who is the immediate past governor of Abia state, maintained that it aims to fight corruption in elections in the country.
According to him, “The present government is fighting corruption and in the National Assembly because we want to lend our voices, we must do so through laws and amendments and that is what we have done.
“It is corruption if because a particular party has produced the President then every other candidate of that party receives a boost, to the chargrin of the electorates.
“That method breeds corruption because those prepared to serve the people will miss the opportunity and those who had other thoughts get elected and anything happens. We have looked at the situation and said no, something needs to be done.”
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