Senator Babajide Omoworare (ACN, Osun) narrowly escaped suspension from the Senate after he accused Senate President David Mark of rigging votes on the resolution on the crisis rocking the Rivers state House of Assembly.
On
Wednesday, Senator Omoworare had challenged the decision of Senator
Mark when voice vote was taken on a prayer which sought to urge
Inspector General of Police to intervene and restore the frosty
relationship between Rivers governor Rotimi Ameachi and Police
Commissioner Joseph Mbu.
After the Senate was
divided, with each Senator voting, Mark announced that those in support
of the motion were in the majority, but this did not go down well with
Omoworare, who wept bitterly.
He later, addressed newsmen after the plenary sitting where he accused Mark of rigging the election.
Senator
Bello Tukur (PDP, Adamawa) had raised a point of order drawing the
attention of his colleagues to what he called “disparaging” statements
credited to Senator Omoworare, which he said has painted the Senate in
bad light and prayed that the matter be referred to the Senate committee
on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions for investigation.
Omoworare later said he was sorry if the interview gave the impression that he disparaged the Senate.
Omoworare later said he was sorry if the interview gave the impression that he disparaged the Senate.
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