Legal fireworks lay ahead of the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, as Maduabuchi O. Idam of M. O. Idam Attorneys, Legal Practitioners/Public Interest Crusaders, has given him a seven day ultimatum to furnish him with details as it concerns the information regarding some amount and source of monies.
Said Idam, “pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), 2011 demanding, among other things, the details of the information regarding the amount and the source of the monies revealed by the Senate President to have been sent to serving Senators for enjoyment during their holiday.”
Going further, he stated: “Following the relevant provisions of the FOI, the Senate President is obligated to furnish me with the requested information within seven (7) days. Failure to so do, I shall further explore my right as guaranteed under the Act to approach the Federal High Court in order to compel the release of the information.
“My action was necessitated by the fact that, as a people, Nigerians are currently plagued by hardship and scarce resources, thereby making it unreasonable for our leaders to embark on enjoyment holiday at the tax payers’ expense.”
It would be recalled that recently Senator Akpabio made a gaffe on the floor of the red chambers that some money has been sent to the senators account for their holiday enjoyment.
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