SENATORS SAY BUHARI'S MAN MUST DEFEND HIMSELF !!!

SGF Lawal Must Defend Himself Or Resign, Senators Insist.

Senators have insisted that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, must appear before them to defend himself on allegations of corruption and misconduct or quit.

Some of the lawmakers, who insisted on their call for Lawal’s removal, arrest and prosecution, said President Buhari should compel the SGF to defend himself before the lawmakers.

It was learnt that the majority of senators supported the Chairman of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East, Senator Shehu Sani, who dismissed Buhari’s letter in which the President gave reasons why Lawal would not be sacked.

Sani told Punch that the ad hoc committee might re-invite the SGF as its investigations continued.

“We can re-invite him (Lawal); there is no problem with that. If there is the need, we will invite him again,” he said.

Other senators, who spoke on the issue, when asked of the next line of action after Buhari’s letter, said Buhari should allow the SGF defend himself before the Senate rather than defending him.