Mr Femi
Falana said on Wednesday that recent developments in the Senate showed that the
upper legislative chamber had thrown caution to the wind.
The Human rights
lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led
executive arm of the Federal Government to “adopt decisive measures to
terminate the rein of impunity in the National Assembly.”
Falana in a
statement, cited as an example to back his claim the decision by the Senate not
to screen the 27 newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners until Mr. Ibrahim Magu had been removed from
office as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
He also said
the summon issued on the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee
Against Corruption, Itse Sagay (SAN) by the Senate because the professor of law
criticised it was informed by the atmosphere of impunity that seemed to have
enveloped the Red Chamber.
He added that
Senate also violated settled principles of law by suspending Senator Ndume for
six months on Wednesday.
He advised
the Senate to reverse itself on the issues, failing which the executive arm of
government must “adopt decisive measures” to stop the alleged impunity in the
National Assembly.
He said, “In
view of the settled state of the law as expatiated upon in the aforementioned
cases the Senate is advised to reverse its illegal decisions and quickly return
to the path of constitutionalism in the interest of lasting democracy in the
country.
“However, if
the Senate remains intransigent the Executive branch of the government should
adopt decisive measures to terminate the rein of impunity in the National
Assembly.”
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