Nigeria’s Senate has rejected a recommendation
to blacklist two newspapers from covering its activities, following a petition
by Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan.
Lawan had complained that two
newspapers allegedly reported that angry youths prevented him from gaining
access to his constituency.
The lawmaker denied that the
incident happened and demanded an apology and a retraction.
The matter was referred to the
committee on ethics and privileges.
Presenting the report to the
Senate for consideration on Wednesday, the chairman of the ethics committee,
Sam Anyanwu, said it was recommended that the newspapers publish a retraction
and be blacklisted from covering the activities of the upper legislative
chamber.
But Enyinnaya Abaribe, the
Senator representing Abia south, told his colleagues that instead of
blacklisting the newspapers, they should tender “unreserved apologies”.
“I would want for us to please
consider mitigating this proposed punishment of blacklisting but they should
tender unreserved apologies,” Abaribe said.
Barau Jibrin, Senator representing
Kano North, also supported Abaribe’s position.
When the two recommendations were
put to a voice vote by Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, the lawmakers
voted “aye” for the newspapers to tender an apology to Lawan and “nay” for them
to be blacklisted.
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