Ndume, who is from Borno south,
had been suspended in March 2017 for allegedly embarrassing Senate President
Bukola Saraki and Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west.
Omo-Agege was part of the senate
committee on ethics and privileges which recommended Ndume’s suspension.
Writing via his Twitter handle on
Saturday, the suspended senator said despite being a member of the committee,
he did not sign the report endorsing Ndume’s suspension.
He said the lawmakers that
supported the suspension were of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with the
exception of one All Progressives Congress (APC) senator. Ndume is of the APC.
He wrote: “A lot has been said on
social media about me being part of a committee that recommended 6 months
suspension for senator Ali Ndume, I have this to say; Being part of a committee
does not necessarily mean one must approve whatever the report of the committee
is.
“For the purpose of setting the
records straight, senator Ovie Omo-Agege refused to sign the report that
facilitated the suspension of senator Ali Ndume.
“Available facts shows that of
the 13-member committee, only seven signed the report, with six of them being
members of the PDP.
“The only senator elected on the
platform of the APC who signed the report was Tayo Alasoadura. Not even the
Vice Chairman of the Committee, Senator Bala Na’Allah, signed the report. Ndume
was elected on the platform of the APC.
“Senators elected on the platform
of the PDP who signed the report were Samuel Anyanwu (Chairman), Obinna Ogba
(Ebonyi), Jeremiah Useni (Plateau), Peter Nwaoboshi (Delta), Matthew Urhoghide
(Edo), Mao Ohuabunwa (Abia).
“Apart from Senator Bala
Na’allah, APC senators who did not sign the report were Omogunwa Yele, Muhammed
Shittu, Ovie Omo-Agege and Binta Garba.”
Omo-Agege is currently serving a
90-day suspension. He was one of the senators who kicked against the election
re-ordering bill.
Although he apologised for his
stand, he still went to the court to get a restraining order against any move
by the senate to suspend him.
His action was said to have
angered some of his colleagues who pushed for his suspension.
The senate committee on ethics
and privileges recommended that he be suspended for 181 days but it reduced it
to 90 following pleas from lawmakers.
Omo-Agege was at the centre of
the mace theft saga that rocked the national assembly last week.
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