Senate President, Bukola Saraki,
has reacted to the decision of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotun
Idris, to turn down the Upper Chambers’ invitation for the second time.
Saraki stated that President
Muhammadu Buhari, “will not condone it”, noting that no IGP has ever snubbed
the Senate’s summon since Nigeria returned to democracy.
“I don’t want us to labour too
much on this issue. Being the Upper Chamber, at times, we must show maturity
and statesmanship. Anybody who knows, knows that this action cannot be right.
We are not a Senate in Committee. We are a Senate in plenary.
“The IG has said that he cannot
come. He wants to delegate it to a junior to come. Since we returned to
democracy, there has been no IG that has refused to come. He is doing this and
this is a threat to our democracy. It is not only to us, it is also to the
President.
“The President told him to go to
Benue, and he refused to go.
His immediate boss, the
Vice-President is a SAN. I know that he will not condone this. Also, Mr.
President will not condone this.
“The Leader of the Senate and the
Chairman of Police should engage with the Executive. There are powers that we
can exercise.
“This year alone, there have been
over 500 or 600 deaths. The man who has the power to stop this has not come to
brief the representatives of the people,” Saraki said.
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