The house of representatives will sue Godswill Akpabio,
minister of Niger Delta affairs, for failing to name lawmakers who got
contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
While appearing before the panel probing the NDDC on Monday,
Akpabio alleged that most of the contracts awarded by the commission went to
federal lawmakers.
Thereafter on Tuesday, Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the
house, gave the minister 48 hours to name the lawmakers or face “the wrath of
the house”.
Speaking on the floor of the house on Thursday, Gbajabiamila
said he will not allow anyone “assassinate the character of the house”.
“This morning, I asked the clerk of the house of
representatives to engage the services of legal counsel, and instruct them to
initiate a criminal complaint of perjury against the minister,” the speaker
said.
“At the same time, we will instruct counsel to explore the
possibility of a civil defamation suit against the Minister.
“The house of representatives is a public trust placed in
our care for the duration of our term in office. We must prove ourselves worthy
of this public trust or risk the censure of history.
“Therefore, we will resist every attempt to undermine this
institution, whether such attempts come from within or from outside. This house
will live up to the highest expectations of the Nigerian people. This is our
commitment, and we will not fail.”
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