Senate President Ahmad Lawan has refuted claims that he got
N2billion to confirm the second term of former Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) chairman, Mahmood Yakubu.
He challenged “the sponsors of the false publication to
provide whatever evidence that they can in support of their glib claims.”
The lawmaker’s reaction was contained in a statement on
Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi.
Lawan noted that purveyors of the fake news were being the
allegation.
The Yobe Senator said the report against him failed to
provide the names of members of the accusers and where the group operates from.
The statement said the parliamentary process for the
confirmation of nominations by the President is open and involves all senators.
“The Senate President is only a presiding officer of the
Senate and does not lead any group in or outside the august chamber that acts
in any way to circumvent the processes of the Senate.
“We reassure Nigerians that the Senate President did not
receive any gratification, in his or behalf of others, to help Professor Yakubu
get a second term as chairman of INEC”, it read.
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