A member of the House of Representatives, Ben Igbakpa,
representing the Ethiope Federal Constituency, Delta State, on Tuesday in Abuja
challenged the President, Muhammadu Buhari to name the
lawmaker sponsoring terrorism in the country.
He raised the motion under matter of privilege on the floor
of the House in respect to the President’s 61st independence anniversary
speech.
In his speech, the President stated that there is a National
Assembly member sponsoring insurgents in the country
Igbakpa, while narrating his experience he said that since
the President made the allegation, he could no longer gain access to some
important places.
He added that people now suspect him as a possible financier
of terrorists in the country, and urged the house to intervene and ask the
President to name the sponsor.
Igbakpa also urged the leadership of the House to liaise
with the leadership of the Senate to meet with the President in a bid to
unravel the name of the lawmaker.
In his speech, Buhari said that the recent arrests of Nnamdi
Kanu and Sunday Adeyemo, and the ongoing investigations being conducted
revealed certain high-profile financiers behind these individuals.
“We are vigorously pursuing these financiers including one
identified as a serving member of the national assembly. This is a clear
example of how people abandon their national leadership positions for their
selfish gains.
“Instead of preaching unity, they are funding and misleading
our youth to conduct criminal acts that sometimes lead to unfortunate and
unnecessary loss of lives and property.
“As the so-called leaders run abroad to hide, our innocent
youths are misled and left in the streets to fight for their senseless and
destructive causes,” the president said in his speech.
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