ABUBAKAR MALAMI cited section 174, Subsection One of the constitution in a bid to defend his mandate as the number one law officer in the country who has the responsibility to sustain Nigeria’s democratic process.
MALAMI reminded the Senators that once a case is pending before a court of law, no arm of government is expected to look into such matter or take any action on it.
The AGF said it would be prejudicial for him to make any insinuation or conclusion on the matter involving the forgery charges against Senators BUKOLA SARAKI and IKE EKWEREMADU, as well as a former Clerk of the National Assembly and the current Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly.
However; based on the insistence of the Senators, the Minister of Justice explained that the forgery case was filed at the instance of some distinguished serving senators of the Eighth National Assembly.
He said the lawsuit was instituted after police investigation, which was concluded four months before he was appointment as a member of the Federal Executive Council.
ABUBAKAR MALAMI said it was in fulfilling of his constitutional obligation that the suit was instituted, stressing that it was done for the sustenance of the rule of law and not out of any ulterior motive.
In his response; the Chairman of the Senate Committee, Senator DAVID UMARU, emphasized that section 62 of the 1999 Constitution gives the Senate the power to make rules to regulate its proceedings.
Senator UMARU said the mandate of the Senate was not to look at the case in court but events that happened before, which he said were interior and exclusive to the Senate.
Other members of the Senate Committee also asked if it was possible for any other arm of government to dabble in the affairs of the Senate.
They demanded to know if the Attorney General was acting in the interest of justice and not simply abusing his office.
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