Investigation into the situation surrounding the snatching of the mace of the Senate continued on Tuesday with the appearance of the Senator representing Delta Central, Ovie Omo-Agege and his Borno South counterpart, Senator Ali Ndume, before the committee set up by the National Assembly.
The two legislators were summoned to appear before the committee to explain all that they know about the incident.
Summoning the legislators last week, the Senator Bala Na’Allah-led committee said the statement made by the Sergeant-At-Arms in the probe indicted the two senators.
They were therefore invited to give them the opportunity to state their part of the story.
While Omo-Agege was already seated as at 12. 15 when the committee started its session, Ndume arrived at about 12. 20 p.m.
It would be recalled that the National Assembly was invaded by some thugs who snatched the mace of the Senate on Wednesday April 18, 2018.
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The mace is the symbol of authority of the Legislature.
While setting up the probe panel, the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, vowed to bring all those involved in the invasion of the National Assembly and snatching of the mace to book.
Saraki said it was necessary for the Legislature to restore its integrity which had been violated as a result of the invasion.
His words: “The events of the 18th of April 2018 will go down as one of the darkest days of our democracy. The precincts of the National Assembly is not just a place where the National Assembly meets, it is the symbol of our liberty and freedom from autocracy and the base of our democracy.
“This should not happen. It should never have happened. The violation of this solemn place, the symbol of our liberty to have a government by the representatives of our people for our people by a group of mobsters and criminals cannot simply be ignored. It has been inferred in many quarters that this group of thugs and urchins were led by a serving distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is most despicable and unspeakable.”
