Senator Chukwuka Utazi/Photo: Twitter
Senator Chukwuka Utazi (PDP-Enugu North) has faulted the declare by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, that the corruption allegations that led to his sacking are unfaithful.
Utazi, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption, alleged that Lawal, who failed to return ahead to defend himself, was boastful to the Senate and the Presidency throughout his investigation.
The former SGF had in an interview with Channels Television, aired on Friday night time, described as silly those that had been calling him a corrupt particular person.
Utazi in a chat with reporters acknowledged that the lawmakers weren't biased of their investigation of Lawal, had been anticipating to see the defence to be filed by the ex-SGF when being prosecuted by the EFCC, and described lawal as “a former sacred cow.”
He mentioned, “The Senate was not partial in investigating the PINE actions. What occurred there drew the ire of the worldwide donor businesses that had been contributing to the welfare of the Internally Displaced Persons within the North-East geopolitical zone. It was this outcry that attracted the eye of the Senate and it constituted an advert hoc committee headed by Senator Shehu Sani.
“The committee complied with the audi alterem partem precept in regulation, which implies giving a honest listening to to all involved in finishing up its investigation. That committee approached the Senate in plenary with two studies: an interim and closing studies.
“In all, the former SGF, Mr Babachir Lawal, was given an invitation to appear before the committee to make good his claims and he declined to respond to it. The committee even went an extra mile to publishing the invitation to the almighty erstwhile SGF in two national dailies and he showed contempt to the committee and, by extension, the Senate.”