Chief Whip of the senate, Professor Olusola
Adeyeye, said the Senate Standing Rules were
actually altered in June 2015.
Adeyeye, said the Senate Standing Rules were
actually altered in June 2015.
Adeyeye made the disclosure while speaking with
Channels Television on Sunday, adding that the
court would have to determine whether it was
forged or not.
He said, “In the 7th Assembly, voting has to be
done publicly (but) in this current one, it was done
privately.”
The Senate Chief Whip, while expressing regret over
the current situation in the Red Chamber, stressed
that the senators have not shown maturity in
handling the situation.
He continued, “Our own rules in the Senate forbid
us from discussing matters in the court.
“Those who support our Senate President (Dr.
Bukola Saraki) should have given him all the
support he needs so as to provide for himself, the
best defence in the court of Nigeria.”
Adeyeye, however, said removing the senate
president, Bukola Saraki as the leader of the senate
would not be possible considering the number in
the Senate.
He added, “If politics is a game of number, Saraki
has the number in the Nigerian Senate (and) let
nobody deceive himself.
“In the current situation, it is impossible because a
majority is not enough to remove him (and) by the
rules of the Senate, you need 2/3 to remove a
presiding officer.
“That number will not come.”
The trial of the Senate President on alleged forgery
of the Standing Rules opened on Monday in a
Federal High Court in Abuja.
He and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu have pleaded
not guilty to the charges.
