Again, Senate rejects motion to probe ₦1.3bn allocation to fake agency in 2026 budget
READ ALSO: Senate passes three House concurrence bills, advances FMC Arugungu bill Mr Adaramodu, who represents Ekiti South Senatorial District, said lawmakers are not constitutionally responsible for conducting security checks on individuals appointed to head government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), and therefore cannot be held responsible for the controversy.
The first time it was rejected, the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, who presided over the session, ruled against it because President Bola Tinubu had already directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the matter.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said that any parliamentary probe at this stage could amount to interference in a matter already the subject of judicial proceedings.
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