The Senator James Manager led Senate ad-hoc committee saddled
with the task of investigating claims by Senator Dino Melaye that
the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello illegally imported restricted
security items into the country on Thursday began its work in
earnest few hours after it was given the job with a visit to the
Nnamadi Azikwe International Airport.
Members of the ad-hoc committee were shown some of the imported
items which include military camouflage uniforms, boots, night
goggles, and bullet proof vests by some officials of Nigeria
Customs Service as shown in some photographs posted on the social
media by Senator Melaye.
But it was not clear if the Customs officers conformed that the
items were indeed imported by the Kogi state governor as claimed by
the Senator.
Senator Melaye had on Thursday raised alarm at the plenary that
the governor of his home state who he had been at loggerheads with
for some times now, had imported some security gadgets with
obtaining the statutorily required end user certificate from the
Office of the National Security Adviser.
According to the Senator, Customs seized the equipment on
landing at the airport, in spite of attempts by Mr. Bello’s
Security Adviser, Capt. Jerry Omodara (rtd) to clear the imported
items.
He asked the Senate to instruct the James Manager led-Ad-hoc
Committee to take the issue as part of their assignments and to
ensure that they were still in the custody of NAHCO.
The Senate had earlier set-up a committee headed by Senator
James Manager Delta PDP, to carry out a detailed investigation of
attacks during empowerment program organized by Senator Ahmed
Ogembe, in Okene, Kogi state last weekend.
“Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, in view of this, I
urge the Committee led by a ranking Senator, James Manager to add
this assignment.”
“I also urge them to move to NAHCO this afternoon to ensure that
those items are still in their custody,” Melaye said.
The Deputy Senate President who presided over the plenary had
asked the Ad-hoc committee to investigate the claim and turn in its
report as quickly as possible.
The Senator James Manager led Senate ad-hoc committee saddled
with the task of investigating claims by Senator Dino Melaye that
the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello illegally imported restricted
security items into the country on Thursday began its work in
earnest few hours after it was given the job with a visit to the
Nnamadi Azikwe International Airport.
Members of the ad-hoc committee were shown some of the imported
items which include military camouflage uniforms, boots, night
goggles, and bullet proof vests by some officials of Nigeria
Customs Service as shown in some photographs posted on the social
media by Senator Melaye.
But it was not clear if the Customs officers conformed that the
items were indeed imported by the Kogi state governor as claimed by
the Senator.
Senator Melaye had on Thursday raised alarm at the plenary that
the governor of his home state who he had been at loggerheads with
for some times now, had imported some security gadgets with
obtaining the statutorily required end user certificate from the
Office of the National Security Adviser.
According to the Senator, Customs seized the equipment on
landing at the airport, in spite of attempts by Mr. Bello’s
Security Adviser, Capt. Jerry Omodara (rtd) to clear the imported
items.
He asked the Senate to instruct the James Manager led-Ad-hoc
Committee to take the issue as part of their assignments and to
ensure that they were still in the custody of NAHCO.
The Senate had earlier set-up a committee headed by Senator
James Manager Delta PDP, to carry out a detailed investigation of
attacks during empowerment program organized by Senator Ahmed
Ogembe, in Okene, Kogi state last weekend.
“Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, in view of this, I
urge the Committee led by a ranking Senator, James Manager to add
this assignment.”
“I also urge them to move to NAHCO this afternoon to ensure that
those items are still in their custody,” Melaye said.
The Deputy Senate President who presided over the plenary had
asked the Ad-hoc committee to investigate the claim and turn in its
report as quickly as possible.