Protesters demand Omo-Agege’s recall

Protesters from Senator Ovie Omo-Agege’s constituency
stormed the National Assembly on Wednesday to demand for his
reinstatement.

The protesters decried the continued suspension of the Delta
Central Senator by the Senate.

The Senate suspended Omo-Agege on April 12 for 90 legislative
days over remarks on elections’ sequence.

The protesters, who came under the aegis of “Delta Central
Collective,” demanded the immediate recall of Omo-Agege.

They threatened that the senator’s continued suspension was an
invitation to anarchy.

A written speech by the group and signed by its Chairman, Chief
Clever Akpovona Egbeji, described Omo – Agege’s suspension as
illegal.

The letter which they claimed was sent to the Senate President,
Bukola Saraki, noted that “based on previous rulings of the courts,
neither the Senate nor the House of Representatives has the power
to suspend any of its members.”

“The Senate has no constitutional powers to suspend any of its
members as established by judgements in the case of Senator Ali
Ndume vs the Senate in 2017, Bauchi State House of Assembly vs Hon
Danna, and House of Representatives vs Hon (now Senator) Dino
Melaye and others in 2009/2010,” the protesters said.

Protesters from Senator Ovie Omo-Agege’s constituency
stormed the National Assembly on Wednesday to demand for his
reinstatement.

The protesters decried the continued suspension of the Delta
Central Senator by the Senate.

The Senate suspended Omo-Agege on April 12 for 90 legislative
days over remarks on elections’ sequence.

The protesters, who came under the aegis of “Delta Central
Collective,” demanded the immediate recall of Omo-Agege.

They threatened that the senator’s continued suspension was an
invitation to anarchy.

A written speech by the group and signed by its Chairman, Chief
Clever Akpovona Egbeji, described Omo – Agege’s suspension as
illegal.

The letter which they claimed was sent to the Senate President,
Bukola Saraki, noted that “based on previous rulings of the courts,
neither the Senate nor the House of Representatives has the power
to suspend any of its members.”

“The Senate has no constitutional powers to suspend any of its
members as established by judgements in the case of Senator Ali
Ndume vs the Senate in 2017, Bauchi State House of Assembly vs Hon
Danna, and House of Representatives vs Hon (now Senator) Dino
Melaye and others in 2009/2010,” the protesters said.