BEVERLY HILLS, January 29, (THEWILL) – The Senate has said the alleged conviction of the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, by a U.S court, is not an issue of the Senate.
THEWILL recalls that a group had alleged that Omo-Agege was convicted in the United States of America by the State Bar Court of the State of California, Los Angeles in 1996.
The Deputy Senate President, however, dismissed the allegation. He said he was alleged to have broken the law in California, and tried but in the end, he was found not guilty.
Senate spokesperson, Godiya Akwashiki, while responding to questions from journalists on Tuesday on the issue said:
“I am speaking here for the ninth Senate, I am not speaking for American court or judiciary as an arm of government in Nigeria. The issue of Elisha Abbo is similar but entirely different from the issue of the Deputy Senate President. We are senators and lawmakers, so we should be seen working within the purview of the law of the land.
“The issue of Elisha Abbo, somebody stood up and raised a matter of public interest, we discussed it and we set up a committee. But because that matter is in the court of law, we said we should keep it in abeyance. There is nothing wrong with that.
“The issue of DSP is not even in Nigeria. I don’t know anything about it. We are senators, if somebody petitions the DSP to the committee on petition, I want to assure you, we will look into it. For now, it is not an issue of the Senate,” he said.
