The Senate Thursday took up the Minister of Defence , Mohammed Badaru over negative comments made on planned national security summit.
This is as the President of the Senate , Godswill Akpabio said he won’t step down from his position on account of unsubstantiated allegations against him by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti – Uduaghan.
Badaru had in Abuja on Wednesday during Ministerial press briefing, said the planned national security summit by the Senate was unnecessary .
Disturbed by the comment , the Senate through its leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, strongly frowned at the comment and admonished the Minister to honour its invitation , when invited for the summit.
Bamidele who made reference to the comment while explaining the painstaking consideration the Senate gave to the tax reform bills, said whatever decision the senate takes at anytime , are done in the best interest of Nigeria and Nigerians.
“Comment made by the Minister of Defence on the planned national security summit by the Senate , is unfortunate to have come from that quarters but we are consoled with the new Sheriff in town in person of President Bola Tinubu.
“Senate is an institution and bigger than an individual, populated by serious minded Nigerians who cannot be easily swayed by any manner of allegations .
“This was the reason why the Senate refused to tell its President, Godswill Akpabio to step down on account of unsubstantiated allegations being heaped on him “, he said .
Responding to Senator Bamidele’s comment, Akpabio said his submissions were well noted but said even if the Senate had told him to step down, he would have resisted it , because , he won’t want to be unjustifiably treated .
” Your submissions were well noted but the one i want you to withdraw is the one on my stepping down . Is good that such move was never made , because if it had been made , I would have resisted it , because I won’t want to be unjustifiably treated and exonerated from any wrong doings later,” he said .