A senator,
Abdullahi Adamu, who was removed as chairman Northern Senators’ Forum has
denied allegation he mismanaged funds belonging to the group.
Mr. Adamu’s removal was announced in a
letter read by the presiding officer, Ike Ekweremadu, shortly before the end of
the plenary on Wednesday.
The letter signed by the forum’s Public
Relations Officer, Dino Melaye, noted that Mr. Adamu was removed for ‘financial
mismanagement and misadministration.’
Shortly after the announcement, Shehu
Sani (Kaduna-APC), who is a member of the forum, alleged that Mr. Adamu and
other executive members mismanaged about N70 million belonging to the group.
Mr. Adamu, who also attacked
ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari, has
however denied this allegation.
In an interview with Channels, Mr.
Adamu said the allegation was raised against him because he rejected the
passage of election sequence by the senate.
The senator on February 14 led nine
other senators to oppose the Senate passage of the amendment to the electoral
act.
Mr.
Adamu (Nasarawa-APC), questioned the conduct of the Senate President, Bukola
Saraki, in the passage process.
He said
he would stand by his decision and “resist any decision the Senate takes
regarding his position.”
One of
the dissenting senators, representing Delta Central Senatorial district, Ovie
Omo-Agege on Wednesday preempted being sanctioned by the senate leadership.
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