UPDATE 22: 2.50pm: Senator Ali Ndume is hereby discharged and the Committee will compile and submit their report for further deliberations. UPDATE 21: 2.47pm: Senator Ali Ndume stated that he relied only on what he read in the papers to raise a point of Order against Ali Ndume stated that he relied only on what he read in the papers to raise a point of Order against Nigerian Senate March 27, 2017 Ndume: I am leaving satisfied that this committee has done a good job. Ndume: I am leaving satisfied that this committee has done a good job.Īre you satisfied that integrity of Senate has not been affected? UPDATE 20: 2.29pm: Are you satisfied that integrity of Senate has not been affected? Na’Allah ask if Ndume will go with Conclusion that allegations against Dino are false? Said only brought up to protect integrity of Senate UPDATE 19: 2.25pm: Na’Allah ask if Ndume will go with Conclusion that allegations against Dino are false? Said only brought up to protect integrity of Senate Says it wants its proceedings to be on record
Says it wants its proceedings to be on recordĮthics Committee temporarily halts proceedings due to power failure. UPDATE 18: 2.21pm: Ethics Committee temporarily halts proceedings due to power failure. Senator Na’Allah tells Senator Ndume that the Committee is being painstaking and Procedural to be able to produce a credible report UPDATE 17: 2.20pm: Senator Na’Allah tells Senator Ndume that the Committee is being painstaking and Procedural to be able to produce a credible report Since Dino has defended himself & the VC has concurred, and a copy of the NYSC certificate presented, Ndume says “there is no big deal.” UPDATE 16: 2.19pm: since Dino has defended himself & the VC has concurred, and a copy of the NYSC certificate presented, Ndume says “there is no big deal.” Senator Peter Nwoboshi asked did Senator Ndume see Dino’s NYSC discharge certificate? Says wait let me read it. UPDATE 15: 2.14pm: Senator Peter Nwoboshi asked did Senator Ndume see Dino’s NYSC discharge certificate? Says wait let me read it. Ndume was Asked if he did any due diligence before raising the matter on the floor as a privilege, Said he only raised the issue. UPDATE 14: 2.09pm: Ndume was Asked if he did any due diligence before raising the matter on the floor as a privilege, Said he only raised the issue. UPDATE 13: 2.06pm: Sen Ndume said he didn’t expect matter to generate hopla it generated, said he listened to VC & agrees with him that graduated Senator Ndume said he did not expect the matter to generate the hopla it has generated UPDATE 12: 2.04pm: Senator Ndume said he did not expect the matter to generate the hopla it has generated Ndume backtracks, Says he did not petition, raised point of order on privilege, decision to refer matter to Committee is that of the Senate.
UPDATE 11: 2.02pm: Ndume backtracks, Says he did not petition, raised point of order on privilege, decision to refer matter to Committee is that of the Senate. I only raised point of order on privilege UPDATE 10: 1.59pm: Senator Ndume thanks the Committee. Ibrahim Garba to testify on the legitimacy of Senator as ABU graduate The VC of ABU is now before the Committee. UPDATE 9: 1.57pm: The VC of ABU is now before the Committee.
Sen Urhoghide ask where his original certificate is? Dino says, yet to collect certificate from ABU. UPDATE 8: 1.57pm: Sen Urhoghide ask where his original certificate is? Dino says, yet to collect certificate from ABU. Acceptance letter, acceptance of offer of admission, result from ABU, final year project UPDATE 3: 1.37pm: Sen presents documents to ethics comm. Senator admits under oath that he graduated from Ahmadu Bello University UPDATE 2: 1.34pm: Senator admits under oath that he graduated from Ahmadu Bello University Senator appears before Senate ethics committee on allegations he did not graduate from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Here is an account of deliberations during the hearing as provided by the Twitter handle of the Senate, 1: 1.33pm: Senator appears before Senate ethics committee on allegations he did not graduate from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria And so also was Ali Ndume, the Borno senator who raised the point of order that triggered the hearing.
The vice chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, was also at the hearing. Today, Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West, appeared before the Ethics Committee of the Nigerian Senate for hearing on his certificate saga.