Embattled Senator Ishiaku Abbo (PDP-Adamawa) on Tuesday asked members of the Senate investigative panel hearing his alleged case of assault on a nursing mother not to threaten him with suspension.
The senator spoke when he appeared before the six-man panel set up by the Senate to investigate him.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, set up the panel which is headed by Sen. Sam Egwu (PDP-Ebonyi) on July 3.
Abbo, who appeared before his colleagues at exactly 3.15 p.m., told them that the matter was already before the court; hence he would not make comments that could amount to prejudice of the court process.
He also refused to allow the clerk of the panel to put him on oath, as usual.
Drama started when he stated he had no business appearing and making comments about the matter anywhere, saying his presence was out of honour for his colleagues.
A member of the panel, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu (APC-Lagos), expressed displeasure over Abbo’s comments.
She said, “The Senate carefully selected members of this committee to hear your own side of the story which has gone viral.
“What we are doing here is a position taken by the Senate to hear from you and others involved.
“This matter has affected the Senate as an institution and we have been mandated to investigate it. You can’t sit there on the other side and dictate the modalities and approach we follow to us as committee.”