Forgery Suit: Senate issues fresh summon on AGF - Punch

The Senate, through its committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, on Tuesday, issued a fresh summon to the Attorney – General of the Federation, who is also the Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami.

Malami was being invited by the senate for instituting a forgery case against the presiding officers of the upper chamber, and two top management staff of the National Assembly.


The senate had first summoned Malami, following a motion moved by Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, who relied on order 14 and 52, to demand the approval of his colleagues for his two prayers including the invitation of the AGF and the genuineness of the rule book.

There is Grazing Reserve Commission Bill In The Senate As Saraki Presides Over Session Ahead Of CCT Trial

Senate President , Bukola Saraki on Tuesday briefly presided over the plenary session of the house before leaving to attend his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) sitting in Abuja.

He came into the chambers at 10.48am and the session took off with the opening prayer.

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, took over from Saraki when he left the seat.

During the session, the controversy trailing a supposed bill to create a Grazing Reserve commission for cattle breeders in the country was raised by the Senator representing Abia South Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe..

Abaribe, said to the best of his knowledge, there is no such bill by the name before the Senate.