The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, has said that the recent sack of Ibrahim Lamorde as Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will not affect his planned probe by the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
The Punch reports the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Samuel Anyanwu as saying that Lamorde has not escaped probe by the Senate despite his sack on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Yes, we are still going ahead with the investigation of allegations of illegal diversion of funds levelled against the former EFCC chairman as contained in the petition before our committee.
“As a matter of fact, we have invited him to appear before us next week Tuesday. He had been invited in his private capacity and not as the chairman of the EFCC. So the fact that he is no longer the chairman does not stop us from going ahead with our investigation,” he said.
Following Lamorde's sacking on Monday, the Clerk of the committee, Mr Freedom Osolo had announced an indefinite postponement of the probe.
“I regret to inform you that the hearing of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions slated for Tuesday, November 10, 2015, has been postponed for the time being.
“You will be duly informed when the meeting is rescheduled, please. The committee regrets any inconveniences the postponement would have caused you,” he said in a statement.
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