Members of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, on Thursday, cleared Hon. Henry Ogbulogo, who was nominated as member of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) and Intergovernmental Affairs by President Muhammadu Buhari. The nominee was petitioned by the Abia State All Progressives Congress on grounds that it would be a 'negation of
Members of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, on Thursday, cleared Hon. Henry Ogbulogo, who was nominated as member of the Federal Character Commission and Intergovernmental Affairs by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The petition dated May 4, 2020, which was signed by the State party Chairman, Chief Donatus Nwankpa and 21 executive committee members, averred inter alia that the nominee comes from the same local government Area with the Minister representing Abia State in the Federal Executive Council. “It is on record that the two past members of the Commission that represented the State has either come from Abia South or Abia North Senatorial district, thereby denying the Abia Central Senatorial district its right of so represented.”
He said the petition was written by his own party executives, a situation he said it would be taken seriously.
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