Just In: Suspended SGF Babachir fails to appear before Senate Ad-hoc Committee

Suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal today failed to appear before the Senate Ad- Hoc Committee on Humanitarian investigating the handling of contracts awarded by PINE.
According to a source from NASS who spoke to Fabmimi blog on the phone, Mr Lawal was invited by the Shehu Sani committee through a formal letter that was to be delivered at the residence of Mr Lawal ,however Lawal instructed his household not to receive any document or correspondent from NASS.The letter was then taken to his former office which was allegedly delivered to him.

The Senate in their letter of invitation requested the SGF to  appear at 10 am on Thursday morning ,however ,Lawal was not at the committee room as at 10.30am, the committee chairman, Senator Shehu extended his time to 12 Pm but he did not show up.

The SGF is presently on suspension and been investigated by the Vice President's committee after President Buhari ordered an investigation into the manner in which he handled the PINE contract.

Recall also that sometime last year,the Senate had asked President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend and ensure prosecution of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, over alleged breach of Nigeria’s law in handling contracts awarded by the Presidential Initiative for the North East, PINE.

The Senate committee chairman in a press conference on the failure of Babachir Lawal  to appear before it disclosed that, since Lawal failed to appear before its committee investigating the PINE contract, the committee will have to present the report at plenary next week.