Akpabio Accused Of Frustrating Creation Of Proceeds Of Crime Agency After Senate Rescinds Bill
Akpabio Accused Of Frustrating Creation Of Proceeds Of Crime Agency After Senate Rescinds Bill The Bill, sponsored by Senator Idiat Adebule, representing Lagos West, had passed through first and second readings, committee scrutiny, a public hearing, consideration by the Committee of the Whole, approval of all 51 clauses and third reading before the Senate Leader, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele,…
Senator Godswill Akpabio has been accused of obstructing the establishment of the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Agency after the Senate reversed its earlier approval of the bill. The bill, sponsored by Senator Idiat Adebule, had passed through all the necessary readings and approvals before Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central, moved a motion for its rescission.
Sources claim that Bamidele's action was orchestrated by Akpabio to thwart the creation of the agency. The bill had undergone extensive scrutiny, including a public hearing and approval of all 51 clauses by the Senate. However, the Senate Leader's move has rendered the proposed agency's establishment null and void, requiring it to be reconsidered and passed again to proceed with its legislation.
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