Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and Senator Bassey Akpan,
who represents Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District in the senate, have
been dragged to the Federal High Court Abuja by the Federal government for
offences bordering on their alleged refusal and negligence to declare their
assets to the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of
Public Property.
Justice John Tsoho who is presiding over the case, ordered that
the charges and other accompanying papers be served to both senators through
the Clerk of the National Assembly. He
fixed October 22nd hearing of Ekweremadu’s case and November 19th for that of
Akpan’s.
The
Okoi Obono-Obla-led SPIPRPP had, on behalf of the Federal Government, filed the
two separate criminal suits containing two counts each against the senators.
