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Provide evidence of 100 Senators for Ifeanyi Ubah Burial – Late Senator family ey Challenge Senate
Di family of late Senator, Ifeanyi Ubah, don challenge di Naija Senate say make dem provide picture or video wey go show say di upper legislative chamber for Naija attend di burial of dem late colleague.
According report, Ubah, wey be di Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream, die for 26th July, 2024.
But, report wey dem gada dey show say di Senate no represent well during Ubah burial.
Reacting to di allegation for statement wey dem release on Sunday by di Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, APC, Ekiti South, di lawmakers talk say no truth dey for dis kind claim.
Dem insist say di late politician receive all di rites and honours wey member of di Senate suppose get.
But, one family member wey talk to Sahara Reporters on Monday, describe di claim say 100 Senators attend di night of tribute for Senator Ubah wey happen for di NAF Event Centre Abuja as big lie.
Uba family talk say no more than 30 Senators attend di event, stress say di upper chamber no show well for di burial of dia late colleague wey die for service.
Di family talk say if di Senate Spokesman get any picture or video wey fit show say wetin dem talk no correct, make e bring am come public.
One source from di family talk say, for Saturday, 17th August 2024, di Senate President carry four Senators go.
Na Senator Abiru Adetokunbo, Senator Saliu Mustapha, Senator Karimi Steve and Senator Osita Ngwu go attend di wedding of Senator Victor Umeh pikin, and since e dey Lagos dat same day, e go pay condolence visit to Senator Ifeanyi Ubah family for di same Lagos.
“dis na big lie say 100 Senators attend di funeral.
Night of tribute for Senator Ifeanyi Ubah happen for Monday evening, 18th Nov 2024 for NAF event centre Abuja.
Di Senators wey attend di event no reach 30, even though di event happen for Abuja.
Make di Senate Spokesman show picture or video evidence to counter dis open fact instead of lying and deceiving di public say 100 Senators attend di event.
Anoda family source add, “On Tuesday, 19th November 2024, di Senate decorate Senator Ifeanyi Ubah seat with National flag and also say di Senate dedicate di whole legislative day of dat date to pay tribute to di late Senator Ubah no be big deal.
Na dia responsibility and role since Senator Ifeanyi Ubah die for active service as serving Senator.
“Di lie wey no get shame say plenty Senators show for Senator Ifeanyi Uba burial for Nnewi on 22nd November 2024, no fit stand.”
“Make di Senate Spokesman call di names of senators wey show for di burial.”
“We go talk am again say only nine senators show for di burial out of 109 Senators seven senators from South East, one from South South and one from North Central.”
Dis nine senators na only 8.2% of Senators wey attend.”
“We dey seriously challenge di Senate Spokesman make e provide evidence wey go fit counter di mata say Senate don dey work with di burial organizing committee to take sabi di arrangement for di burial of dia colleague.”
“Or say dem no contribute any kobo for logistics for burial arrangement send any money to di burial committee for dia departed colleague.”
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