Lamorde’s Probe Resumes In Senate Today

Hamilton Nwosa
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IBRAHIM-LAMORDE-390x336Barring any unforeseen changes, the resumed probe of the former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, by the Senate, is expected to hold on Tuesday, November 17, 2015.

Mr Lamorde is scheduled to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to answer questions on the petition against him by Dr. George Uboh on allegations of diversion of funds.

Chairman of the committee, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who confirmed this, said that the committee’s schedule requires the former anti-graft agency boss to appear before it on Tuesday.

The former EFCC boss was to appear before the committee last week Tuesday, but the committee suspended it without explanation to its action.

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