The Senate on Tuesday ordered two civil society organisations to tender an apology to the President, Major Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for writing what it termed frivolous petitions against two of the persons that Buhari nominated to be members of the Code of Conduct Bureau.
The Senate ordered the CSOs, Save The Soul Transparency; and Eagle Eyes International Foundation, to tender the apology and publish it in a national newspaper within seven days, otherwise, their registration would be revoked.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, gave the order during the screening of the five nominees.
Murtala Kankia of Katsina State is nominated to represent the North-West; Zephaniah Bulus of Nasarawa is nominated to represent the North Central; and Farouq Umar of Yobe State is nominated to represent the North-East.
Others are Abdulsalam Olawale from…
