Senate never threatened to shut down Buhari’s govt - Abdullahi

- The Nigerian Senate describes as false a report that it threatened to shut down the federal government

- The chairman of the senate committee on media and public affairs, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, says there is no such comment against the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration

The Senate has denied threatening to shut down Buhari’s government.

The Nigerian Senate has denied reports that it threatened to shut down the federal government following the refusal of the secretary to the government of the federation, David Babachir Lawal, to honour the summons of the upper house.

The chairman of the senate committee on media and public affairs, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, described the alleged reports as mischievous, fabricated and outright falsehood, The Punch reports.

Abdullahi, in a statement issued on Thursday night, March 23, said there was no such comment against the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.

He said: “My attention has been drawn to a fabricated report on some online media in which I was said to have spoken on behalf of Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and threatened that Senate would go “to court and stop the entire government from working.”

“There was no time I made the statement attributed to me by these mischievous element. The story is outright falsehood and should, therefore, be disregarded by all members of the public.”

Naij.com recalls that Senator Sabi Abdullahi on Wednesday, March 22, said it was worrying David Babachir Lawal failed to honour the Senate’s summons shortly after Hameed Ali, the comptroller-general of customs, also refused to appear before the Senate.