[Mhiz Rebecca]

According to a report by Premium Times, Nigeria’s
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, is at the
EFCC office. He was said to have arrived at the anti-
graft agency’s office in Abuja between 9 - 10:00 a.m.
““He is currently at the interrogation room. We have
some questions for him bordering on corruption. But
we do not know yet when he would be released, we will
know this by 5:00 p.m” a source said.
Ekweremadu, the most-senior member of the
opposition Peoples Democratic Party in public office,
was invited for questioning last week Tuesday. The
invitation became public hours after EFCC operatives
laid a siege to the top lawmaker’s home at Apo
Legislative Quarters, Abuja.
Ekweremadu has faced multiple allegations of sharp
practices in recent years, including claims that he
forged Senate standing rules which led to the
controversial election of principal officers in June 2015.
He has also been accused of owning multiple
properties abroad, some allegedly purchased using
shell firms and political associates fronting for him.