Smart badoolee: Nasarawa Assembly calls for Attorney-Gen’s sack for scaling fence

Lafia— The Nasarawa State House
Assembly has called on Governor Umaru
Al-Makura to immediately relieve the
state Attorney-General and Commissioner
for Justice, Innocent Lagi, of his
appointment over misconduct.
The House reached a resolution to call for
the sack of the Attorney-General
yesterday after it deliberated on the issue
of misconduct raised by the Majority
Leader, Godiya Akwashi, PDP- Nasarawa
Eggon West.
'Offence'
Akwashiki, who brought the issue under
matters of urgent public interest, said Lagi
came to the complex during plenary and
scaled the fence to gain entrance into the
Assembly.
He said that the commissioner took the
decision having been stopped by the
security at the gate.
The Majority Leader wondered why the
Attorney-General could engage in the
scaling of a fence.
He said that by such act "Lagi is not fit to
occupy the office of Attorney-General."
The Assembly, therefore, resolved that
Lagi should be sacked with immediate
effect from Al-Makura's cabinet.
The resolution read by the Deputy
Speaker, Elisha Agwadu, also directed that
the police should investigate and
prosecute the Attorney-General over his
mission to the Assembly.
This, the House said, became necessary to
serve as a deterrent to others.
Serving court order
The Chairman and members of the State
Independent Electoral Commission,
NASIEC, appeared before the Assembly,
Tuesday, to answer questions over the
conduct of the local government election
held on Saturday.
However, a mild drama ensued when the
state Attorney-General attempted to
serve the Assembly with a court order
restraining it from interfering with the
activities of the commission.
The order, he said, was issued by the
state Chief Judge, Justice Suleiman Dikko.
Lagi was prevented by the police at the
entrance to the complex and he resorted
to scaling the fence to gain access.
The Assembly quickly ordered for his
arrest for scaling the fence and he was
whisked away by the police.
Umar Ismaila, the Police Public Relations
Officer, told newsmen that the Attorney-
General was only invited by the Police
Commissioner, Ibrahim Idris, following
complaints from the legislators.