The Senate has described as a wicked lie the allegation credited to the Director, Media and Publicity of the Muhammadu Buhari 2019 Presidential Campaign Committee, Engr. Kailani Muhammad, that legislators in the National Assembly hoarded palliatives meant for the masses in the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19.
The Senate added that Muhammad must have embarked on a deliberate misinformation.
The denial of the claim by Muhammad was made by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Ajibola Basiru, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Remi Ibitola.
Basiru said emphatically that lawmakers never received any COVID-19 palliatives from President Muhammadu Buhari or the federal government for onward distribution to their constituents.
His words: “While not speaking for the governors, I make bold to say that no federal lawmaker and indeed, no Senator received any kobo from Mr President or any food stuff or any material for that matter, talk less of hoarding them.
“Rather at the Senate, we donated half of members’ salaries for the purpose of cushioning the effect of COVID 19.
“We legislators equally played our part by purchasing and distributing palliatives to people at our different constituencies. So, it is quite unfortunate for Kailani Muhammad or anyone to castigate us in the public and say what is not true.”
The legislator cautioned against “deliberate falsehood to paint federal lawmakers in bad light for whatever motive.”
