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.... ....   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact  | Advert Rates  Towards a better life for the people Search The Archives   Cover Stories National News South West Niger Delta South East North Politics Business Sports World Viewpoints Features   Omisore returns to Senate By Emmanuel Aziken Wednesday, June 30, 2004 Abuja—Senator Iyiola Omisore (PDP, Osun) celebrating his fourth day of freedom after his acquittal of charges of complicity in the killing of former Justice Minister, Chief Bola Ige, yesterday returned to the Senate. Senator Omisore who arrived the Senate complex just before noon was immediately escorted into the Senate chambers by Senator David Brigidi (PDP, Bayelsa) where both men spent about 15 minutes. They were escorted by armed mobile police orderlies.With the Senate on recess, Senator Omisore who is vice-chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Character, had few of his colleagues to interact with. However, some members of the House of Representatives from the Southwest called on him in his office during which they exchanged pleasantries. Besides the lawmakers, well wishers supposedly from his constituency were in his office, which for the first time this year, saw some level of activity following his prolonged absence. Senator Omisore who was appointed vice-chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Government Affairs, however, refused to speak when Vanguard sought comments from him on his recent travails, promising to speak at a later date.  Despite his absence for most of the last legislative session, Senator Omisore is expected to draw most of his unpaid salaries which according to the Senate leader, Dr. Dahaltu Tafida, were being kept for him pending his release. With the release of Senator Omisore, the membership of the Senate has risen to 108 with only the Borno North constituency seat being vacant. Senator Sanusi Daggash who was declared winner of the seat at the April 12 National Assembly elections was ejected from the seat following a ruling given by the Court of Appeal in Jos which even while rejecting an appeal against Daggash filed by Hajia Fati Bulama, the ANPP candidate, had given a consequential order for a bye-election in the senatorial district. That election has been stalled by Daggash’s resort to the Supreme Court to vacate the consequential order on the bye-election. He has, however, since the ruling by the appellate court absented himself from Senate functions and his salaries suspended.   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact  | Advert Rates © 1998- 2004. Vanguard Media Ltd.

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