The Senate plenary on Wednesday turned rowdy when the Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi alleged fraud in the Social Intervention Programme, SIP.
The Federal Government which was introduced by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was politicised by the senator who made bogus claims that it was targeted at voters.
Olujimi alleged that beneficiaries of the programme were being asked to provide details of their Permanent Voter Card in the application form.
While presenting a copy of the form, she further alleged that ‘I Stand with Buhari’ was written on it.
She cited Orders 42 & 52 as she claimed that SIP has been politicized. “The funds have been used for political reasons.
“I have one such forms where your BVN number, PVC number, gender and account details must be written,” she said.
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Before the Majority Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, who defended the Buhari-led administration and the programme could speak, the chamber had become noisy as the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party exchanged words across the divide.
The APC lawmakers also forced the Senate to resolve that the SURE-P policy of the immediate past PDP government led by former President Goodluck Jonathan must be probed.
Senate accordingly resolves to:
I. Set up an Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate the matter.
II. The Ad-Hoc Committee should also investigate the implementation of SURE-P.— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 7, 2018
