The constituents of Edo South Senatorial District and the Human Rights Community, on Friday, said they have lost confidence in the Senator representing the Area, Senator Neda Imasuen, over alleged failure, corruption, abuse of office and betrayal of public trust.
The constituents said it has formally initiated the recall of the Labour Party Senator and also demanded his prosecution over the circumstances surrounding his alleged disbarment by the New York State Supreme Court in 2010.
The group added, “Given the international nature of these allegations, INTERPOL’s cooperation is necessary to ensure a thorough, Independent and global investigation.”
Representatives of five, out of the seven local governments in the senatorial district who disclosed this at a press briefing in Benin, said the constituents deserve credible, accountable and transparent leadership.
The representatives of the local governments include Kola Edokpayi (Oredo), Caesar Garrick (Ikpoba-Okha), Aghatise Raphael (Ovia South West), Ogbu David (Uhunwode), Okorie Kingsley (Ovia North East), and Hanson Orako (Egor).
The group alleged that Imasuen who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions, has no constituency projects in his senatorial district, adding that he has distanced himself from the people.
They therefore issued a 14-day notice to the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Nigerian Senate and anti-graft agencies to take action on their petition.
However, Imasuen dismissed the allegations, declaring that the individuals moving against him had recently been invited to Kogi State.
He said, “They are doing a hatchet job because they are being paid from Kogi. I don’t see why someone is being paid to throw stones at his father’s house,” Imasuen stated.
Imasuen, who heads the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions, is at the centre of the controversy surrounding the sexual harassment petition filed by suspended Kogi State Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, against Godswill Akpabio, the Senate president. Punch
