Senate set up committee to investigate allegations against Wike- Senator Imasuen
By Titus Akhigbe
The Labour Party (LP) lawmaker representing Edo South Senatorial district in the Senate, Senator Neda Imasuen, on Thursday, said that the senate leadership has begun investigation into the issues raised by Rights activist, Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor, over the revocation of ownership of a property belonging to her late husband, Col Paul Ogbebor (rtd), in Abuja.
Speaking to newsmen in Benin , Imasuen, who is Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, assured Late Col. Paul Ogbebor’s family of swift resolution of the matter.
The federal lawmaker said a committee has since been set up to investigate the allegations against the FCDA and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.
Imasuen, who expressed dissatisfaction with the way and manner the Late Col.Ogbebor’s family handled the matter, said that he was never contacted either through letters or phone calls/sms.
He said he was surprised to have heard the matter first on National Television even though his office was yet to be inundated with a simple petition on the alleged revocation of ownership of the property belonging to Late Col. Paul Ogbebor (rtd), in Abuja.
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Imasuen said that as the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, what was expected of the Ogbebor’s was a petition or even a visit to his office to inform him of the alleged revocation.
Imasuen said the proper channel of bringing to his notice the problem was through a petition but claimed he only got wind of the information through the media, which is not the best way forward.
“I only heard on the TV, Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor screaming, and talking agitatively about someone taking over her late husband’s property.”
While noting that the NASS had intervened to ensure the property is not demolished pending a full scale investigation by the lawmakers, he said , ” the resolution of the senate on the matter is that not until the matter is fully resolved, the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) cannot continue action on the property. “
Imasuen assured the public and Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor, wife of Late. Col Paul Ogbebor (rtd) of his support declaring that the Senate’s leadership intervention has put on hold all action on the property.
“For me, we have achieved so much progress in that regards and I am very satisfied about that action. Those peddling falsehoods that I was not saying anything on the matter are only ignorant of the workings of the Senate. ” Imasuen said.
It would be recalled that Rights activist, Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor, had lamented the revocation of ownership of a property belonging to her late husband, Col Paul Ogbebor (rtd), in Abuja, urging President Bola Tinubu to call the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to order.
She said the estate, located in the Life Camp area of the FCT, is the property of Paulosa Nigeria Limited, a company owned by the late Ogbebor, a civil war hero, and one of the first-generation officers in the Nigerian Army.
Lori-Ogbebor, had claimed that the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) issued a quit notice on November 22 this year and went ahead to reallocate the property on December 9, 2024.
