Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu yesterday said he was yet to be quizzed by the police on the controversial 2015 Senate Standing Rules.
He added that no amount of intimidation or harassment would deter him from carrying out his constitutionally prescribed duties.
But security has been tightened around the Deputy Senate President.
Ekweremadu’s Media Adviser Mr. Uche Anichukwu, in a statement last night, said: “Contrary to reports that the police quizzed the Deputy Senate President on Monday, there was no such interface between the police and the Senate Number Two man yet.”
The statement said some media had “erroneously” reported that men of the police quizzed Ekweremadu over the petition by the Senate Unity Forum, alleging fraudulent alteration of the 2011 Standing Rules/Order.
The media aide said security had been tightened around Ekweremadu following alleged threats to his life.
The statement added that the Deputy Senate President vowed to defend the independence of the legislature.
“The fortification followed an outcry by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that his life and liberty were under threat.
”Senator Ekweremadu assured all Nigerians and concerned members of the international community that everything was under control and that all democratic steps were being taken to preserve the nation’s democracy and protect the independence of the legislature”.
