The Senate has suspended Senator Ovie Omo -Agege for 90 days over his comment that the amendment to the Electoral Act 2010 to reorder the sequence of polls in a general election was targeted at President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Senate Committee on Ethics , Privileges and Public Petitions had investigated Omo -Agege’ s comment based on a petition by Senator Dino Melaye .

The report by the committee , which was considered at the plenary on Thursday , had found the lawmaker guilty despite his apology to the chamber and recommended that he be suspended for 181 legislative days ( one year).

President of the Senate , Bukola Saraki , however , pleaded that the duration of the suspension be reduced to 90 days ( six months) , which was unanimously granted .

The Senate also resolved that Omo -Agege should withdraw a case he instituted against the chamber , while asking that the pro -Buhari ‘Parliamentary Support Group ’ to be disbanded.

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Polls Reordering: Senate suspends Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege for 90 days