The House of Representatives leadership is set to investigate the recent visit by some of its members to the Rivers state governor, purportedly in solidarity.

The deputy speaker of the House, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, presided over the plenary on Thursday, June 6, and indicated that a matter of personal explanation brought before the House by the chairman of the House Committee on Navy, Hon. Yusuf Adams Gagdi, will be investigated.

Gagdi stated that his rights as a member of the House were violated when a group of lawmakers visited the Rivers governor under the guise of representing the entire House.

He mentioned that he saw in a national newspaper that a group of 40 lawmakers paid a solidarity visit to the governor, creating the impression that the House was involved in politics contrary to its resolution of being a United House.

He said the House should investigate the circumstances surrounding the visit to find out the truth behind the report.

The attempt by some members of the House who were part of the delegation to defend the visit was rejected by the presiding officer and deputy speaker, Benjamin Kalu who insisted that following the House rules, matters of privilege are not subject to debate.

Kalu said the House rules allow any member to bring a matter of personal explanation when he feels that his rights as a member have been breached saying that is what Hon. Gagdi has done.

He said further that the House has a mechanism for investigating such claims, pointing out that the leadership of the House, working with the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges will investigate the matter to find out the truth.

He told those who were agitating to defend their attendance at the event that they should wait to be invited by the ethics committee, saying, “You cannot debate personal explanation with a personal explanation. The leadership will look into the issue he has raised. The issue may be true, but it may not be true. When they invite you, go abs explain yourself to them.”

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