The House of Representatives has resolved to invite the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing over the recent allegation made by a British lawmaker against former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon.
The planned invitation is to seek an explanation from the British envoy why no apology has been issued despite calls for same.
At the plenary on Tuesday, the House, while exonerating Gowon, faulted the allegation by the British lawmakers as baseless.
On November 23, a member of the British parliament accused Gowon of taking half of the money in the Central Bank of Nigeria with him when he went on exile.
Members of the United Kingdom Parliament had on Monday last week taken turns to lambast the regime President Muhammadu Buhari, for the attack and intimidation of protesters who took part in the #EndSARS demonstrations.
They demanded sanctions on government officials such as visa ban, freezing of assets, and stopping the funding and training for the Nigeria Police Force.
The debate followed a petition started by Silas Ojo which had garnered over 200,000 signatures.
According to the House, the allegation of looting by a member of the British House of Commons against Gowon is capable of causing a crisis in Nigeria and disturbing the peace of the country.
The resolution of the house followed a motion from a lawmaker, Yusuf Gagdi, who is from the same constituency as the former head of state.
Gagdi maintained that no evidence was provided to back the claim.
Following Gagdi’s motion, the House resolved that the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila should write to Speaker of UK Parliament to express displeasure over the unfounded allegations.
The letter is also to demand that the Member of Parliament, who made the allegation, should offer a public apology to Gowon, as well as the people and government of Nigeria.
