Senate rejects $10m bribery allegation, explains delay in NERC nominee’s confirmation

By John Alechenu, AbujaThe Senate has dismissed allegations that it collected a $10 million bribe to halt the screening and confirmation of President Bola Tinubu’s nominee for the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Mr Abdullahi Garba Ramat.A former Special Adviser to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Alwan Hassan, had alleged that the 10th Senate, under the leadership of Senator Godswill Akpabio, received the said amount to frustra