May 02, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives has asked the British Government and parliament to intervene in the case of the embattled former deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, over their conviction at the Old Bailey in the UK, in a case of organ trafficking.
Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, specifically addressed the British Crown at the plenary on Tuesday, demanding that the UK Criminal Court considers the plea of the Nigerian lawmakers.
The House also asked the federal government to take diplomatic steps to “intervene” in the trial of the Enugu West lawmaker.
The resolution was passed at plenary session on Tuesday following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Toby Okechukwu, a lawmaker from Enugu State.
Following the adoption of the motion, the lawmakers asked the clerk of the lower legislative chamber to “convey” their resolutions in writing to British Embassy, UK government and the parliament.
Ekweremadu alongside his wife and their doctor are due to be sentenced on May 5, at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) in the UK, having been found guilty of intention to harvest the organ of a 21-year-old Nigerian for his ailing daughter, Sonia Ekweremadu.
