Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has dismissed claims he was convicted in the United States of America by the State Bar Court of the State of California, Los Angeles in 1996.

The lawmaker said he was alleged to have broken the law in California, and tried but in the end, was found not guilty.

His comment was in reaction to a statement by a civic group asking Mr Omo-Agege to resign after accusing him of perjury.

Allegation

The group, led by Solomon Adodo, had faulted Mr Omo-Agege, for allegedly refusing to notify the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Senate of his conviction in the USA, Vanguard Newspaper reports.

While the group called for a fresh prosecution against the...