The Ad-Hoc committee set up by the House of Representative to investigate allegations of fraud in the management of non-oil revenue re...
The Ad-Hoc committee set up by the House of Representative to
investigate allegations of fraud in the management of non-oil revenue
remittance by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) has threatened
to issue an arrest warrant for the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) chairman, Ibrahim Magu, if he fails to appear before
them on Tuesday to explain the collection and remittance of funds by the
commission to the federal government.
The chairman of the ad-hoc committee, Rep Chike John Okafor, while
expressing his
dissatisfaction over the absence of the Director Generals
of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and National Agency
for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC), stated that MDAs disrespect
the National Assembly by not honoring their invitation especially if it is in the course of an oversight function.
He further condemned the absence of the DGs, and walked out the
representative of the NDLEA and NAFDAC. The DGs were, however, said to
be in a meeting with the National Security Adviser but Okafor questioned
whether the NSA was by law superior to the National Assembly
The committee chairman further stated that failure of the EFCC boss
to appear before the committee to give account of funds collected and
remitted to the federal account, the committee will have no choice but
to issue a warrant for his arrest.
Source: ynaija.com
