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Arms purchase probe: Reps sack committee, 11 others
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By Tordue Salem
The House of Representatives has disbanded its ad hoc committee investigating the purchase, use, and control of arms, ammunition, and related hardware by Military, Paramilitary, and other Law Enforcement Agencies in Nigeria.
The panel was relieved of its mandate by the House on Wednesday.
The probe may be continued by another committee, that will be constituted by the Speaker in accordance with the House Rules.
The adhoc committee had, at its last public sitting given the Chief of Army Staff time to go back and prepare a comprehensive position for presentation to it, while also asking the Inspector General of Police to do same and report back to the Committee.
By Udora Orizu
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, in compliance with standing order of the House, has discharged several ad hoc committees set up to carry out various tasks, for failing to present their reports which was due at the end of April.
Gbajabiamila had on April 21, 2021, asked all ad-hoc committees to present their reports by the April 30.
The Speaker’s directive was sequel to adoption of a motion for the discharge, moved by the Chairman of Rules and Business, Hon, Abubakar Hassan Fulata.
Moving the motion, Fulata said the House was aware of the directive of the Speaker on April 26, 2021, that all ad–hoc committees should present their reports on or before April 30, 2021.
Vanguard News
Arms purchase probe: Reps sack committee, 11 others
On
By Tordue Salem
The House of Representatives has disbanded its ad hoc committee investigating the purchase, use and control of arms, ammunition, and related hardware by Military, Paramilitary and other Law Enforcement Agencies in Nigeria.
The panel was relieved of its mandate by the House on Wednesday.
The probe may be continued by another committee, that will be constituted by the Speaker in accordance with the House Rules.
The Adhoc committee had, at its last public sitting given the Chief of Army Staff time to go back and prepare a comprehensive position for presentation to it, while also asking the Inspector General of Police to do same and report back to the Committee.