Insecurity: Buhari wrong for not honouring Reps invitation ― Afe Babalola
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By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti
Founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) Aare Afe Babalola, SAN has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari over his refusal to appear before the House of Representatives.
The legal luminary noted that the invitation by the lawmaker was not out of place considering the series of killings and other heinous crimes against hapless citizens, adding that the president was wrongly advised in shunning the country’s lawmakers which are the representatives of the people.
Worried by the worsening insecurity in the country, the House of Representatives had penultimate week invited the president to appear before it to talk on how his administration is working to address the ugly trend.
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Reps invitation: Buhari was wrongly advised ― Afe Babalola
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The founder, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, has said the President, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was ill-advised against honouring the invitation extended to him by the House of Representatives.
Babalola said Buhari ought to have appeared before the federal lawmakers to explain his administration’s efforts in redressing the deteriorating security situation in the country.
The ABUAD founder, who spoke in Ado Ekiti on Saturday shortly after being honoured by the Nigerian Bar Association, Akure Branch with an award of honour as the body’s Grand Patron, also took a swipe at the National Association of Nigerian Students’ President, Sunday Asefon, for threatening to shut down private universities over the prolonged strike in public universities.
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Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola SAN has said President Muhammadu Buhari was ill-advised and ought to have appeared before the National Assembly to explain his government’s efforts in addressing the deteriorating security situation in the country.
Worried by the worsening insecurity in the country, the House of Representatives had penultimate week invited the president to appear before it to talk on how his administration is working to address the ugly trend.
The president had earlier fixed last week Thursday to appear at the chamber, but the visit was cancelled following advice from the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN that the lawmakers lacked the constitutional power to invite the President to the house.