House Of Representatives Members From Southern Nigeria Back Governors On Restructuring, Banning On Open Grazing, Others
They stated that the demands by the 17 governors from the Southern part of the country, which include devolution of power and creation of state policing will stabilise the country.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 12, 2021
Members of the House of Representatives from Southern Nigeria have thrown their weight behind the resolution of the Southern Governors’ Forum over the prohibition of open grazing and other national issues following their meeting on Tuesday.
The Southern federal lawmakers said the resolutions of their governors would address the penetration of bandits and terrorists into their area, which has incapacitated social and economic lives of the people in the South.
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The House of Representatives, on Monday, summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, and Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, to give a comprehensive report of duty waivers granted since 2014.
Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Hon Oluwole Oke, issued the notice during the investigative hearing into the financial activities of ministries, departments and agencies, as well as private companies including Sapien Contracting Nigeria Limited, IMB West Africa, Total E&P, Total and Vixa Pharmaceuticals Nigeria Limited, which enjoyed capital allowances and import waivers from successive administrations.
The lawmakers who expressed grave concern over the country’s dwindling revenue expressed optimism that the country can be self-sufficient in revenue generation if all leakages are blocked.
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The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, will, on Thursday, appear before the House of Representatives to give an account of the apex bank’s financial operations of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), between 2014 and 2019.
Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Hon Oluwole Oke, who confirmed this in Abuja, during a media chat with Parliamentary Correspondents, explained that the Committee has the power to direct the Auditor-General of the Federation (oAuGF), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to take certain steps for any MDAs over any wrongdoing.