Chief executives of government agencies and other public officials, on several occasions, shun the invitations extended to them by the National Assembly to respond to allegations levelled against them or their agencies, especially regarding their financial records.
Federal lawmakers described the disregard to their invitations by some public officials as an affront on the legislature, alleging that some heads of agencies were not ready to be accountable for their spending of public funds.
In most cases, the federal lawmakers invoke the necessary provisions of the law, including arrest warrant, to compel heads of agencies to appear before them.
Sections 88 of the 1999 Constitution as amended empowers the National Assembly to invite any person holding a public office to give account of any expenditure, or where it suspects that there is any infraction or corruption.
By Davies Iheamnachor
The Network for Defense of Democracy and Good Governance, NDDGG, has urged Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to stop playing politics with execution of projects in the state.
NDDGG also said it has unravelled a plot to frame up Sobomabo Jackrich, NDDGG and KUF (Kengama Unity Forum) with trumped up allegation of sponsoring criminality.
NDDGG disclosed this in a statement in Port Harcourt yesterday, signed by Chief (Hon.) Williams E. Igweh, Director of Operations, Rev. Christian Dekor, Secretary, and Mrs. Alaliba Douglas, Director of Mobilization.
Reading the statement, Igweh alleged that Governor Wike was using the Trans-Kalabari road project to cow the people into following his administration adding that politicisation of the said project was worrisome.