President Bola Tinubu has warned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to allow his appointees relax and do their jobs effectively.
The President said that the House should relax summons on heads of ministries, departments and agencies for them to concentrate on their duties.
The President’s statement came on the heels of the lower legislative committee on public accounts’ threat to obtain an arrest warrant against Central Bank of Nigeria governor Yemi Cardoso for failing to honour several invitations from the House to answer queries on alleged revenue leakages and a claim that revenue sourced through Remita for the Treasury Single Account was not being remitted.
After the Ramadan breaking of fast, Tinubu urged Mr Abbas and his colleagues to wield their legislative authority with wisdom particularly in the manner in which summons were issued to various heads of MDAs whose absence at their duty posts could significantly hurt the entire nation based on their vital positions.
“I have been watching various committees summoning ministers and heads of agencies. I have complained to the Speaker to let the poor breathe. Let these people do the job,” Mr Tinubu said, rebuking Mr Abbas at the programme held in Abuja.
“We are not saying you cannot do your oversight. But consider the primary duty of each agency, its personnel, or the responsibilities of the governor of the Central Bank or the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance to you and the entire nation,” the president added in a statement by his aide, Ajuri Ngelale.
