The deputy spokesman of the Home of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has stated the Chief of Employees to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila, can not take over the oversight duties of the Nationwide Meeting.
Agbese said this yesterday in an interview with some journalists in Abuja whereas reacting to his response to a report earlier revealed by the Every day Belief on considerations on oversight visits by Gbajabiamila.
The Benue lawmaker claimed he was misquoted in his earlier place that Gbajabiamila did nothing flawed for embarking on oversight visits to some authorities companies, a task historically reserved for the Nationwide Meeting and the Workplace of the Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation.
Every day Belief had reported how Gbajabiamila had launched into oversight visits to some authorities companies, such because the Nationwide Agricultural Land Growth Authority, the Bureau of Public Procurement, the Bureau of Public Enterprises, the Nigeria Atomic Power Fee, and the Nationwide Company for Science and Engineering Infrastructure.
Gbajabiamila additionally visited the Nigerian {Financial} Intelligence Unit, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the Nationwide Emergency Administration Company, and the Nationwide Hajj Fee.
Our correspondent reached out to Agbese to hunt his response, and he stated such visits weren’t in battle with the mandate of the Nationwide Meeting.
“What the Proper Honourable Chief of Employees to Mr. President is doing isn’t in any approach in battle with our mandate as a Parliament. On our half, we encourage routine supervisory checks by members of the Government of their duties over companies and departments which are immediately underneath their management,” Agbese stated within the earlier interview.
Nonetheless, in an interview yesterday with journalists in Abuja, Agbese stated he was quoted out of context, saying, “I didn’t say that the Chief of Employees to Mr. President, Mr. Gbajabiamila, can oversight authorities companies and parastatals. That position can solely be performed by the Nationwide Meeting.
“Sections 88 and 89 of the 1999 Structure (as amended) present for the ability of the Nationwide Meeting to analyze the efficiency of anybody or physique charged with the accountability of executing the legal guidelines enacted by the parliament.”
The lawmaker additionally stated that Gbajabiamila was at liberty to go to authorities companies, being part of the chief arm, including nonetheless that such visits can not take the place of the oversight duties of the parliament.
“What I advised the press is that the go to of the Chief of Employees as a part of the chief arm is okay, however when it’s known as an oversight, it is going to battle with the Structure. Courtesy visits are so as, however they shouldn’t be seen as oversight,” he clarified.
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