COVID-19: Nasarawa Assembly summons Chairman, Auditor General
Faith Awa Maji, Lafia
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Ad-hoc cmmittee on COVID-19, has summoned the Chairman of the State Task Force on COVID-19, who double as the State Deputy Governor, Dr Emmnauel Akabe, to appear before the committee on Thursday, Dec.10, 2020.
The committee also summoned the State Auditor General, Riyanu Lamus to appear before the committee on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.
Chairman of the Assembly’s Committee, Hon. Abdullahi Dahiru Angibi, made it known while briefing newsmen after an emergency meeting of the committee at the Assembly complex in Lafia today.
He said that the summons was to enable them brief the committee on the COVID-19 activities and its finances in the state.
It would be recalled that on August 11th, 2020, Speaker of the State Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi inaugurated a six-man Ad-hoc Committee on COVID-19 to monitor the activities of the State Task Force on COVID-19 in the State.
According to Hon Angibi, COVID-19 cases are still on not only in Nasarawa State, Nigeria but in the whole world.
“It is in view of this that we are summoning the State Chairman on COVID-19 to appear before this committee on Thursday 10th December,2020 to furnish us on its activities and finances.
“We are also inviting the State Auditor General to appear before this committee on Tuesday , December 8, 2020 to brief this committee on the COVID-19 expenditure,” he said.
The Chairman of the committee then assured the people of the State of the House continuious commitment to ensure that the right things are done for the overall development of the state.
It would be recalled that on August 11th, 2020, the speaker of the state assembly inaugurated the six-man Ad-hoc committee on COVID-19 to monitor the activities of the State to includes Hon. Abdullahi Angibi, member representing Lafia centre and Chairman, House committee on Public Account as Chairman of the committee, Hon Usman Labaran Shafa, Health committee chairman, Vice Chairman, Hon Mohammed Ibrahim Agah muluku, Hon Daniel Ogazi , Hon Abdulaziz Danladi and Hon. Suleiman Yakubu Azara as members while the Secretary of the committee is Barr. Safiya Balarabe.
