Presidency directs heads of MDAs to honour NASS invitations

The Presidency connected Monday called connected each heads of ministries, departments and agencies of the national authorities to ever honour invitations for appearances astatine the National Assembly successful enactment with the existing harmonious moving narration betwixt the enforcement and legislature.

The admonition came hardly 24 hours aft the Senate threatened to contented a warrant of apprehension against immoderate heads of MDAs by the Senate implicit their refusal to look earlier its Committee connected Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions to reply petitions and queries against them.

Specifically, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu connected Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, pointed retired successful a connection helium personally signed that collaboration betwixt the 2 arms of authorities is precise captious for the actualization of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President.

He said: “The President’s Renewed Hope Agenda is built connected the premise of speedy and businesslike governance, 1 that brings tangible ideology dividends to the radical without delay.

“A captious portion of realizing this imaginativeness involves a proactive, respectful, and transparent narration betwixt authorities bodies and the Senate successful its oversight role.

“The Office has noted immoderate concerns that immoderate agencies whitethorn not person consistently adhered to Senate invitations oregon requests for appearances earlier committees.

“While we admit that competing authoritative engagements whitethorn sometimes marque it challenging for agencies to respond promptly to Senate invitations, it remains indispensable that these opportunities for engagement are prioritized to show our continued corporate committedness to accountability and bully governance.

“Engaging with Senate committees is an important accidental for agencies to showcase their dedication to nationalist work and accountability, portion further reinforcing the people’s assurance successful government.”

He added that his bureau volition proceed moving for the precise important constructive collaboration betwixt ministries, extra-ministerial departments and agencies, and the NATIONALITY Assembly, peculiarly its Senate committees, arsenic a cornerstone of bully governance and accountability.

The Senate had past week threatened the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi; Head of Service of the Federation Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack; Chairman of Nigerians successful Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, and immoderate others with the issuance of a warrant of apprehension against them for ignoring invitations from its committee.

Other main executives, who besides risked the warrant of apprehension are those of the Union Homes Savings and Loans Plc, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company and Sally Best Properties Limited.