The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Character on Wednesday summoned the Director- General (DG) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dayo Mobereola.
This followed the failure of the DG to appear before the Committee for an investigative hearing after being duly invited.
Channels TV reports that the Chairman of the Committee, Idris Wase, who expressed displeasure over Mobereola’s absence at the hearing at the National Assembly Complex, rejected his representative.
Mobereola had sent the Agency’s Director of Administration of Human Resources, Osembi Osigche, to represent him before the Committee.
Wase said the DG had not shown regard for the Committee and demanded that the DG appear in person before the committee on the 30th of July 2024.
▪︎ NIMASA DG, Dayo Mobereola
He said, “This is considered a provision in the 1999 Constitution, as amended, and I take you straight to 8-1, it says, in the 3rd Schedule, in giving effect to Section 14, 3-D and 4-D, a portion I just address to you of this Constitution, the Committee shall have the power to Walk out an executive subject to the approval of the National Assembly for the prosecution of all cadres of force in the public service of the Federation and of the State.
“The unconstitutional operation of the Nigerian police force and other government agencies, government companies and persons of the State promote, monitor, and enforce compliance with the principles of the provision of all bureaucratic, economic, media, and political forces at all levels of government to take such legal measures, including the prosecution of the head or staff of any misdeed or government body or agency which failed to comply with any federal character, principle, or formula prescribed or attempted by the Commission.
These are constitutional provisions guiding our work. It is a constitutional committee, and it may interest you to know that every state or federation is represented by at least one person. So we are about 70, and I believe because of the enormity of the work going on, that’s why members are not sitting. And very soon they will begin to come in, in their numbers.
“The chief executive is not here. He has sent in communication to us to ask the question that the Director of Administration of Human Resources, Mr. Osembi Osigche, be allowed to represent him because of other official engagements.
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