The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has made a U-turn on his legal action against the Senate on its probe into the alle
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has made a U-turn on his legal action against the Senate on its probe into the alleged management of funds meant for the rehabilitation of the North-East.
The Senate had summoned Lawal for the second time to shed more light on some issues regarding the alleged management of funds meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) for which he is under investigation for.
The SGF, in a letter to the upper chamber on Wednesday, said he had dragged the Senate to court over the probe and would therefore not appear before the probe panel today.
For this, the Senate had raised the alarm that the failure of the executive to answer legislative summons would end democracy in the country. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, said this while reacting to a letter written by the SGF.
Lawal has now urged the Senate to reschedule his appearance before its Ad Hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East which is carrying out the investigation. In the r letter dated March 22, 2017, the SGF said he would not be able to appear before the panel primarily because of a pressing engagement of government which clashed with the date and time of the hearing.
