HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE TO EMBARK ON INTENSIVE OVERSIGHT ON AGENCIES IN CHARGE OF AMAC

House of Representatives Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils and Ancillary Matters, has expressed its decision to embark on intensive oversight on agencies in charge of all Area Councils in the nation’s capital.

This, the Committee said, is due to the refusal of some of the agencies to honour its summons to present their budgetary expenditures.

The Committee, led by representative Frederick Agbedi, also vowed to sanction the Social Development Secretariat for the Area Councils for not honouring its invitation in the past year.

He added that the House can also report the agencies to President Bola Tinubu that some of his foot soldiers are refusing to be accountable.

Agbedi directed all affected agencies to liaise with the Committee’s secretariat with a view to developing schedules of oversight visits. He warned that the Committee will not accept excuses anymore.

He also frowned at the failure of chief executive officers of the few agencies which appeared before the Committee, to personally attend the very important meeting.

Some of the agencies which were represented at the meeting include the Auditor General for the FCT Area Councils, FCT Area Coucils Pension Board, FCT Area Councils Universal Basic Education Board, FCT Area Councils Public Service Board, Area Councils Resettlement and Compensation Secretariat, FCT Area Councils Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat and the FCT Area Councils Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board.

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