Members of the House of Representatives said they risk being killed by their generation if they failed the nation.
The Deputy Majority Leader, Peter Akpatason, stated this at an investigative hearing organised by House Committee on Public Accounts where he represented the Hon. Speaker, Femi Ggbajabiamila.
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Akpatason said heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) were fond of shunning invitation by the House, threatening that the Green Chamber would issue warrants of arrest for any erring persons.
He went on to express fear that the lawmakers stood to be killed if they failed in their oversight functions.
“When the MDAs fail to fully adhere to the letters and the spirit of the law, we create the circumstances for our citizens to believe that the actions we take and the priorities that we pursue are not intended to serve the greater good but for the private interests of such persons.
“I have been given the statistics of agencies over the years that have refused to turn in their audited accounts. Do we have to wait on Mr President to intervene, when clearly you (MDAs) have the constitutional mandate (to present their reports). Mr President can only give you a job but he cannot do the job for you. If we like to be MDs or CEOs, why don’t we like to render accounts?
“If the ICPC or EFCC that we created, storms your office to ask for your audited accounts, will you be giving them the excuses that you are giving to us? What do you want our children to say about us; the generation coming behind us? Do you want them to round up all of us one day and fire us for failing this nation?”
