Rowdy Session In House Of Reps Over Motion On Budget Implementation
Lawmakers backed a probe into delayed budget releases and unpaid contractor claims, while the Speaker ruled that President Bola Tinubu would not be summoned.
- On Wednesday, the House of Representatives descended into a rowdy session as lawmakers clashed over a motion seeking to summon President Bola Tinubu to explain poor implementation of the 2025 budget and delayed fund releases to ministries and agencies.
- The tension followed a June 29 circular from the Accountant-General requiring federal ministries to halt payments for constituency projects pending vetting by the Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs.
- Lawmaker Alex Ikwechegh, representing Aba North and South Federal Constituency, argued his motion required President Tinubu to appear, but Speaker Tajudeen Abbas overruled him, citing procedural discrepancies between written and oral submissions.
- After heated arguments and failed attempts to amend the motion, the House rejected the call to summon Tinubu, instead voting to refer the budget funding crisis to an ad hoc committee for further investigation.
- Citing Sections 80 and 81 of the 1999 Constitution, the motion argued that the National Assembly's appropriation authority depends on timely fund releases, which ministers reported were minimal throughout the 2025 fiscal year.
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Nigeria: Reps in Rowdy Session Over Bid to Summon Tinubu to Explain Poor Budget Implementation
The lawmakers were engaged in a rowdy debate over whether President Bola Tinubu should be invited to address concerns about inadequate funding of government agencies and delays in implementing the 2025 budget.
Reps in rowdy session over bid to summon Tinubu to explain poor budget implementation
The lawmakers were engaged in a rowdy debate over whether President Bola Tinubu should be invited to address concerns about inadequate funding of government agencies and delays in implementing the 2025 budget. The post Reps in rowdy session over bid to summon Tinubu to explain poor budget implementation appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
BREAKING: Reps in rowdy session as lawmakers summon Tinubu over constituency projects
The House of Representatives was on Wednesday afternoon, thrown into chaos and a heated debate over the alleged non-funding of constituency projects across the country. Alex Mascot, member representing Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency in Abia State, had moved a motion demanding that President Bola Tinubu be summoned to the House to explain the persistent lack of […] BREAKING: Reps in rowdy session as lawmakers summon Tinubu over constitu…
Reps in rowdy session over bid to summon Tinubu
Proceedings in the House of Representatives descended into a heated session on Wednesday after lawmakers clashed over a motion seeking to summon President Bola Tinubu to explain delays in the implementation of the 2025 Appropriation Act. The disagreement erupted during plenary when the member representing Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie Federal Constituency of Delta State, Benedict Etanabene, raised a point of privilege over a circular issued by the Accountan…
Rowdy Session In House Of Reps Over Motion On Budget Implementation
The House of Representatives was thrown into a rowdy session on Wednesday as lawmakers debated a motion on the poor implementation of the budget and delays in the release of funds to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).The motion, sponsored by a lawmaker representing Abia State, Hon. Mascot Ikwechegh, sought to address concerns over the pace of budget execution and the impact of funding delays on government operations.A key prayer of the…
Lawmakers clash over bid to invite Tinubu on budget implementation
Ikwechegh said revelations made by ministers and heads of MDAs during the ongoing 2026 budget defence sessions showed that several agencies received little or no capital releases throughout the 2025 fiscal year, leading to stalled projects across the country. The post Lawmakers clash over bid to invite Tinubu on budget implementation appeared first on Vanguard News.
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