* Orders immediate compliance with committee invitations, directs SGF, ministers to enforce resolution
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
The Senate on Thursday escalated its confrontation with government-owned enterprises (GOEs) and ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), warning that any institution that refuses to honour its invitations or obstructs legislative oversight will face constitutional sanctions and enforcement measures.
The upper chamber also directed all MDAs and GOEs to comply with summons issued by the Senate and its committees, appear whenever required and submit all records and documents needed for oversight, insisting that continued defiance would no longer be tolerated.
The resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), who accused several revenue-generating agencies of persistently frustrating legislative oversight by refusing to appear before the committee or provide requested financial records.
