The House adhoc committee on bailout funds extended to states, have called for the immediate resignation of both ministers over their handling of the nation’s economy, and also failing to appear before them to explain certain government policies.
The panel, which accused them of mismanaging the nation’s economy, made the call after Adeosun, Emefiele and the Director General of the Debt Management Office, DMO, Abraham Nwankwo failed to appear before it to answer questions on the disbursement and management of the over N700 billion extended to states as bail-out by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
At the committee’s sitting on Thursday, Adeosun failed to appear or send any representative, while Emefiele and Nwankwo sent representatives who were rejected by the committee.
Angered by the development, the Chairman of the committee, Rep Sadiq Ibrahim (APC, Adamawa), said: “The attitudes of these top government officials show who is mismanaging the economy of the country. Nigerians should rise up and call for their resignation immediately.
“If it is to bring virement, they would rush down, but now that they are to come and explain to Nigerians how the bail-out fund running into over N700bn was disbursed, they are sending representatives; they are only interested in borrowing. This has to stop.”
Other members of the committee also condemned the attitude of the government officials, just as the committee directed them to personally appear before it with relevant documents.
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