…Executive not sincere in implementation of probe reports-Reps
…between July 2019-June 2020 Reps conducted more than 30 probes
…only 2 probe reports have left committee stage
…as executive treat investigative reports with disdain
Year in year out, the Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) conducts investigative hearings that at the end of the day end up in archival dustbins.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) in this report x-rays how the NASS had fared in ensuring its reports on its numerous probes on Ministries, Departments, Agencies and MDAs are implemented.
But the ugly truth staring Nigerians in the face is the fact that the outcome of probes are not taken seriously by the executive arm of government.
Between July 2019 and June 2020, the House of Representatives alone conducted more than 30 investigative hearings, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) not inclusive.
In a document exclusively made available to TNG, the list of investigative hearings within 12 months was 30 from July 2019-June 2, 2020. Out of the 30 only two of the listed investigative hearings had gone beyond Committee stage.
See Document Below
The two probes include; ‘Need, To Investigate The Circumstances of The Alleged Abscondment by Five Nigerian Soldiers of the Operation Harbin Kunama 111 with large amount of cash’.
The second has a direct bearing on the House which is entitled: Personal Explanation (Order eight Rule (5) $10 millon Bribery Alleged Against The House of Representatives’, promoted by Hon Idris Ahmed.
This clearly mirrors the actual situation in both legislative Chambers as what matters most is the issue at stake.
Some of these investigative hearings have a timeline of between 14 days to 40 days.
Some of the listed investigative panels were constituted as far back as July 2019 and they are still at the committee stage.
Giving credence to the fact that the executive arm treats the eventual reports churned out with levity.
Why Executive Treat NASS Reports With Disdain
An attempt to extract Information from lawmakers met a brick wall as only a few despite a questionnaire sent over two weeks ago responded.
One of such Lawmakers who spoke under the condition of anonymity told TNG that “it’s true that our resolutions are always treated with levity by the executive arm of government because they shield the MDAs by sweeping them under the carpet to escape justice.
“The kind of government in place also determine what happens, remember the case of Aviation minister in Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, she was shoved aside because of our report.
“If the government had shielded the minister nothing will happen to her, so the bottom line is what executive wants that goes because we do not have powers to prosecute or implement.
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP opposition leader in the House of Representatives, Rep Kingsley Ogundu Chinda aptly captured it when he told TNG that:
“Executive is insincere and present APC government under Buhari say what they don’t mean and don’t mean what they say.
According to Adams, they are playing politics with serious matters like economy, security, health and education.
“Most of the outcome of Parliamentary probes are revealing and they can’t enforce the recommendations because it’s against them and their private economic interests.
“Most of the outcome of the probes is indicting on them. Implementing some will amount to suicide. The situation in this administration has remained a recurring decimal as the National Assembly could only bark but cannot bite”.
