Kunle Akinsola
Again, the Lagos State House of Assembly has “invited” the immediate past governor of the state, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode to appear before it on Oct. 30.
The invitation was published in the dailies at the weekend, asking the former chief executive to appear before the Committee of the wholevHouse at 1.00pm on the financial transactions in his administration.
Entitled, “Notice of summons: Mr Akinwunmi Ambode (the former Governor of Lagos State)”, the publication was signed by the Clerk of the House, Mr. A. A. Sanni.
Ambode is requested to “shed light on five-point infractions raised by the House.”
It will be recalled that Ambode had shunned an earlier Simmons by the House when he alongside three of his Commissioners and Accountant-General of the State were scheduled to appear before it.
The fresh notice states: “The Lagos State House of Assembly, pursuant to Section 129 (1)(c) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) hereby summons His Excellency, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the former Governor of Lagos State (May, 2015 – May, 2019) to appear before the Committee of the House on Wednesday, 30th October, 2019 at the Lateef Jakande Auditorium, Assembly Complex, Alausa, Ikeja by 1.00 p.m.”
Ambode, whose house in Epe was stormed by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in September, is being probed for the following:
- Unauthorised discounting of Promissory Note;
- Purchase of 820 buses by your administration without due authorisation;
- Misappropriation of Special Expenditure Funds;
- Improper implementation of the Appropriation Law; and
- Non-adherence to the Financial Regulations of the State.
The former governor was asked to come with documents to “justify that the transactions did not violate constitutional provisions.”
“You are kindly requested to furnish the Committee with fifteen (15) copies each of all relevant document(s) relating to the issues raised through the Office of the Clerk of the House on or before Tuesday, 29th October, 2019.
“It is pertinent to state that your presence at the proposed meeting would give you the opportunity to shed light on issues that are material to the investigation,” the notice reads.
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