The Senate on Tuesday came hard
on the Director General, National Automotive Design and Development Council,
Alhaji Aminu Jalal, barring him from spending the organization 2017 budget.
The decision of the Senate
followed a report submitted by Senator Sam Egwu, saying that the agency failed
to avail its committee its budget performance for 2017.
Egwu added that efforts to make
them succumb to the Senate’s request failed as the DG and his Management team
virtually became evasive.
In his explanation, the lawmaker
noted that there must something to it than meets the eye, adding that the
Director General has constituted himself into an authority, thereby undermining
the oversight functions of the Senate.
“Mr. President, distinguished
colleagues, National Automotive Design and Development Council report on budget
performance is not ready”, he said.
“The agency has failed to avail
details of their 2017 capital budget performance. Efforts to get them comply
was frustrated”, Egwu added.
A motion that the capital
expenditure of the agency be stopped by Egwu was seconded by Senator Joshua
Dariye.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki
ruled that the DG, Automotive Council should stop spending the 2017 capital
budget until he appears before Senate committee.
He, however, noted that they
could spend recurrent which was meant for their staff salaries.
Meanwhile, the Director General
risks arrest, if he breaches the directive of the Senate.
Last week, the Senate President
inaugurated various committee to engage government owned enterprises on the
2017 budget performances.
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