The house of representatives says
it will no longer address Kayode Fayemi, minister of mines and steel
development, as “honourable minister”.
The lawmakers resolved this on
Thursday while deliberating on the need to investigate the circumstances under
which the ministry of mines and steel engaged the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
to audit Ajaokuta Steel Complex for purposes of concession.
Nnanna Igbokwe, a lawmaker from
Imo state, had called the attention of the house to the “refusal” of Fayemi to
heed their advice and drop the idea to concession the Ajaokuta Steel Company.
He urged his colleagues to pass a
resolution calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the minister over the
issue.
But the lawmakers did not support
the idea. They said, having passed a vote of no confidence on Fayemi, they
should leave it at the personal disposition of the president to decide whether
to sack the minister or not.
They resolved that instead, they
should stop addressing Fayemi as “honourable minister” in recognition of the
vote of no confidence.
The Ajaokuta Steel Plant has been
a contentious issue between the minister and the lawmakers.
While Fayemi had insisted that
the federal government will concession the plant after an ongoing audit, the
lawmakers have said they will resist any move to do so.
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