The committee is investigating
the alleged breach of public trust at NEMA and the alleged illegal dismissal of
some senior officials at the agency.
Last week, it summoned Osinbajo
to clear the air on why the officers were “dismissed without due process.” The
vice-president heads the NEMA governing council.
Briefing journalists in Abuja on
Tuesday, the committee said its intention is to find out if the board under
Osinbajo authorised the action.
“We have also observed with
dismay, the ongoing campaign of calumny sponsored to pitch the house against
the presidency, especially His Excellency the Vice President, Professor Yemi
Osinbajo,” Johnson Agbonayinma said on behalf of the committee.
“The VP’s only involvement is
because according to the law establishing NEMA, section 2 sub-section 2(a) the
Vice President is the chairman of the governing council.
“We therefore want to know if the
council under the vice-president authorised the suspension of the directors.”
He added that notwithstanding the
provision of section 89 of the 1999 constitution which empowers the national
assembly to invite any person to appear before it, or its committee during
investigations, the committee resolved that Osinbajo can send anybody to
represent him “considering his busy schedules”.
He said the committee will leave
no stone unturned “until we unearth the truth.”
He added: “We will also not
shield any public officer who soil their hands no matter how highly or lowly
placed.
“We want to state unequivocally
that no amount of blackmail or campaign of calumny will deter or prevent us
from conducting this investigation.”
At one of its hearings last week,
the committee ordered the immediate reinstatement of the sacked officials.
They are being investigated by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following a petition
against them for alleged abuse of office.
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