President Bola Tinubu has appealed to members of the National Assembly to exercise restraint in summoning heads of ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) before parliamentary committees, News About Nigeria reports.
Speaking at the breaking of the Ramadan fast on Wednesday in Abuja with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and the leadership of the House, the President said that there is a need for discretion in oversight functions to prevent disruption of operations and hinderance of service delivery to citizens.
”I have been watching various committees summoning ministers and heads of agencies. I have complained to the Speaker to let the poor breathe. Let these people do the job. We are not saying that you are not influential. We are not saying you cannot do your oversight.
“But consider the primary duty of each agency, its personnel, or the responsibilities of the Governor of the Central Bank or the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance to you and the entire nation.
President Tinubu proposed alternative approaches, such as accepting representatives in some instances or relying on documentation, to accommodate the needs of both the legislature and the executive.
Expressing confidence in the National Assembly’s ability to uphold good governance, President Tinubu commended the existing cordial relationship between the executive and the legislature.
The president also urged legislators to remember their constituencies and support the less privileged during the holy month of Ramadan.
Addressing the recent killing of soldiers on national duty in Delta State, President Tinubu extended heartfelt condolences to the families of the bereaved and pledged that the sacrifices of the fallen heroes would never be in vain.
He announced plans for a befitting burial and national honours for the officers.
”In responding to distress calls, they met the end of their lives in a savage manner. Let us work to sympathise and symbolise the fact that they are worth the sacrifices they have made for Nigeria.
”We salute all our men and women in uniform, and we sympathise with them. I will soon make further pronouncements, but they must have a befitting burial and national honours,” the president said.
