House Of Reps Walks Out Representatives Of Service Chiefs, Demand Their Principals Come In Person

By Akinwale Kasali

The House of Representatives has demanded that  Service Chiefs must appear in person before the Lower Chamber on November 21st, 2023 unfailingly.

This is as Members of the House turned back representatives of the Service Chiefs who appeared before it during Plenary on Thursday.

The Lawmakers had summoned the Service Chiefs to appear before it but the Service Chiefs sent representatives which didn’t augur well with the Lawmakers. They were turned back.

The House had summoned the Service Chiefs for a debate on security challenges in the country.

But the Lawmakers discovered that the Service Chiefs failed to attend personally and  sent representatives to appear on their behalf.

The Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, rising on constitutional order, said the Constitution empowered the House to invite any person, not only for the purpose of investigation but also for dialogue.

He said the Service Chiefs should have presented themselves before the House and not send representatives.

“It is not satisfactory that they are not here in person. I want to move that these sectoral engagements be suspended until the Service Chiefs come to address us personally,” he said.