The Nasarawa state house of Assembly Ad-hoc cmmittee on COVID-19, Wednesday, summoned the state deputy governor Dr. Emmnauel Akabe, who is also the chairman of the state task force on COVID-19, to appear before it on Thursday, December 10, 2020.
The committee also summoned the state auditor general, Riyanu Lamus, to appear before the committee on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.
Chairman of the committee Hon. Abdullahi Dahiru Angibi,gave the summon while briefing newsmen after an emergency meeting of the committee at the assembly complex in Lafia.
The chairman said their summons was to enable them brief the committee on the COVID-19 activities and its finances in the state.
“You will recalled that on August 11th, 2020, the speaker of the state assembly Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi inaugurated this six-man Ad-hoc committee on COVID-19.
“This is to enable the committee monitor the activities of the state task force on COVID-19. COVID-19 cases are still on not only in Nasarawa state, Nigeria but in the whole world.
” It is in view of this that we are summoning the state chairman on COVID-19 to appear before this committee on Thursday 10th December,2020. to furnish us on its activities and finances.
“We are also inviting the state Auditor General to appear before this committee on Tesuday , December 8, 2020 to brief this committee on the COVID-19 expenditure,” he said.
The chairman of the committee assured the people of the state of the House continued commitment to ensure that the right things were done for the overall development of the state.