Enugu lawmakers order arrest of Accountant-General

The Enugu State House of Assembly has ordered for the arrest of the Accountant General of the state, Mr. Basil Okolie, for refusing to appear before it.

DAILY POST recalls that the lawmakers had during their plenary on Tuesday summoned Okolie to explain the delay in the release of their allowances. But on Wednesday, he did not show up.

Subsequently, the House has empowered the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State to produce him on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.

Moving a motion for the arrest of the Accountant General, Hon. SKE Ude-Okoye, representing Awgu North said Mr. Okolie had neglected to appear before them and as such they had to exercise their constitutional power to, “compel him,” to appear.

Angry Ude-Okoye had this to say: “He has continuously failed to obey our call to answer the House.

“Every time he says that he is sick but we learnt that he is in his office. This is the third time.

“He wants to show the whole world that the House of Assembly has no powers. He wants to turn us like Akara.

“If we don’t use our power, I don’t think we will get the desired result”.

When the speaker, Hon. Eugene Odo put the motion to vote, all the members present voted in favour of the warrant of arrest.

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