Interior Minister Shuns House C’ttee, May Be Sanctioned

The absence of the minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Patrick Moro from his office during the visit by members of the House of Representatives to the ministry yesterday could fetch him a query.??????????

There are indications that the lawmakers, who were at the ministry of interior to ascertain how the Ministry’s 2011 budgetary allocation was utilized, and how it planned to execute its 2012 budget expenditure, expressed dismay at the minister’s absence from office without pre-informing the visitors.

The chairman, House Committee on Interior, Hon. Umar Bature, who led other members of the committee to the Ministry, expressed displeasure over the absence of the minister from the meeting, saying, “I am not happy at the absence of the minister.

The committee as a whole is not happy with this development; we have been trying to get him seated as part of our function. I will report this issue to the leadership of the National Assembly,” he said.