LAGOS ASSEMBLY SUMMONS AMBODE OVER ALLEGATIONS

By
ADEKUNLE T. FEMI

   The Lagos state House of assembly has pinned five crimes allegedly committed by the former governor of the state, Mr Akinwumi Ambode. The alleged crimes include unauthorized discounting of promissory note and purchase of 820 buses without due authorization.

   The Assembly therefore summoned the former governor to appear before it by 1pm on Wednesday. This summon makes it the second time the governor was called upon to face the Assembly.


   The House has set up an adhoc committee to investigate some financial misappropriation during the Ambode led administration. However, according to the statement made by the House, Ambode and the former government officials refused to appear before the House committee .The House has now issued another invite to the former governor which  was published in some national dailies. The invite was titled 'NOTICE OF SUMMONS: Mr Akinwumi  Ambode (the former governor of the state) and signed by the clerk of the House, MR A. A. Sanni.
   In the new summon, the former governor was reminded of the importance of appearing before the House to shed light on five infraction raised by the Assembly. The fresh notice stated
'The Lagos state House of ASSEMBLY,pursuant to section (1)(c) of the 1999 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL  Republic of Nigeria (as amended) hereby summons  His Excellency, MR Akinwumi Ambode ,the former governor of Lagos state (May,2015-May, 2019) To appear before the committee of the House on Wednesday,October 30,2019 at the Lateef Jakande Auditorium,Assembly  Complex, Alausa, Ikeja by 1pm. Ambode was asked to appear to clarify the following (1)unauthorized discounting of promissory note (2)Purchase of 820 buses by his administration without due authorization (3)Misappropriation of Special expenditure Funds(4)Improper Implementation of Appropriatation law and (5)Non-adherence to the Financial  Regulations of the state. Meanwhile efforts to speak with the media aide to the former governor, Mr HAbib Aruna, proved abortive as he had not picked calls or reply to text message sent as at the time of filing this report.

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