The House was reacting to claims by the Special Adviser to President Muhamadu Buhari on Social Investments, Maryam Uwais, alleging that lawmakers were critical on how funds are being distributed because their interests were not captured.
“The insinuations in the above-mentioned publications that the 9th House of Representatives labeled the NSIPs as a failure and a scam are incorrect and untrue. “Part of our concerns expressed at this meeting was the need to review and improve the outdated NSR as well as the methodology deployed in identifying the poor and vulnerable in the various communities in view of the complaints from several constituencies that they have not benefited from the programs.
“This suggests a deliberate attempt by Madam Uwais to conceal information pertaining to the financial activities of NSIP from the elected representatives of Nigerians as we especially recall that she blatantly ignored a letter of enquiry from the House Committee on Public Account addressed to her in her capacity as Special Assistant to the President on NSIP dated August 6, 2019 with reference number HR/SCO5/52/XX/400 requesting a brief of the activities of her office from the year 2014 to 2018.