The position of the lawmakers followed a motion by the Chairman, House Special Committee on Public Account, Hilarion Collins Musa on the need to compel the commissioner to appear before the house.
Continuing, the lawmaker said “The Committee had invited the Commissioner, the invitation duly served, but refused without a word to the Committee to appear before the Committee. In return, he invited the Committee to a meeting at the Revenue House and, thereon, the Committee made demands of specific evidence under its consideration of the Report by the State Auditor General on the Audited. Accounts of the State.
“I, therefore, move that the Hon. Commissioner, by the powers, confers on this State House of Assembly, be compelled firstly by the Resolution of this House to appear before the Committee and secondly upon his failure to act accordingly, be compelled through the issuance of Warrant in line with Section 129 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended to appear accordingly”.