Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Waziri Tambuwal yesterday signed a warrant of arrest on heads of 16 revenue collecting agencies over their refusal to appear before the House Committee on Finance on non-remittance of N1.3 trillion revenue.

Committee chairman Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin (PDP, Kano) had moved a motion on matters of urgent public importance informing the House of failure of affected agencies to honour their several invitations and provide details of their Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) as part of the 2013 budget revenue frame work.

Tambuwal then directed Jibrin to write to him and list the erring agencies.

A copy of the arrest warrant signed by the Speaker indicated that CBN governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, NNPC Group Managing Director Engr. Andrew Yakubu are among those listed.

To face arrest also include heads of AMCON, FCT, FAAN, Pension Commission of Nigeria, NIMASA, NPA, among others.

Meanwhile, the police head-quarters in Abuja said no warrant was transmitted to it from the National Assembly for the arrest of anybody, police spokesman said.
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I don't really know much about law and stuffs like that so am just gonna ask pple to enlighten me here.
Does d speaker of the house have d authority to sign arrest warrant?
Shouldn't that be done by a judge?

nifemi01: I don't really know much about law and stuffs like that so am just gonna ask pple to enlighten me here.
Does d speaker of the house have d authority to sign arrest warrant?
Shouldn't that be done by a judge?

Yes the LEGISLATIVE HOUSES has POWERS AND PRIVILEGES TO ACT... may i suggest 2-3 sites so as you widen your understanding about the Nigerian LEGISLATIVE HOUSES: http://speakersoffice.gov.ng/house_leadership.htm and http://www.placng.org/lawsofnigeria/node/145

Busy body thieves always about money. When will they issue order to reduce their ridiculous take home pay.

The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion by the Chairman, Committee on Finance, Abdulmumin Jibrin, who under a matter of urgent public importance requested the mandate of the committee to issue the bench warrant for the affected chief executives for non-appearance.

Sixty agencies were invited, but 15 failed to appear before the committee despite several official invitations.

Jubrin noted that the case of Sanusi was peculiar as he was seen at a conference on the day, the fourth invitation, where he was speaking about the need to sack half of the Federal Government workforce.

The Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, rather than put to vote the prayer of the motion, guided the House on the procedure for the issuance of a bench warrant of arrest.

He said Section 89 of the constitution empowers committees of the House to summon any person in the country to attend the committee, but that procedure should be followed by the committee.

“So the procedure is that first, go and put down the request with the office of the Speaker, and I will oblige you,” the Speaker said.

At press time, it was learnt the committee had written to the office of the Speaker on the matter. So now lets allow the ball roll!!!!!!

The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion by the Chairman, Committee on Finance, Abdulmumin Jibrin, who under a matter of urgent public importance requested the mandate of the committee to issue the bench warrant for the affected chief executives for non-appearance.

Sixty agencies were invited, but 15 failed to appear before the committee despite several official invitations.

Jubrin noted that the case of Sanusi was peculiar as he was seen at a conference on the day, the fourth invitation, where he was speaking about the need to sack half of the Federal Government workforce.

The Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, rather than put to vote the prayer of the motion, guided the House on the procedure for the issuance of a bench warrant of arrest.

He said Section 89 of the constitution empowers committees of the House to summon any person in the country to attend the committee, but that procedure should be followed by the committee.

“So the procedure is that first, go and put down the request with the office of the Speaker, and I will oblige you,” the Speaker said.

At press time, it was learnt the committee had written to the office of the Speaker on the matter. So now lets allow the ball roll!!!!!!

hmmmmm.......People Decieving People