BuhariAdvocate:
But why igbo on nairaland always supporting unjust? Did you see the figure he used to bought 820 buses.

snazzy5050:
if we divide that amount by 820 , it's just 58m plus per bus which is very okay... try to get facts before you disgrace yourself

Lamasta:

They should summon Tinubu, Fashola and Ambode to come and explain to Lagosians why we have so many bad roads in spite of the huge IGR Lagos generates

phransix2:
It is Tinubu and Sanwo Olu they should arrest.
Can't imagine Lagos voted out Ambode for this current government. That even after 100 days no signs of hope.

surgical:
same thing Jonathan did,he was a weakling that is a grave offence in politics

BuhariAdvocate:
I have already made my point you should be the one to stop exposing your ignoramus here. So 58m for this chicko bus is very okay how much you have in your bank account. Do you know how much this bus cost in the market.

Montracine:

Lagos Assembly Threatens To Arrest Ambode, Four Ex-Commissioners




Werin concern commissioner for water and mineral resources with bus? Werin concern agbero with overload....







The Lagos State House of Assembly has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the former governor of the state, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, and four others who served in his administration as commissioners.

This decision followed two preliminary reports presented on Thursday by two ad-hoc committees set up by the House to investigate the 820 buses purchased by Mr Ambode and to appraise the 2019 mid-year budget.

The former commissioners involved are Mr Kazeem Adeniji (Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice), Olusegun Banjo (Commissioner for Budget), Akinyemi Ashade (Commissioner for Finance), and Wale Oluwo (Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources).


Presenting the preliminary report of a nine-man ad-hoc committee to probe the purchase of the 820 buses, the committee chairman, Fatai Mojeed, said that it was discovered that due process was not followed.

He added that the former governor used the refund of the Paris Club for the purchase of the busses without the approval of the House.

He (Ambode) did not inform the House before commencing the purchase of the buses. Over N48 billion was spent on the purchase of the busses and N22 Billion was spent on import duties.

“520 of the buses are still at the seaport,” Mojeed told his colleagues during plenary.

He said the Accountant General of the State told the committee that she depended on the approval of Mr Ambode for the purchase of the busses and no payment voucher was made available to the committee.


The lawmaker also explained that they demanded the budget instrument used for the purchase, but there was no budgetary provision for it.

He added, “They could not produce any newspaper where the purchase of the buses was advertised.

“The committee invited 20 stakeholders, 16 of them complied while four of them refused against the constitutional provision.”

The ad-hoc committee chairman on mid-year budget review, Gbolahan Yishawu, alleged that the former commissioners were invited by his committee but refused to appear without giving any excuses for their absence.

Yishawu also claimed that the former governor gave some directives on spending without the approval of the lawmakers.

In their reactions, some members of the House suggested that since the former governor and those officials who worked with him had been invited by the two committees and refused to show up, warrant of arrest should be issued on them.

The lawmaker representing Alimosho Constituency I, Bisi Yusuf, told his colleagues that the House was empowered by the Constitution to issue a warrant of arrest on concerned individuals for their refusal to appear before the committees.

However, another lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency I, Ibrahim Layode, expressed a contrary view and urged his colleagues to tread with caution.

He advised that the concerned individuals should be invited through newspaper advertisements, stating that the former commissioners were likely to come across the publications.

On his part, the Majority Leader of the House, Sanai Agunbiade, said, “I want to observe that if they have been invited and refused to show up, we should summon them and if they still refuse, then a warrant of arrest can be issued.

“Now they’ve been invited, we should summon them by using the dailies before going to the extent of issuing an arrest warrant.”

Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, in his remarks noted that the matter was beyond the issue of an arrest warrant.

“When this House invites people and they refused to show up, it is like setting a bad precedent for others coming behind.

“The clerk should write them, including the ex-governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, and if they refused, we will do newspaper publications and after that, we will issue a warrant of arrest,” the speaker concluded.







https://www.channelstv.com/2019/10/10/lagos-assembly-threatens-to-arrest-ambode-four-ex-commissioners/

kinzation:
What did Ambode do wrong now

Montracine:

Lagos Assembly Threatens To Arrest Ambode, Four Ex-Commissioners
Do this lawmakers under the meaning of there warrant of arrest? The procedure under the constitution? Do they? Anyway two wrong don't make a right, what we should clamor for in Lagos is the FOI bill to be adopted by the assembly with that we can know what is going on with the state Financials.

Right now Sanwó olú is doing next to nothing in Lagos state.









The Lagos State House of Assembly has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the former governor of the state, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, and four others who served in his administration as commissioners.

This decision followed two preliminary reports presented on Thursday by two ad-hoc committees set up by the House to investigate the 820 buses purchased by Mr Ambode and to appraise the 2019 mid-year budget.

The former commissioners involved are Mr Kazeem Adeniji (Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice), Olusegun Banjo (Commissioner for Budget), Akinyemi Ashade (Commissioner for Finance), and Wale Oluwo (Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources).


Presenting the preliminary report of a nine-man ad-hoc committee to probe the purchase of the 820 buses, the committee chairman, Fatai Mojeed, said that it was discovered that due process was not followed.

He added that the former governor used the refund of the Paris Club for the purchase of the busses without the approval of the House.

He (Ambode) did not inform the House before commencing the purchase of the buses. Over N48 billion was spent on the purchase of the busses and N22 Billion was spent on import duties.

“520 of the buses are still at the seaport,” Mojeed told his colleagues during plenary.

He said the Accountant General of the State told the committee that she depended on the approval of Mr Ambode for the purchase of the busses and no payment voucher was made available to the committee.


The lawmaker also explained that they demanded the budget instrument used for the purchase, but there was no budgetary provision for it.

He added, “They could not produce any newspaper where the purchase of the buses was advertised.

“The committee invited 20 stakeholders, 16 of them complied while four of them refused against the constitutional provision.”

The ad-hoc committee chairman on mid-year budget review, Gbolahan Yishawu, alleged that the former commissioners were invited by his committee but refused to appear without giving any excuses for their absence.

Yishawu also claimed that the former governor gave some directives on spending without the approval of the lawmakers.

In their reactions, some members of the House suggested that since the former governor and those officials who worked with him had been invited by the two committees and refused to show up, warrant of arrest should be issued on them.

The lawmaker representing Alimosho Constituency I, Bisi Yusuf, told his colleagues that the House was empowered by the Constitution to issue a warrant of arrest on concerned individuals for their refusal to appear before the committees.

However, another lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency I, Ibrahim Layode, expressed a contrary view and urged his colleagues to tread with caution.

He advised that the concerned individuals should be invited through newspaper advertisements, stating that the former commissioners were likely to come across the publications.

On his part, the Majority Leader of the House, Sanai Agunbiade, said, “I want to observe that if they have been invited and refused to show up, we should summon them and if they still refuse, then a warrant of arrest can be issued.

“Now they’ve been invited, we should summon them by using the dailies before going to the extent of issuing an arrest warrant.”

Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, in his remarks noted that the matter was beyond the issue of an arrest warrant.

“When this House invites people and they refused to show up, it is like setting a bad precedent for others coming behind.

“The clerk should write them, including the ex-governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, and if they refused, we will do newspaper publications and after that, we will issue a warrant of arrest,” the speaker concluded.







https://www.channelstv.com/2019/10/10/lagos-assembly-threatens-to-arrest-ambode-four-ex-commissioners/

SincereBigot:
Let them come to epe and arrest him na

Thisis2raw:
I can wait for the day of reckoning for Tinubu, he thinks his God ni...
All this persecution of ambode and his cabinet smells that man

BuhariAdvocate:
But why igbo on nairaland always supporting unjust? Did you see the figure he used to bought 820 buses.

Ashabbiiee:
Ambode is already suffering from depression. You want to kill him patapata

BuhariAdvocate:
But why igbo on nairaland always supporting unjust? Did you see the figure he used to bought 820 buses.

lulufaj:
If you want to understand the problems with Nigeria, go and read the comments, you see a young population that doesnt think.
The way the supposedly educated think, the ruling class does not need to divide us along any lines whatsoever, we divide ourselves.
Someone was accused to have done things inappropriately, in a sane place, you see people come together irrespective of their differences to condemn and ask for the truth by supporting the investigation of any wrongdoing. Not in my Nigeria. `How about what his predecessor stole`, `let him be now` , `what did he do again`, `if he was a yoruba man, will he receive the same treatment?` are the comments made by people that went to school. You see some comments and you wonder if some people think through their back passage. God help us.

spokesboy:

Read the article first, bro. I know it's very hard but please try, so you won't have to ask this kind of question again.

BuhariAdvocate:
[s]But why igbo on nairaland always supporting unjust? Did you see the figure he used to bought 820 buses[/s].

BuhariAdvocate:
But why igbo on nairaland always supporting unjust? Did you see the figure he used to bought 820 buses.

kayjay69:
But you know what they are doing is stealing for 2023 presidential elections. That is why Lagos state will not undertake any new projects over the next 4 years. They may manage to patch up some roads and complete previously unfinished projects but I can fully assure you they will never take on any new projects. 2023 mode has been activated.

Lamasta:


2023 Presidency should not hinder the development of Lagos State in any way