“(1) For the purposes of any investigation under section 88 of this Constitutional and subject to the provisions thereof, the Senate or the House of Representatives or a committee appointed in accordance with section 62 of this Constitution shall have power to – (a) procure all such evidence, written or oral, direct or circumstantial, as it may think necessary or desirable, and examine all persons as witnesses whose evidence may be material or relevant to the subject matter; (b) require such evidence to be given on oath; (c) summon any person in Nigeria to give evidence at any place or produce any document or other thing in his possession or under his control, and examine him as a witness and require him to produce any document or other thing in his possession or under his control, subject to all just exceptions; and (d) issue a warrant do so and does not excuse such failure, refusal or neglect to the satisfaction of the House or the committee in question, and order him to pay all costs which may have been occasioned in compelling his attendance or by reason of his failure, refusal or neglect to obey the summons, and also to impose such fine as may be to compel the attendance of any person who, after having been summoned to attend, fails, refuses or neglects to prescribed for any such failure, refusal or neglect; and any fine so imposed shall be recoverable in the same manner as a fine imposed by a court of law” “(2) A summons or warrant issued under this section may be served or executed by any member of the Nigeria Police Force or by any person authorised in that behalf by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may require.”
They can only summon in situations where a law is to be enacted or where an in investigation into corruption or inefficiency is being conducted.
Is that the car here? In any case, the IG sent an AIG in his stead, but the Senate in their usual manner of grandstanding think they can compel the IG and they've been fairly served.
Confirmation is a constitutional requirement which they must execute.
It doesn't confer on them the power to summon on a personal basis.
The IG can send a deputy to act on his behalf as enshrined in the constitution.
In accordance with the extant laws in Nigeria, the functions, duties and responsibilities of the Inspector General of Police as stated in Section 215(1a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, and the Police Act and Regulations Section 309(1) can also be carried out as mentioned in sections 7(1),312(1), 313(2) of the Police Act and Regulations by a senior officer of the Force of the Rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police or an Assistant Inspector General of Police who if permitted by the Inspector General of Police to act on his behalf or represent him in an official capacity at any official function, event or programme within and outside Nigeria can do so in consonant with the provisions of the Police Act and Regulations.
Please educate me because you are usually well informed on these matters:
Does the Senate have the powers to summon the IG?
Please, does the fact that the IG answer directly to the president have anything to do with the rights or otherwise of the senate to summon him?
Confirmation is a constitutional requirement which they must execute.
It doesn't confer on them the power to summon on a personal basis.
The IG can send a deputy to act on his behalf as enshrined in the constitution.
In accordance with the extant laws in Nigeria, the functions, duties and responsibilities of the Inspector General of Police as stated in Section 215(1a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, and the Police Act and Regulations Section 309(1) can also be carried out as mentioned in sections 7(1),312(1), 313(2) of the Police Act and Regulations by a senior officer of the Force of the Rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police or an Assistant Inspector General of Police who if permitted by the Inspector General of Police to act on his behalf or represent him in an official capacity at any official function, event or programme within and outside Nigeria can do so in consonant with the provisions of the Police Act and Regulations.
Sorry, the NASS can refuse confirmation of the president appointee.
Section 88 empowers the NASS to summon anyone in Nigerian.
Finally, the IG didn't send anyone to to act on his behalf yesterday
Sorry, the NASS can refuse confirmation of the president appointee.
Section 88 empowers the NASS to summon anyone in Nigerian.
Finally, the IG didn't send anyone to to act on his behalf yesterday
Yesterday.
Is he their errand boy that they summon as they so desire even after he had earlier sent a representative that they refused?
Stop turning the constitution on its head.
He can only be invited to shed light on an issue of they were carrying out an amendment of law or an investigation by a committee . And that would have been at his prerogative.
They can only summon in situations where a law is to be enacted or where an in investigation into corruption or inefficiency is being conducted.
Is that the car here? In any case, the IG sent an AIG in his stead, but the Senate in their usual manner of grandstanding think they can compel the IG and they've been fairly served.
Is he their errand boy that they summon as they so desire even after he had earlier sent a representative that they refused?
Stop turning the constitution on its head.
He can only be invited to shed light on an issue of they were carrying out an amendment of law or an investigation by a committe[/b]e . And that would have been at his prerogative.
The senior advocate can provide better explanation.
Enjoy.
That is Section 88
The powers conferred on the National Assembly under the provisions of this section are exercisable only for the purpose of enabling it to;
(a) make laws with respect to any matter within its legislative competence and correct any defects in existing laws; and [b](b) expose corruption, inefficiency or waste in the execution or administration of laws within its legislative competence and in the disbursement or administration of funds appropriated by it.
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eezeribe: Human lives are being wasted in Benue state and neighbouring states by Fulani herdsmen and nothing is happening... Graphic footages even show the Nigerian soldiers escorting these herdsmen. Buhari is silent about this because he is Fulani,including all the service cheifs. To all his supporters,just to let you know that ethnic/religious bigotry is the worse form of corruption.
