The House of Representatives joint committees on Information Communication Technology, ICT and Telecommunications have rejected the presentation made by the Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, on the 2016 budget of the ministry and agencies under it
The joint Committees co-chaired by the duo of Honourable Saheed Akinade-Fijabi (Telecommunications) and Hon. Muhammed Ogoshi Onawo (ICT) made the decision of the committees known after the minister, who was in company of other top officials of the ministry, had made the presentation
The joint committees insisted that the minister should present the ministry budget in line with the Appropriation Act sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Bahari
Consequently, the committees ordered the minister and his team to leave and re appear today for proper defence and vowed that on no account would they accept documents prepared through the back door.
Earlier, the minister had commended the joint committee for the co-operation he had received from them since he assumed office late last year and urged them to sustain the tempo.
•Excerpted from a Nigerian Tribune report. Photo shows Communications Minister Adebayo Shittu.
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