The Benue State House of Assembly presided over by its Speaker, Hyacinth Dajoh, has summoned the Commissioner for Finance to appear before the lawmakers on Tuesday.
The Commissioner, who is to appear alongside the ministry’s permanent secretary, is to explain why the accounts of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) were still frozen.
The lawmakers took the decision sequel to a motion of urgent public importance moved by the Deputy Minority Whip, Mr Blessed Onah, PDP/Oju State Constituency, during Wednesday’s plenary.
Onah told his colleagues that on March 21, 2024, the House unanimously passed four resolutions calling on Gov. Hyacinth Alia to unfreeze all the frozen accounts to enable MDAs to function effectively.
He further stated that following the resolution, the governor on March 22, 2024, directed the commissioner and the ministry to initiate and complete the unfreezing of the accounts as quickly as possible.
The Deputy minority whip stressed that the Ministry of Finance needs to provide updates on the matter and others relating to fiscal responsibility, public procurement, and financial reporting to the public
