The
House of Representatives has suspended debate of the 2014 Appropriation Bill, over
alleged violation of the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
As
soon as the document was introduced, the
member representing Guma Markurdi
federal constituency of Benue state, Emmanuel
Jime, alleged that the estimates presented by the executive violates
section 21 sub section 1, 2 and 3 of the fiscal responsibility act of 2004.
Jime cited the
unremitted crude oil revenue by the NNPC, which the parliament could not probe
because of lack of details.
But
contrary to Mr Jime’s view, Chairman House Committee on
Appropriation, John Eno noted that
the structure of the document had the fixtures of previous estimate which the
house had previously approved.
Speaker of the House, Aminu Tambuwal announced the suspension
of the debate and constituted a 6man advisory committee to advise him on
allegation and counter allegation of the said violation.
The Speaker later announced that the
House will not sit today and tomorrow, as APC lawmakers will be travelling for
membership registration.
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