The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Ad-hoc committee on COVID-19 has summoned the Chairman of the state Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Emmnauel Akabe, who is the state Deputy Governor to appear before the committee on Thursday, December.10th, 2020.
The committee also summoned the state Auditor General, Riyanu Lamus to appear before the committee on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.
The chairman of the committee Abdullahi Angibi gave the summon after an emergency meeting of the committee at the assembly complex in Lafia,the state capital.
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The chairman said the decision to summon the both was to enable them brief the committee on the COVID-19 activities and how its finances in the state were spent.
Angibi said the action is to enable the committee monitor the activities of the State Task Force on COVID-19 and assured the people of the state of the commitment of House to the overall development of the state.
It would be recalled that on August 11th, 2020, the speaker of the state assembly inaugurated the six-man Ad-hoc committee on COVID-19 to monitor the activities of the State Task Force on COVID-19 under the Chairmanship of the state Deputy Governor, Dr Emmanuel Akabe.
(Editor:Abaje Usekwe)