Senate President Godswill Akpabio has called on President Bola Tinubu to take action against any leaders of government departments who fail to attend discussions regarding the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP). These interactive sessions are crucial in preparing for the upcoming national budget.
In a meeting organized jointly by Senate Committees on Finance, Appropriations, National Planning, and Local and Foreign Debts, Akpabio emphasized the importance of these sessions. He stated that any agency head declining to participate should face removal by the President.
Akpabio said;
“If you don’t plan how to succeed then you have planned to fail. I, therefore, remind our committee that any serious appointee or any head of any agency that is interested in the success of President Bola Tinubu’s administration ought to be here.
“The Chairman of the lead committee (Finance), should give me the list of all the heads of agencies that you invited who have failed to show up in this session, this is the beginning of their failure in their various offices.
“Any head of agency that sends representation here is not a serious person and therefore, the President must take a second look at such a person’s appointment.
“It is not a threat but the truth. I shelved even my appointment to appear in Owerri today for the final rally of my party and all other schedules that I have to make sure that I appear so that we can strategise on how we can succeed.”
