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...For a better society... Friday, September 17 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Politics Opinion Foreign News Fashion Metro Sports Features Columnists View from America Business Money/Market Maritime Aviation Motoring Rail/Road Delta House axes NDDC chief • Passes vote of no confidence CAJETAN MMUTA, Asaba DELTA State House of Assembly Wednesday passed a vote of no confidence on the commissioner representing the state on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof. Victor Perefomode. Prof. Petefomode had on the fourth count after the last opportunity to appear before the Assembly Wednesday neglected the summons by the House to account for the projects awarded and executed in the state, location of such projects and their core beneficiaries in the state as initiated by the commission. The commissioner whose tenure will expire next month (October), had in a letter to the House dated September 3, this year through NDDC counsel, Eze .A. Nwa Uwa, said the state legislature lacked constitutional or legal backing for its resolution inviting him "for the purpose of supplying the requested information". He cited relevant sections of 1999 Constitution which empowered him to negate the lawmakers summon, stressing that such constitutional provisions were very clear on the limits of the oversight and investigative powers of the state House of Assembly. The statement by the NDDC counsel which was in response to the House letter to Prof. Perefomode dated August 24, this year read in part. "We regret to inform the Honourable House of Assembly that we (NDDC) find no constitutional or legal backing for its resolution inviting the honourable commissioner representing Delta State on the governing board of NDDC to answer to the summons, for the purpose of supplying the requested information". "For the avoidance of doubt, the constitutional provisions of sections 103, 128 and 129 vis-a-vis the implication of the exclusive and concurrent legislative lists, to say the least, are very clear on the limits of the oversight and investigative power of the state House of Assembly. "While the commission remains committed to forging cordial relationship with all institutions within the states in which she operates in this circumstance, the honourable commissioner representing Delta State has been advised to respectfully decline your (House) invitation," the letter added. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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