Kogi State House of Assembly standing committee on water Resources has stepped down the budget defense for the state ministry of water resources for non appearance of the Commissioner, Abdulmumuni Danga at the defense.
Chairman of the committee, Mose Akande stepped down the ministry’s defense frowning at the Commissioners’ perpetual non appearance at budget defense in the last four years.
According to Mr Akande, any time the commissioner regains his health he can appear in person before the committee to defend his ministry’s budget.
He said if Governor Yahaya Bello could personally present the twenty twenty three budget before the house he sees no reason why a Commissioner who is not more busy than the state governor would not appear before the house to defend their ministry’s budget.
Earlier the permanent secretary in the ministry of water resources Idoko Enejo Celestine had told the committee that the commissioner was in disposed, on health grounds.
It would be recalled that the Kogi State House standing committee on finance, Appropriation, Budget and Planning Aderonke Aro had emphasized that all Commissioners and heads of Departments and Agency in the state must appear in person to defend thier MDAs budget.