We do not object to tenure Emextension for AuGF – Reps 

▪︎Says President has perogative of power

Chairman of the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, PAC, Busayo Wole Oke has debunked reports doing the round that the 9th Assembly was against the tenure extension of the incumbent Audition General of the Federation, Mr Anthony Mkpe Ayine.

Oke said that the House had no objection against  it as being reported in some quarters.

He stated his position in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja.

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Oke, who represents Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said “there is no such opposition from us.”

According to him, “the  incumbent Auditor General of the Federationl is professionally competent; he enjoys our trust and confidence;  we find him very upright and competent at work.

“If it pleases Mr President, his tenure should be extended to enable him see the Audit Bill through; it will be good for the system because he is a  competent officer to the core who knows the job professionally.”

Oke said that his Committee was very proud of the Auditor General of the Federation with the various innovations introduced to compel the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, (MDAs) to rendering their Annual Financial  Accounts to the National Assembly as and when due in recent times.

He added that the  Auditor General has been very consistent in his appearances before the PAC, which, he said, had hastened the committee’s activities since the inception of the current Assembly.

There have been reports that some members of the House of Representatives had advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to extend the tenure of the outgoing Auditor General of the Federation  and  were even planning to  sponsor a motion  to that effect on the on the floor of the House last week to compel the President to halt the alleged plans to allow him continue in office after attaining the retirement age.