Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has says that the National Assembly lacks the constitutional power to summon President Buhari.
recently last week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution summoning the president over the deteriorating state of security across the country.
A tweet posted by President’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, on Monday evening December 7, stated that the President will be meeting with the lawmakers on Thursday, December 10.
However, in a statement released today December 9, Malami said it was outside the constitutional powers of the National Assembly to summon the president over his “operational use of the armed forces”. According to him, the President has recorded enormous success in his fight against insecurity since he assumed office in 2015.
Going by the statement, the president’s efforts on security matters are exclusive and confidential and as such cannot be discussed in public.