President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly met with the NASS leadership to discuss national issues including the coronavirus disease at the State House, Abuja.
With the pandemic hitting hard, the National Assembly advocated for the establishment of a Fund Committee to handle donations from organizations and individuals in support of the fight to eradicate COVID-19 from the country.
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, who was in the company of the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, saidd that the committee would work to ensure that the donations were properly disbursed and utilized.
He said: “The leadership of the National Assembly has been holding series of meetings with Ministers and the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and this afternoon we had an engagement with the President (Buhari) to discuss with him what we have resolved as leaders of the National Assembly and our opinion on various issues regarding the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria as well as going forward.”
“For example, the various donations that we are receiving should go into a single account and should have a fund management committee that would be in charge of releases. Accountability and transparency require that we have that separation.
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“It is also an opportunity for us to commend Nigerians and corporate bodies that have given us donations but we believe there should be more coordination as far as the management of the funds donated is concerned.”.
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