Invitation: We Did Not Tender Apology To Presidency – House Of Reps

BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – The House of Representatives on Monday decalred that it never apologized to the Presidency or anyone else for that matter for exercising her constitutional mandate in extending invitation to President Muhammadu Buhari to appear and brief it on the insecurity situation in the country.

The House in a statement by its spokesman, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, said that the 9th Assembly of the House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila will not do anything to desecrate or destroy the critical institution of democracy – the Legislature.

The House stressed that it strongly believe that President Muhammadu Buhari subscribes to these democratic ethos and ideals as well.

Kalu further said that the President or the Presidency as the case may be, never sought for an apology from the House for carrying out her constitutional responsibility to the Nigerian electorate.

 The House of Representatives which stated these while reacting to reports that it apologized to the President for inviting him to appear before it, questioned how and where the media got the report that the House as an institution apologized to anyone?

The statement states; “It has come to the knowledge of the House that few sections of the media reported that the House apologized to the Presidency over the resolution of the House which arose from the motion sponsored by members from Borno State, requesting for the invitation of the President to brief the nation on the state of insecurity in the country”.

The House therefore urged media professionals to uphold the ethics of their profession.