AGF Malami Says National Assembly Lacks Constitutional Power To Summon President Buhari

Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, says National Assembly lacks the constitutional power to summon President Muhammadu Buhari.

Recall the House of Representatives resolved to summon President Buhari to address the lawmakers on security situation in the country, following the slaughter of over 43 rice farmers in Borno.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Malami said it was outside the constitutional powers of the National Assembly to summon the president over his “operational use of the armed forces”.

He however, noted that the President has recorded enormous success in tackling insecurity since he assumed office in 2015.

“President Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has recorded tremendous success in containing the hitherto incessant bombing, colossal killings, wanton destruction of lives and property that bedeviled the country before attaining the helm of affairs of the country in 2015,’ the AGF noted.

“The confidentiality of strategies employed by the President as the commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is not open for public exposore in view of security implications in probable undermining of the war against terror.

“The fact that President Muhammadu Buhari was instrumental to the reclaiming of over 14 Local Governments previously controlled by the Boko Haram in North East is an open secret, the strategies for such achievement are not open for public expose.

“While condoling the bereaved and sympathising with the victims of the associated insecurity in the country, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN maintained that national security is not about publicity and the nation’s security architecture cannot be exposed for the sake of getting publicity.”