Don't Pass 2021 Budget If Buhari Fails To Honour Invitation - Omokri Tells Lawmakers

Reno Omokri a former aide to erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan has told Nigerian lawmakers not to pass the 2021 budget if President Muhammadu Buhari fails to honour their invitation.

Omokri who took to his Twitter page to advise the lawmakers also told them not to honour any loan request by the President.

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"If General #MBuhari refuses to honour the summons of the National Assembly to address them on the worsening state of insecurity in Nigeria, the National Assembly should refuse to pass the 2021 budget, or honour any requests for loans by the President," Omokri tweeted.

Following the Zabarmari massacre that led to the death of not less than 43 rice farmers in Borno state, the lawmakers invited President Buhari to address them on the rising concerns on the state of the country's security.

Recall that President Buhari through his social media aide Lauretta Onochie revealed that he will be appearing before the lawmakers on Thursday.

However, after his meeting with state governors, the President announced that he will no longer honour the invitation of the lawmakers.

Backing Buhari's decision the Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami argued that the lawmakers does not have the constitutional right to invite the president over his operational use of the armed forces.

"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,” the statement by Malami read in part.'

If General #MBuhari refuses to honour the summons of the National Assembly to address them on the worsening state of insecurity in Nigeria, the National Assembly should refuse to pass the 2021 budget, or honour any requests for loans by the President#EndSars #ZarbarmariMassacre

— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) December 9, 2020