Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, apologised to the Senate Public Accounts Committee for failing to honour multiple invitations to address queries raised by the Auditor General of the Federation regarding the Nigeria Police Force.
Last week, Committee Chairman, Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against IGP. if he continued to evade the summons.
Speaking under oath before the committee, Egbetokun explained that his absence was not intentional but due to the heavy demands of his office. He assured the lawmakers that such an occurrence would not happen again.
Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP – Bauchi Central), who stood in for the committee chairman, accepted the apology, stating that the IGP’s presence before the committee reaffirmed that no one is above the law.
He warned other invitees by the committee including heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies to ensure they appear to defend queries against them on days specified on invitation letters to them.
However, following a request by the committee, Egbetokun introduced the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Police Accounts, Abdul Sulaiman, to always represent him before the committee.
