The Nigerian Senate has issued a stern warning to heads of Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and Government-Owned Enterprises (GOEs) who repeatedly ignore invitations from its committees, declaring that such defiance will now attract constitutional and legislative sanctions.

The resolution followed heated debate on Thursday after several agencies failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Finance, chaired by Senator Sani Musa. 

Presiding over the session, Senate President Godswill Akpabio led lawmakers in unanimously adopting measures to enforce compliance.

Senator Abdul Ningi described the persistent refusal of agencies to attend hearings as “a direct affront to the authority of the National Assembly” and a threat to Nigeria’s democracy. 

He warned that agencies risk losing budgetary allocations if they continue to disregard oversight summons.Senator Adams Oshiomhole argued that the agencies’ conduct amounted to economic sabotage, citing their failure to comply with the Fiscal Responsibility Act and Treasury circulars. 

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu stressed that the Senate already

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