Once again, the House of Representatives, on Tuesday failed to swear in the member-elect for Konshisha/Vandeikya Federal Constituency of Benue state, Hon. Dorothy Mato.
Mato is to replace the erstwhile chairman of the House Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Herma Hembe, following a Supreme Court ruling.
The Apex Court had on June 25 sacked Hembe and Sen Sani Abubakar Danladi and ordered that Hon. Mato and Alhaji Shuaibu Isa Lau be sworn in immediately to replace them.
The court had also ordered the sacked legislators to refund all monies collected as salaries and allowances in the last two years.
While Senator Shuaibu Isa Lau had since been sworn in by Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Hon. Mato’s swearing is still hanging in the House.
Last Thursday, the House Spokesman, Rep. Abdulrazaq Namdas explained had blamed the delay on documentation process. However, a vigil360 source close to the lawmaker denied the claim saying all the necessary documentation has been concluded.
“Mato, was kept in the office of the clerk to the house for hours waiting to be ushered into the chamber for swearing in, but to no avail.’’
Her constituents and supporters, who came to the gallery to witness her inauguration, left disappointed.
