OKONJO-IWEALA HAS HIJACKED GOVT FROM JONATHAN – REPS

THE leadership of the House of Representatives led by Honourable
Aminu Tambuwal on Wednesday opened up on perceived hostility between the House
and the executive arm of government with claim that some of his ministers had
hijacked government from President Goodluck Jonathan.

This came to fore at a closed
door meeting between the House leadership and PDP BoT members, led by its
chairman, Chief Tony Anenih.

Impeccable sources at the
closed door meeting told Nigerian Tribune that the meeting was centered on rekindled 
underground disagreement on proposed amendment to 2013 Appropriation Act.

It was gathered that the closed
door meeting was a frank one with House leadership pointedly telling their
guests that some ministers have hijacked the running of government from the
President and specifically mentioned the name of the Coordinating Minister of
Economy and Minister of Finance, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who they claimed was
responsible for the impasse over the proposed amendment to 2013 Appropriation
Act.   

Nigerian Tribune further learnt
that the House leadership told Chief Aneinh led BoT that in the covering letter
sent to the House on the proposed amendment to 2013 Appropriation Act, only
four items were mentioned by the President for amendment.

The House leadership it was
gathered told the PDP BoT members that to their surprise when the Budget Office
under the supervision of Minister of Finance sent the copies of the proposed
amendment to 2013 Appropriation Act, three bulky volumes of document as the
proposed amendment.

Sources
at the meeting however disclosed that at the end of the meeting Chief Anenih
called for caution and promised to meet with the President on issues raised by
the PDP leaders in the House.

Chief
Anenih was also said to have impressed it on Honourable Tambuwal and his
lieutenants to join hand with the leadership of the party as 2015 election is
approaching.