The
Senate Committee on Sports on Thursday threatened to issue warrant of arrest on
Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr Solomon Dalong, for failing to
appear before it for a second time.
The
Chairman of the committee, Sen. Obinna Ogba, who issued the threat in Abuja on
Thursday, however, gave the Minister Thursday May 19, 2016 to appear before it.
He
said the minister had failed twice to appear before the committee without any
reason, adding that it was an affront and disrespect to the Senate.
“The
sports minister has not been respecting the Senate, we cannot continue this
way.We are giving the minister a new date of Thursday next week to brief the
Senate on the level of preparation for the Olympics,’’ he said.