The Senate Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) yesterday expressed its displeasure over the absence of the Minister of Works and Housing, Honourable Raji Fashola, at the budget session.
Minister of State for Works and Housing, Abubakar Aliyu, who stood in for Honourable Fashola was rebuffed by the Committee led by Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed.
Honourable Aliyu had earlier extended the apologies of Fashola to the Committee as he disclosed that the latter was outside the country.
The senators took exception to the excuse as they restated the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari that no Minister should exit the country while the budget defence was still ongoing.
Senator Ahmed disclosed that all the correspondences emanating from the Ministry to the Committee were personally signed by the substantive Minister.