Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige on Tuesday lambasted and threatened to initiate legal action against a member of the House of Representative, James Faleke.
Ngige lampooned Faleke during a hearing of the Adhoc Committee of the House which is investigating an alleged breach of a presidential directive by him
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Background:
The former Anambra governor reportedly suspended top management and executive committee members of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF) although a presidential directive bars ministers from sacking the head of agencies.
Faleke accused Ngige of passing judgment on the board of the NSITF without proper investigation, a statement that provoked Ngige.
Replying Faleke, Ngige threatened to take legal action against the reps member and described Faleke as a small boy in Lagos, stressing that he (Ngige) is in the league of Faleke’s mentor (former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu).
“I am 7 years older than you. I am sure. I am the same age as your mentor in Lagos, Asiwaju. I was governor with him at the same time…’m a Lagos boy, you’re just a small boy. Look at this Mushin boy is talking to VI boy? I lived in Victoria Island, look at Mushin boy” He said.