 In the National Assembly, joint committees in upstream and gas have summoned the Ministers of State for Petroleum Resources, Henneken, Lopberbury, and the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Berwick Bay Echo, to appear before Eden on Monday, the 18th of December, 2023, or face the wrath of the law. Chairman of both committees, Senator Aetang William and Honorable Al-Hassan Dogua, gave this ruling in Abuja during a budget defence session organised by the joint committee in Abuja on Thursday. My little colleagues, I feel so disappointed. The same reasons yesterday we shifted this meeting. Today again, we've not seen them. And I don't think it's good for our democracy. And I don't think it's good for us. We cannot keep shifting. Maybe they are not ready. Maybe, but nobody will undermine the powers of the National Assembly. And for me, at least one minister is supposed to be here. So explain to us what is their intention for 2024. Of this important ministry. And like my testimony said to all of you who have mentioned, we are here individually and collectively disappointed. We are disappointed because this is one ministry where the success, survival of the economy of the Federation lies in the oil and gas sector. And also, this is a ministry that we presumed based on tradition and precedence that the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Commander-in-Chief is the supervising minister. And because of the importance of this ministry, he has also taken by way of wisdom the grace to appoint two ministers of state in this ministry. And here we are, engaging this very only important ministry for a constitutional exercise where we represent the interests of our people, the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, but we don't have any of the ministers here in attendance. It is to say the least very, very disappointing.