(5) The Auditor-General shall, within ninety days of receipt of the AccountantGeneral's financial statement, submit his reports under this section to each House of
the National Assembly and each House shall cause the reports to be considered by a
committee of the House of the National Assembly responsible for public accounts.
(6) In the exercise of his functions under this Constitution, the Auditor-General shall
not be subject to the direction or control of any other authority or person.
86. (1) The Auditor-General for the Federation shall be appointed by the President on the
recommendation of the Federal Civil Service Commission subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(2) The power to appoint persons to act in the office of the Auditor-General shall
vest in the President.
(3) Except with the sanction of a resolution of the Senate, no person shall act in the
office of the Auditor-General for a period exceeding six months.
87. (1) A person holding the office of the Auditor-General for the Federation shall be removed from
office by the President acting on an address supported by two-thirds majority of the Senate praying
that he be so removed for inability to discharge the functions of his-office (whether arising from
infirmity of mind or body or any other cause) or for misconduct.
(2) The Auditor-General shall not be removed from office before such retiring age as
may be prescribed by law, save in accordance with the provisions of this section.
88. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, each House of the National Assembly shall have
power by resolution published in its journal or in the Official Gazette of the Government of the
Federation to direct or cause to be directed investigation into (a) any matter or thing with respect to which it
has power to make laws, and
(b) the conduct of affairs of any person,
authority, ministry or government department
charged, or intended to be charged, with the duty
of or responsibility for (i) executing or administering
laws enacted by National
Assembly, and
(ii) disbursing or administering
moneys appropriated or to be
appropriated by the National
Assembly.
(2) The powers conferred on the National Assembly under the provisions of this
section are exercisable only for the purpose of enabling it to –
(a) make laws with respect to any matter within
its legislative competence and correct any
defects in existing laws; and
(b) expose corruption, inefficiency or waste in
the execution or administration of laws within its
legislative competence and in the disbursement
or administration of funds appropriated by it.
89. (1) For the purposes of any investigation under section 88 of this Constitutional and subject to the
provisions thereof, the Senate or the House of Representatives or a committee appointed in accordance
with section 62 of this Constitution shall have power to (a) procure all such evidence, written or oral,
direct or circumstantial, as it may think
necessary or desirable, and examine all persons