(2) The power to appoint persons to act in the office of the Auditor-General for a State shall vest in the
Governor.
(3) Except with the sanction of a resolution of the House of Assembly of a State, no person shall act in the office
of the Auditor-General for a State for a period exceeding six months.
127. (1) A person holding the office of Auditor-General under section 126 (1) of this Constitution shall be
removed from office by the Governor of the State acting on an address supported by two-thirds majority of the
House of Assembly 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) An Auditor-General shall not been removed from office before such retiring age as may be prescribed by
Law, save in accordance with the provisions of this section.
128. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a House of Assembly shall have power by resolution
published in its journal or in the Office Gazette of the Government of the State to direct or cause to be directed
an inquiry or 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 that House of Assembly, and
(ii) disbursing or administering moneys appropriated or to be appropriated by such House.
(2) The powers conferred on a House of Assembly under the provisions of this section are exercisable only for
the purpose of enabling the House 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 of waste in the execution or administration of laws within its legislative
competence and in the disbursement or administration of funds appropriated by it.
129. (1) For the purposes of any investigation under section 128 of this Constitution, and subject to the
provisions thereof, a House of Assembly or a committee appointed in accordance with section 103 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 as witnesses whose evidence may be material or relevant to the subject matter;
(b) require such evidence to be given on oath;
(c) summon any person in Nigeria to give evidence at any place or produce any document or other thing in his
possession or under his control, and examine him as a witness and require him to produce any document or other
thing in his possession or under his control, subject to all just exceptions; and
(d) issue a warrant to compel the attendance of any person who, after having been summoned to attend, fails,
refuses or neglects to do so and does not excuse such failure, refusal or neglect to the satisfaction of the House of
Assembly or the committee, and order him to pay all costs which may have been occasioned in compelling his
attendance or by reason of his failure, refusal or neglect to obey the summons and also to impose such fine as
may be prescribed for any such failure, refusal or neglect; and any fine so imposed shall be recoverable in the
same manner as a fine imposed by a court of law.
(2) A summons or warrant issued under this section may be served or executed by any member of the Nigeria
Police Force or by any person authorised in that behalf by the Speaker of the House of Assembly of the State.