Lagos State House of Assembly has ordered the withdrawal of appointment letters of government appointees, who took up the job without due process.

The House also ordered the halting of their salaries and remunerations, pending their appearance before it.

Three top government officials were summoned over the issue. They are Head of Service Hakeem Muri-Okunola, state Accountant-General Dr. Abiodun Muritala and Commissioner for Establishment Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle.

In a ‘Matter of Urgent Public Importance’ brought before the House by Deputy Majority Leader Noheem Adams, the lawmakers berated the appointment of government officials, who continued to work without the House’ screening and confirmation.

Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over yesterday’s plenary, agreed with the lawmakers that appointments of that nature without recourse to the House amounted to infractions.

He said laws of the House of Assembly had statutory provisions that nominees of the governor must appear for confirmation.

He said: “I quite agree that the failure of such nominees to appear is an infraction or violation of the laws of this House, especially as it relates to the MDAs, most of which were established by the laws of this House.

“It is becoming common and regular, and if we fail to act now, it becomes a norm. I share your sentiments that there is need for us to put a stop to this. I am aware of the development in the Audit Commission, the one in the Law Reform Commission and now the Auditor-General and some others.” (The Nation)