The House of Representatives has described comments attributed to the special adviser the president on media, Reuben Abati, as childish and unprofessional.

The Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Media, Representative Victor Ogene, said the comments attributed to the presidential spokesman, saying the resolution of the house is a mere expression of opinion is uncharitable. “That statement was childish even though we don’t want to waste our time responding to everything; but I am sure the ad-hoc committees will have to look into it,” he said.

He also disagreed with the presidential adviser that the plenary session of the house on that fateful Sunday was an attempt to incite the people against government and will be probed by the newly constituted ad-hoc committees on subsidy dialogue and monitoring regime.

Ogene said the House had to approve its votes and proceedings of Sunday’s emergency session to enable the National Assembly bureaucracy transmit the resolution to the executive in order to avoid excuses from that quota.

He threatened the at the house will be forced to invoke its powers if the ongoing talks between the federal government fails to proffer a solution to the strike action that has halted activities in the country.

“If dialogue fails we will invoke our lawmaking and appropriation powers, in accordance with provisions of the 1999 constitution as amended, and put in money in the 2012 budget in tune with the wishes of most Nigerians.”