A civil society group, Coalition of Civil Society Organization for Good Governance and Change Initiative has urged the House of Representatives led by Speaker, Yakubu Dogara to remove personal sentiment and emotion in the probe of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

The group made the statement in a press release on Sunday signed by its leader,  Jaiyeloa Mohammed.

The group urged the reps and speaker to stop using tax payers money to attempt to ridicule the vice-president and Mr Maihaja.

According to the group, “worrisome aspect of the whole issue is the deployment of funds from the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to continue the probe of the DG of NEMA and by extension that of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who happens to be the chairman of the board of NEMA. “

“While we admit that the Speaker of the House of Representatives has a right to prosecute personal political battles, it is, however, our considered opinion that such campaigns should be executed with funds from his private purse and in his capacity as Yakubu Dogara, and not the other way round.

“ This act is not only despicable; it is indeed a gross abuse of office and detrimental to the continued peace and stability of the country.

“Little wonder the various reports the House of Representatives has released in recent times paramount of which is the accusation that the Vice President illegally approved the sum of N5 billion for NEMA.

“The Coalition for Civil Society Organisations for Good Governance and Change Initiative is indeed constrained to alert the members of the unsuspecting public of this smear campaign.

The group claimed that Reps probe is capable of obstructing the humanitarian efforts of NEMA, especially in North East Nigeria.

“The danger when such excesses are left unchecked is that the credibility of the National Assembly as an institution acting in the best interest of the people would be eroded.”