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    "content": "As I mentioned in my previous communication, that Committee may also be assisted by other organs such as the Inspectorate of State Corporations and the State Corporations’ Advisory Committee in addition to the Auditor-General. Hon. Members, as I uphold my previous communication of 5th December, 2013 allow me to revisit the very last question that I posed at the beginning: Who actually stands to gain when committees continuously allege overlap of mandates? If the questions before me were those of the celebrated tussles between the Executive and the investigative committees, I would probably be very fervent to deliver such a ruling on the spot, because the Constitution, many statutes, traditions, practices and conventions, and almost every authority that exists will expressly defend our position on who should offer oversight. But when that question is to determine which of the committees of the National Assembly should assist the House in the exercise of its oversight roles as provided for in Article 95 of the Constitution, the only loser would be this House. We risk losing faith whenever these questions are subjected to the court of public opinion. Let us exercise the mandate of committees with temperance and sobriety. Those of you The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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