The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, on Thursday announced the membership of the Ad-hoc Committee that will investigate the standoff over the price and modality of diesel oil sales between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery.
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Hon. Abbas, who presided over the plenary, explained that the inauguration, originally scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed after due consultation.
He stated, “In fact, we were supposed to inaugurate the joint Ad-hoc Committee to investigate this issue holistically yesterday. However, after due consultation, we decided to announce the membership today and fix a date next week for the inauguration of this Committee.”
He added, “One of the terms of reference is to look into this same issue we are discussing. So, I believe it would be a duplication of efforts. I’m sure during their investigation, the GMD (Mele Kyari) will be called upon to answer questions. Rather than subjecting him to several visits on one subject matter, we should put our confidence in the joint Committee. Let them conduct a thorough investigation and report back to us.”
Speaker Tajudeen Abbas continued, “As I mentioned earlier, it is my pleasure to announce the list of members who will join the Senate Ad-hoc Committee to jointly investigate this matter regarding the Dangote-NNPCL oil issue.”
The committee members from the House include:
Hon. Professor Julius Ihonbvere (Chairman)
Hon. Fatima Talba
Hon. Igariwey Uduma
Hon. Sani Igidi
Hon. Sada Soli
Hon. Aliyu Misau
Hon. Dr. Patrick Umoh
Hon. Khadijah Eboh
Hon. Obi Ogocha
Hon. Gboyega Isiaka
Hon. Amos Daniel
Hon. Mohammed Bello Shehu
Hon. Kelechi Nwogu
Hon. Akin Rotimi (Jnr.)
Hon. Pascal
“We expect that the Committee will be inaugurated next week,” he assured.
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