The House of Representatives has appointed 7 lawmakers into the Joint Senate/House Committee tasked with probing alleged economic sabotage within the petroleum industry.
The Speaker, Hon Tajudeen Abbas, disclosed that the members include Hon. Iduma Ighariwey; Hon. Gboyega Isiaka; Hon. Sada Soli, Hon. Fatima Talba, Hon. Tunji Raheem, and Hon. Patrick Umoh, while Hon. (Prof.) Julius Inhovbere as the joint committee’s Co-Chairman.
A statement issued by the Green Chamber’s spokesperson, Hon. Akin Rotimi, the importance of the matter necessitated close collaboration between the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The lawmaker stated: “This new structure aims to ensure synergy, a holistic approach to addressing the issues, and ease of administrative coordination, resulting in a harmonized and efficient investigation.
“The Committee is expected to commence its duties immediately, with a clear mandate to ensure accountability and transparency in the sector”, he added.
It would be recalled that the leadership of the lower chamber of the National Assembly had announced the dissolution of the former ad-hoc Joint Downstream and Midstream Committees, which were established to investigate critical issues in the oil and gas sector amidst controversies.
The joint Ad-Hoc committees were mandated to investigate issues concerning the importation of adulterated petroleum products, the non-availability of crude oil for domestic refineries, and other energy security concerns.
