Reps panel accuses NNPC of frustrating crude deals probe
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee
set up by the parliament to investigate the
alleged shady deals in the Refined Products
Exchange Agreements (crude oil swap) has
declared that the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) has allegedly conspired to
deliberately frustrate its (panel) probe exercise.
Addressing newsmen yesterday, the
Chairman of the Committee, Zakari
Mohammed, who said it would not
hesitate to issue a warrant against the
corporation if by next Wednesday it
failed to make the information it
requested available, also named the
Pipeline and Products Marketing
Company (PPMC) and the Crude Oil
Department as other organizations it
requested for information but were yet
to make available to the panel, their
submissions.
Hon Mohammed disclosed that the
committee specifically requested for
contract deeds, transfers and annual
reports of revenue losses if any, among
others.
His words; “We are having difficulties
with the NNPC, the Crude Oil division
and the PPMC and you are all aware
pursuant to section 88 and 89 we have
been empowered to expose corruption at
the same time be able to straighten the
books.
But as it appears, the NNPC is trying to
subvert our investigation, we have
written them a letter just like every
other agency, those ones have
responded, the NNPC hasn’t responded,
the crude division and the PPMC also
have not responded, and we wrote a
remainder, they (NNPC) only responded
tacitly on Tuesday, saying that they need
more time.
“By their own commission, by
Wednesday it will elapse, but we want to
make it abundantly clear that the 8th
Assembly would insist on protecting the
rights of Nigerians.
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