The Senate has reconstituted its Advert hoc Committee to Examine Alleged {Economic} Sabotage within the Nigerian Petroleum Trade opposite to studies that some stakeholders have been working to cease the oil probe.
The higher chamber additionally communicated the choice to merge with the committee within the Home of Representatives to make sure a holistic investigation that might sanitise the petroleum trade.
Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jubrin, introduced the selections at plenary on Wednesday after the Chief of the Senate/Chairman of the Advert-hoc Committee, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele sponsored a movement on the necessity for the 2 chambers to collectively conduct the oil probe.
In his movement, Bamidele noticed that the Home of Representatives had debated on the identical topic and in addition constituted its ad-hoc committee to analyze it.
He noticed that there “is a necessity for the Advert-hoc Committees of the 2 chambers to work collectively to keep away from duplication within the discharge of their constitutional duties.”
He additional known as for the committee to be reconstituted and be named as “Nationwide Meeting Joint Advert-hoc Committee to Examine Alleged {Economic} Sabotage within the Nigerian Petroleum Trade”.
After Bamidele’s presentation, the Senate recaptioned the title to “Nationwide Meeting Joint Advert-hoc Committee to Examine Alleged {Economic} Sabotage within the Nigerian Petroleum Trade”.
The higher chamber additionally resolved “to speak its determination to the Home of Representatives to make sure the equal variety of ad-hoc committees that may work with the Senate.”
Whereas Senator Opeyemi Bamidele will nonetheless chair the Nationwide Meeting Joint Advert-hoc Committee to Examine Alleged {Economic} Sabotage, its members embody Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi; Senator Mohammed Monguno and Senator Solomon Olamilekan.
Different members are Senator Plang Diket, Senator Ipalibo Banigo; Senator Khabeeb Mustapha; Senator Adams Oshiomhole; Senator Williams Eteng Jonah; Senator Adetokunbo Abiru; Senator Osita Izunaso; Senator Sahabi Ya’u; Senator Ahmed Abdul Ningi and Senator Suleiman A. Kawu.
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The lawmakers agreed additional that the decision of the Senate be communicated to the Home of Representatives, following which the Joint Advert-hoc Committee can be inaugurated by the presiding officers of each chamber
The Senate had on Wednesday, third July 2024 debated a movement on the pressing want to analyze the Importation of Hazardous Petroleum Merchandise and Dumping of Substandard Diesel into Nigeria moved by Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong (Cross River North).
The Senate had on Thursday, eleventh July 2024 recaptioned the title of the Advert-hoc Committee to Advert-hoc Committee to Examine Alleged {Economic} Sabotage within the Nigerian Petroleum Trade.
After holding conferences with key stakeholders within the petroleum sector, the Bamidele Committee put its actions on maintain by conducting a joint session with the decrease chamber and offering workable antidotes to a myriad of challenges within the trade.