The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged illegal export of 48 million barrels of crude oil to foreign destinations has re-invited the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice AGF Mr Abubakar Malami SAN and the Minister of Finance Dr Mrs. Zainab Ahmed to appear on Thursday May 25,2023 at 10:00 am unfailingly.
Chairman of the House Ad-hoc Committee Hon. Mark Terseer Gbiillah re-issued the summon at the National Assembly Complex Abuja on Wednesday during the ongoing 3-day investigative hearing on the $2.4 billion alleged to have been siphoned by oil companies and some government agencies on the deal.
At the re-scheduled hearing, the Committee said that both ministers are to come and she’d lights on the whistleblower policy of the federal government and provide the committee with all requested documents on the issue under probe by the House.
The lawmakers had earlier grilled the the Director of Development of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission Mr.E.Amadusun over the N21 billion paid as loyalty by oil companies to the coffers of the agencies.
They demanded from so many oil companies invited at the hearing, their pre-shipment inspection certificates, detail of vessels used for the export of crude, financial accounting of the lifing and the details of their banking as well as the statements to unravel the truth.
Responding at questions during appearance before the panel, the Operational Manager of of Millenium Oil and Gas, Mr Kingsley Etuk Akpan informed the lawmakers that 20 Square KM oil field was acquired by the firm.
Akpan while responding to further questions on whether his company have documents in support of the ownership answered affirmatively adding that they operational document was from Shell.
He also disclosed to the Commitee that they bidded for the contract as letter of award among other documents are intact in their custody.
On whether, his company pay royalties to the federal government or not, Akpan admitted that they do, adding that over $65 Dollars has been remitted into government covers.
It would be recalled that Malami who had earlier be summoned at the investigative hearing had dismissed the issue of export of 48 millions of crude to foreign nations without necessary documents as fake news and baseless allegation.
