Members of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating alleged loss of over $2.4 billion in revenue from illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil export from 2015 till date have summoned the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, to appear before the parliament to give clarification on the operation of the whistleblower policy and approvals being made.
The House had in December 2022 while adopting a motion sponsored by Hon. Ibrahim Isiaka resolved to look into the matter. At the commencement of the investigative hearing yesterday, in Abuja, relevant stakeholders such as DG NIA, Total, Oriental energy requested for more time to get necessary details before addressing the parliament.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission, NEITI, Accountant General of the Federation are expected to address the lawmakers on the subject. .
