The upper chamber also communicated the decision to merge with the committee in the House of Representatives to ensure a holistic investigation that would sanitise the petroleum industry. Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jubrin, announced the decisions at plenary on Wednesday after the Leader of the Senate/Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele sponsored a motion on the need for the two chambers to jointly conduct the oil probe.
” While Senator Opeyemi Bamidele will still chair the National Assembly Joint Ad-hoc Committee to Investigate Alleged Economic Sabotage, its members include Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi; Senator Mohammed Monguno and Senator Solomon Olamilekan.
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