The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on the State of Refineries in Nigeria would invite top Government, NNPC officials, and petroleum stakeholders to investigate the inability of the country to refine its crude oil.
The Ad Hoc Committee inaugurated on February 3, 2022, began an investigation of the current state of the country’s four refineries and the amounts spent on the ‘Turn-Around Maintenance’ of the national assets.
Chairman of the committee, Ganiyu Johnson, after the inauguration of the panel, disclosed that stakeholders in the petroleum sector would soon begin to appear before the lawmakers.
According to reports, the Government officials listed to appear before the committee include; the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN); and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva.
The committee also listed the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris; Auditor-General of the Federation, Adolphus Aghughu; and the Director-General, Budget Office, Ben Akabueze.
Also highlighted are; the Officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Authority, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited, Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited, Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited, Dangote Refinery, and all licensed modular refineries, among others, will also appear before the panel.
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