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The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition has summoned AGIP Oil Company to appear before it on June 26 over an alleged $80 million owed to De Cooon Services Ltd.<\/div>\n
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\nThe Committee expressed displeasure over non-payment and the non-appearance of AGIP oil at its investigative hearing in Abuja on Thursday.<\/p>\n

De Coon is an indigenous company, run by Prof. Nelson Onubogu, the managing director and chief executive officer of the company.<\/p>\n

The committee said that not paying an indigenous company for a job well done and patronizing foreigners for the same job was unfortunate.<\/p>\n

The committee added that the act was capable of frustrating indigenous contractors, adding that it would not augur well to drive Nigeria out of business while encouraging foreigners.<\/p>\n

The committee stated that it was high time Nigerians began to take themselves seriously.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the issue, a member of the committee, Rep. Matthew Mogu, said that the non-appearance of AGIP was disrespectful.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that people who are supposed to be accountable to Nigerians are not.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a committee like this is mandated by the constitution to handle issues concerning the lives of Nigerians, it summons an organization, but the refusal should call for worry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know who is protecting who, but no one is above the law; the only people who have immunity are the governor and president.<\/p>\n

Onubogu, in his response, said that the invitation was well advertised in the media, adding that AGIP deliberately shunned the public hearing.<\/p>\n

He said that the matter started more than five years ago, adding that a situation where a Nigerian company is being strangled by an Italian firm was unfortunate.<\/p>\n

According to him, they owe my company over 80 million dollars paid by NNPCL. The NNPCL has paid the money, but it was diverted out of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cAGIP Oil Company used some cronies to take this money out of Nigeria, and they refused to pay the Nigerian company.<\/p>\n

\u201cAGIP took all my cancelled contracts and gave them to my own staff while they were working for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I am saying here is that AGIP should pay my money; AGIP should be mandated by the NNPCL to pay my money.<\/p>\n

He, however, said that he would not settle for anything other than to get his full money.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t believe in middle ground; the right thing should be done; they are owing me, and they should pay my money and restore all my contracts as awarded to me.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are rules and regulations for terminating and awarding contracts in<\/p>\n

He said he was ready for a peaceful resolution of the impasse, provided AGIP obeyed, adding that no one could tell him to forgo his money.<\/p>\n

Onubogu said that he believed that justice must be done in the matter.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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