{"id":113783,"date":"2024-08-09T20:03:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=113783"},"modified":"2024-08-09T20:03:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:03:32","slug":"speaker-appoints-7-member-committee-to-probe-petroleum-industry-sabotage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/speaker-appoints-7-member-committee-to-probe-petroleum-industry-sabotage\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker appoints 7-member committee to probe petroleum industry sabotage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has appointed seven members into the Joint Senate\/House Committee tasked with investigating alleged economic sabotage within the petroleum industry.<\/p>\n<p>The members include Rep. Prof. Julius Inhovbere as the Co-Chairman, Rep. Iduma Ighariwey as member, Rep Gboyega Isiaka as member, Rep.Sada Soli as member, Rep Fatima Talba as member, Rep Tunji Raheem as member and Rep. Patrick Umoh as member.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement by the House Spokesperson Rep Akin Rotimi, the urgency and importance of the matter have necessitated close collaboration between the Senate and the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cthis new structure aims to ensure synergy, a holistic approach to addressing the issues, and ease of administrative coordination, resulting in a harmonized and efficient investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Committee is expected to commence its duties immediately, with a clear mandate to ensure accountability and transparency in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Pointblanknews.com reported that the leadership of the House of Representatives has announced the dissolution of the former ad-hoc Joint Downstream and Midstream Committees, which were established to investigate critical issues in the oil and gas sector amidst controversies.<\/p>\n<p>The joint Ad-Hoc committees were mandated to investigate issues concerning the importation of adulterated petroleum products, the non-availability of crude oil for domestic refineries, and other energy security concerns.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. 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