The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Nelson Braimbraifa, as well as his directors were absent as th
e House of Representatives began probe of abandoned projects in Niger Delta in Abuja on Tuesday.
“We all know that Section 89 of the Constitution has empowered this committee to summon anybody, no matter how highly placed, to come before us to give evidence.” He said, “Up till now, there is no response from them and it shows that they are above the law. But our constitution does not allow that.” “The NDDC is not above the National Assembly or the management of the NDDC. I believe that Yusuf Buba is in the right direction.”Ossai said, “My ruling is that this honourable committee, in line with Sections 62, 88 and 89 and of the Constitution that empower this committee to investigate the abandoned projects in the NDDC and to procure all necessary instruments to arrive at a reasonable conclusion, also summons the CBN Governor to appear before this committee on Monday next week.
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