The House of Representatives vowed in September to launch a probe into the activities of one of its investigative ad hoc committee.
The House of Representatives vowed in September to launch a probe into the activities of one of its investigative ad hoc committe after a PREMIUM TIMES investigation revealed that the committee was extorting and receiving bribes from government institutions it was investigating.After several weeks of vowing to launch a probe into the activities of its ad hoc committe accused of corruption, the House of Representatives has kept mum or yet to take any steps on the matter.
He, therefore, promised that the lower chamber would commence the investigation as soon as evidence was provided. If anything, the statement by Mr Rotimi showed that the lawmakers were not keen about the investigation, because, in the same statement, the spokesperson still defended the committee despite the evidence contained in the report.
What is surprising about this silence from the House on this bribery scandal is that in the past, it had used the committee on ethics and privileges to go after media houses for publishing stories they deemed not to be accurate.several media organisations for publishing a statement by the Coalition of United Political Parties over the alleged collection of $10 million for the passage of the Infectious Disease Bill.
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