A coalition of Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, in the oil and gas sector, on Tuesday, applauded the Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, for dissolving the House joint ad hoc committee on Downstream and Midstream Petroleum. The joint committee, headed by Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere (Imo) and Rep.
A coalition of Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, in the oil and gas sector, on Tuesday, applauded the Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas , for dissolving the House joint ad hoc committee on Downstream and Midstream Petroleum. The joint committee, headed by Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere and Rep. Henry Okojie , was disbanded Monday morning, via a statement signed by the Spokespersons of the House, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jnr.
They contended that, 'under normal circumstances, the House Members should have been patriotic enough to place national interest above their personal interests, but everyone seemed to be speaking or acting according to what his or her interest was, while the committee was also perceived to be pursuing vendetta and the whole essence was defeated ab initio'. 'But for the swift intervention and the nationalistic approach of His Excellency, RT. Hon.
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