Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele and the accountant-general of the federation Ahmed Idris face being arrested by security agencies over oil licences.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the House of Representatives has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest for the two government officials over the sale of Oil Prospecting Licenses (OPLs) and Oil Mining Leases OMLs to some international oil companies.
The threat was issued by chairman of the House Ad-hoc committee on OPLs/OMLs Honourable Gideon Gwani (PDP-Kaduna) while briefing newsmen on Friday, January 27 in Abuja.
Gwani said the committee came to this conclusion in the course of its investigation which revealed that there were many anomalies in the process of the award of the oil blocs to IOCs by the government.
“Our findings have shown that 1.4billion dollars may be lost by the Federal Government on the OPLs/OMLs deal,’’ he said.
Gwani said the arrest of the two officials would be carried out if the Petroleum Resources ministry, CBN and AGF Office failed to provide evidence of payment of the signature bonuses on the sale of the oil blocs.
He said: “It is also worth mentioning that in the course of the investigation, the committee discovered a lot of issues being investigated to arrive at a conclusion.
“Some of the discoveries include the award of oil blocs by persons other than those prescribed by the petroleum Act.
“Other issues are the guidelines and the processes of the award where oil blocs were awarded to persons or companies other than those that participated at the bid rounds.
Chika Ike, is celebrating motherhood after the birth of her baby girl. She announced her pregnancy in February via an… Read More
Dayo Amusa addressed rumors about a romantic relationship with Fuji music legend K1 De Ultimate. In an interview, she clarified… Read More
Asake gifting his father, Fatai Odunsi (Malo), a house and car in 2023 has resurfaced online. The video has reignited… Read More
Chloe Bailey's recent music cover has sparked speculation about her rumored ex, Burna Boy. The lyrics of the cover express… Read More
Nigerian comic actress and media personality, Oluwatoyin Albert, popularly known as Tomama (DatWarriGirl), recently shared a funny yet unforgettable encounter… Read More
Popular Nigerian content creator, Chibuike Gabriel, widely known as Untouchable Comedies, has left fans worried after surviving a severe car… Read More
This website uses cookies.