The Senate on Tuesday indicated its readiness to investigate
an oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited over alleged fraud in the tune of ($4,926,464,100.00)
Four billion, Nine Hundred and Twenty Six Million, Four Hundred and Sixty Four
Thousand, One Hundred dollars.
The investigation was sequel to a petition forwarded by one
Dr. George Uboh of Panic Alert Security Systems bothering on tax evasion and
other forms of financial scams by the oil company.
The petition which was being investigated by Senate
Committee on Public Petitions, Ethics and Privileges announced that the
petitioner had indicated to withdraw from it.
Reacting, the Senate raised suspicions that there might have
been an underhand deal, insisting that they would go ahead with the
investigation.
Senator Dino Melaye (APC) cautioned that petitioners should
be sure of what they were informing the Senate through petitions.
In the same vein, Senator Adamu Aliero pointed that the
magnitude of money involved made it a national interest, hence, the red
Chambers will go ahead.
In his ruling, Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki
constituted an ad-hoc Committee to investigate the petition and revert its
findings to the Senate.
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