The Chairman House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC Hon Osai Nicholas Osai on Thursday revealed that the Acting Managing Director of the agency Prof. Nelson Braimbaifa and other directors of the agency had for the third time failed to attend the investigative hearing on all abandoned NDDC projects by the Committee.
Osai who said this at a press briefing of the Ad-hoc Committee at the House Press Corps added that they have extended invitations to the NDDC officials three times and they failed to appear in all of them.
He submitted that the House view this non-appearance by the NDDC officials as a breach, an obstruction and a slap on the powers of the House to investigate any matter within its legislative purview.
He however informed that the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Mr Godwin Emefiele and other directors of the apex bank who were summoned alongside the NDDC officials had made an appearance at the investigative hearing.
He informed that the CBN team had sent in their papers requested by the Committee for scrutiny and the Committee will work on them and make appropriate recommendation to the House based on its findings
Speaking further on what the Committee will do to ensure compliance, he said that they will extend another invitation to the NDDC helmsman and other directors to appear before the Committee on Monday, September 23, 2019, unfailing.
He added that failure on the part of the invited officials to appear before the Committee, they will immediately issue a bench warrant of arrest to them based on the powers conferred on the House in Sect 88 of the 1999 Constitution.
