The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition expressed strong displeasure at the non-compliance of Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Oluwatoyin Madein, the Accountant General of the Federation, and 17 other individuals who failed to honor the committee’s invitation. In response, the committee, led by Fred Agbedi (PDP/Bayelsa), moved to order their arrest during a session on Tuesday.
The list of individuals slated for arrest includes the heads of the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Ethiop Eastern Exploration and Production Company Ltd, and Western Africa Exploration and Production. Additionally, executives from Alteo Eastern E&P Co. Ltd., First Exploration & Production Ltd., the Managing Director of First E&P OML 8385 JV, Heirs Holdings Oil, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU), Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Total Exploration & Producing Nig (TEPN), Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC), Pan Ocean Oil Nig, Ltd, Newcross E&P Ltd, and Frontier Oil Ltd are also included.
During his motion, Fred Agbedi, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, highlighted that the Chief Executive Officers had been repeatedly invited but failed to appear before the committee, justifying the necessity of an arrest warrant. Agbedi further insisted that the heads of the concerned government agencies should be compelled to appear before the committee, and he called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to facilitate their attendance.
In response to the motion, the committee chairman, Micheal Irom (APC-Cross River), ruled that the Inspector General of Police should ensure the CEOs are brought before the committee on December 14