The Senate through its ad hoc committee mandated to investigate alleged economic sabotage in the Nigerian petroleum industry, has summoned various stakeholders in the sector for interrogation.
The 15-man committee led by the Leader of the Senate , Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele , made this known to journalists on Thursday at a press briefing on the scope of the assignment and the readiness to unveil the alleged saboteurs in the sector.
'Determine the level of compliance of the NNPCL's Direct Sale and Direct Purchase arrangements in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act, including the extent of transparency and accountability. 'Beam legislative searchlight on the activities of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority , including payments made to transporters in the last 10 years.
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