A committee of the House of Representatives investigating the hike in the price of cement has threatened to issue warrants of arrest against the management of Dangote Cement.
READ ALSOThe House Committee on Solid Minerals, chaired by Jonathan Gaza , issued the threat on Tuesday during a hearing at the National Assembly Complex after the management of the company failed to show up.
“On Dangote, my ruling is simple. The laws have given us the necessary powers, but we owe you a duty of care. We are going to give you one more chance. We are going to communicate a date,” Gaza said. The lawmakers made the call during the appearance of the Ministers of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu; the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria , Olayemi Cardoso and the Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service , Zacch Adedeji, before the House.
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