Nigeria’s Agriculture Minister, Akinwunmi Adesina
The House of Representatives has threatened to sanction the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina over failure to appear before its Ad hoc Committee investigating alleged fraud in the ministry.
Specifically, the committee is probing alleged evasion of payment of rice import duties and levies by importer and investors.
The Chairman of the committee and Deputy Leader of the House, Leo Ogor, made the threat at the public hearing in Abuja on Monday to uncover fraud in importation of rice.
In his address, Ogor said, “this hearing is sequel to a resolution of the House mandating the Ad hoc …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
