House of Reps sued over planned investigation

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The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property has sued the House of Representatives over the green chamber’s plan to investigate the legality of the panel’s operations.

A copy of the summons served on the house was made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja.

The other plaintiff in the matter is Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, the Chairman of the panel while the other defendant is the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Activities of the Panel.

The suit, which was instituted by Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), raised five questions for the court to determine.

They are “Whether the resolution passed by the house on March 22 to set up the ad hoc committee to investigate the modus operandi of the panel is not tantamount to exercise of executive/supervisory power over the plaintiffs.

“Whether the resolution passed by the…



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