By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja
House of Representatives at plenary on Wednesday resolved to investigate Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) for alleged lopsided employment against federal character.
Also to be investigated for the same reason was the Nigeria
Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
The resolution followed a motion titled “Need to Investigate the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and Nigeria
Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for Lopsided Recruitment/ Employment”, presented by Hon. Ibrahim Muhammed Hafiz Kawu.
The House also urged both agencies to cancel the recruitment/employment if found short of the federal character.
Presenting the motion, Kawu noted that the “Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) are guided and regulated by the laws of the Federal Republic of…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
