The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Aminu Tambuwal, has ordered the resumption of investigation into the alleged N10 billion spent by the Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke on private jet.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was asked to start the probe which was stopped due to the alleged controversial court order to halt.
The Chairman of the committee, Solomon Adeola and his team were asked by the House of Assembly to probe the financial allegation that Alison-Madueke allegedly spent public money on the jet she chattered for private trips.
The Speaker denied the report that he ordered the stop on the investigation of the minister
Explaining, he said the earlier directives that stopped the probe was not from a court injunction but was a bid to study the court process that was served on his office and the House by the petroleum minister.
The Speaker recalled that the presiding High Court Judge denied granting any restraining order stopping the House from carrying out the investigation.
“I directed that the investigation should be put on hold until some of the legal issues were sorted out. “Therefore, direct that the matter should continue and the committee should turn in their report,” he said.
The probe, which was expected to begin on March 28, was suspended over an alleged court order.
Tambuwal at plenary on April 29, 2014 said in spite of the court action instituted against the House by the minister, the investigation into her N10 billion alleged bill on chartered jets had not ended.
He spoke while ruling on a point of order brought on the floor by a member, Omosule Eniolorunda.
The lawmaker brought the attention of the House to the Court ruling on the suit filed by Alison-Madueke and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which he said was insufficient to stop the House from continuing with its probe.
Jet Scandals: Tambuwal orders continuation of investigation into Alison-Madueke accusation
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