The ad-hoc Joint Committee of the House of Representatives on Downstream and Midstream Committee probing activities of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd.(NNPCL), and the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority(NMDPRA) has been dissolved.
Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rep. Akin Rotimi announced the panel dissolution in a statement in Abuja on Monday.
Rotimi said that the committee would be succeeded by a newly constituted ad-hoc committee with the same mandate.
The committee was tasked with the job of investigating the importation of adulterated petroleum products, non-availability of crude oil for domestic refineries and other critical energy security issues.
The Reps spokesman said that the dissolution was to ensure the efficacy and independence of the investigation.
He said that the new committee would be made up of members selected for their expertise, competence and integrity.
Rotimi said that the House remained committed to addressing the vital issues and ensuring a thorough oversight.
It was recently reported that 118 Reps under the banner of “1 AGENDA” placed an advertorial in three national dailies allegedly aimed at protecting NNPCL in the aborted probe panel.
Some lawmakers whose names appeared in the advertorial distanced themselves from the advertorial.