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Reps Slam Key Finance, Power Agencies for Dodging Oversight, Issue Final Summons
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By Gloria Ikibah
The House of Representatives has issued a firm ultimatum to several top government institutions after they repeatedly failed to honour requests tied to the ongoing investigation into Nigeria’s power sector spending from 2007 to 2024.
At a resumed hearing in Abuja, the chairman of the Adhoc Committee on Power Sector Reforms, Rep. Ibrahim Aliyu, summoned the Bureau of Public Procurement, the Budget Office, the Office of the Accountant-General, the Ministries of Finance and Power, and the Office of the Auditor-General over what he described as a growing disregard for parliamentary oversight.
He expressed frustration at the continued refusal of these agencies to submit vital documents or respond to official communications, accusing them of forming a worrisome pattern of avoidance at a time when the country is demanding accountability in the electricity sector.
The committee directed all summoned institutions to appear by 8 December 2025, warning that any further defiance would leave the House with no option but to invoke its constitutional enforcement powers.
Rep. Aliyu said the agencies had been contacted repeatedly since early November, with several reminders issued, yet none had acknowledged or complied with the requests.
“We are getting increasingly frustrated. We cannot pre-empt their reasons for refusing to appear, but these ministries and agencies are critical to the success of this investigation”, he said.
Earlier, committee members had moved a motion to grant a short extension for the agencies to appear while also expanding the mode of communication.
The lawmakers suggested that invitations be published in the media to ensure no MDA claims ignorance of the summons.
The committee, resolved to publish its invitations and also issue fresh letters as a final goodwill gesture before deploying legal instruments under Sections 88 and 89 of the Constitution, which empower the National Assembly to compel attendance and demand documents from any person or authority.
The Chairman said the avoidance recorded so far risk undermining the probe, which aims to establish how trillions of naira invested in the power sector over 17 years have failed to translate into stable electricity for Nigerians.
“We cannot continue this way. These agencies must come forward with their records. The Nigerian people deserve answers,” Aliyu said.
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BREAKING: El-Rufai arrives in court under heavy security for trial over alleged financial crimes
Ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has arrived at the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna for the continuation of his ongoing trial over alleged financial misconduct and wire taping the National Security Adviser, brought by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.
The former governor arrived at the court premises under intense security escort.
Recall that the case, which includes allegations of abuse of office, financial impropriety, and fraud during his tenure as governor, was previously adjourned to June 24, 2026, after two co-defendants failed to appear in court.
Meanwhile, El-Rufai has denied the allegations, while the ICPC says it has evidence supporting the charges.
DAILY POST reports that on April 14, 2026, the presiding judge of the court, Justice Rilwan Aikawa, granted the former Governor bail in the sum of N200 million, with conditions including two sureties – one being a serving or retired civil servant at Grade Level 15, and the other a recognised traditional ruler.
His lawyers later applied to the court for the variation of the bail conditions, which was turned down by the court.
At the court proceedings on Wednesday, the two co-defendants are expected to be present for the continuation of the hearing on the substantive matter.
Details shortly…
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is alive, hale and hearty, according to reports.
This dispelled rumours in some quarters that the former President had died.
Nigerians and indeed the global community were thus enjoined to ignore the news of Obasanjo’s death.
It would be recalled that there had been news on the social media that the former President had passed on.
A terse statement jettisoning the rumour was captured thus, “The elder statesman is alive and actively engaged in various national and continental activities.
Ignore the death rumours”.
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command, acting on credible intelligence, intercepted an unregistered MAN diesel truck at the exit point of Lagos State conveying forty-seven (47) sacks of military camouflage uniforms and eighty (80) cartons of drugs suspected to be illicit substances. Four suspects has been arrested and in Police custody
Preliminary investigation revealed that the military camouflage uniforms were allegedly being transported to the Eastern part of the country.
Investigation is ongoing to determine the source, ownership, and intended recipients of the recovered items, as well as the extent of the suspects’ involvement. Efforts are also ongoing to apprehend other persons connected with the criminal act.
BREAKING: El-Rufai arrives in court under heavy security for trial over alleged financial crimes
JUST IN: Obasanjo is alive, hale, hearty not dead– Reports
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