An Abuja Federal High Court on Wednesday set aside House of Representatives’ invitation to Petroleum Minister, Deziani Alison-Madueke to appear before it for allegedly hiring jet for N10 billion.

The minister and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, had approached the court to stop the lawmakers from probing the allegation.

Delivering judgment, Justice Ahmed Mohammed held that although the lawmakers had the power to summon the minister, they did not follow due process in doing so.

Mohammed also held that the House of Representatives ought to have presented before the court a journal or gazette of the resolution of the meeting where it agreed to invite Madueke.

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