Okonjo-Iweala and Madueke are expected to speak to the Committee addressing the causes behind
lingering fuel scarcity, which has brought on untold
hardship for many Nigerians.

Senate Joint Committees on Petroleum
Resources (the Upstream Committee and the
Downstream Committee) statement on Friday
summoned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the Minister of Petroleum Diezani Allison-Madueke, to appear on Monday to discuss the biting fuel scarcity in the country.

The Joint Committee also extended a summons to
the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, the Managing Director
Petroleum Pricing, the Regulatory Agency; and the
Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources
to appear before them to contribute to the
discussion. Okonjo-Iweala and Madueke are expected to speak to the Committee addressing the causes behind lingering fuel scarcity, which has brought on untold hardship for many Nigerians.

The Joint Committee statement issued in Abuja, by
Committee Chairmen, Senators Emmanuel Paulker
(Upstream) and Magnus Abe (Downstream),
explained that the invitation to Okonjo-Iweala and
Madueke was as a result of the assignment given to
them by the Senate to investigate the fuel crisis
thoroughly.

It will be recalled that the Senate, on Thursday,
directed its Committees on Petroleum Resources,
Upstream and Downstream to investigate the fuel
scarcity in the country and report back within two
weeks.

The Senate Deputy Leader, Abdul Ningi, has recently
demanded the attention of the Senate over the
persistent fuel scarcity crisis, and its consequences.
The statement by the Joint Committees said that it
was in view of the Senate Committees on Downstream Petroleum sector and Petroleum
Resources (Upstream), to investigate the matter and
brief the Upper Chamber about their findings next
Tuesday. The statement further said that the Joint Committees have extended an invitation to the affected individuals, agencies, and groups was therefore necessary in order to obtain adequate information that would be needed to write their report for submission to the whole Assembly.

Jokers!

The same legislative arm that refuse to pass the PIB.

''Who will police the police!?''