The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso has been issued an arrest warrant by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions. LEGIT.NG reports.informationguidenigeria
His arrest was ordered alongside the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, and 17 others over their refusal to appear before the House committee to answer questions regarding their operation. JAMB Result
The lawmakers ordered their arrest over their reluctant to honour the invitations to appear before the committee on their stewardship.JAMB Result
According to LEGIT.NG, Micheal Irom, the chairman of the House Committee, said the Inspector General of Police should ensure that the CEOs appeared before the committee on December 14 through a warrant of arrest.
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Fred Agbedi moved the motion that led to the adoption of the warrant of arrest at the hearing of the committee on Tuesday, December 5.NYSC Portal
According to Agbedi, the CBN Governor Cardoso and 18 others were sent invitations on four different occasions, but they failed to appear for the hearing.JAMB Portal
The petitioner, Idelis Uzowanem said the petition was premised on the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) report of 2021.
legit.ng reports that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, conducted due diligence.
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