Justice mohammed denies issuing an order to stop the probe of NNPC and minister Allison Madueke
*.No court order stopped the probe
*As judge summons lawmakers to produce orders
The Federal High Court has summoned the House of Representatives to come and show the purported order that stopped them from going on with the probe of the alleged spending of N10 bn on chartering of aircraft by the Petroleum Minister Diezanni Allison-Madueke.
Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed(Presiding Judge of The Federal High court Abuja) said he was embarrassed when he suddenly saw a barrage of headlines claiming that he granted an order restraining the House of Reps from going ahead with the minister probe.
"Am interested in where they got the order from since it did not emanate from this court," He said.
Justice Mohammed is demanding an explanation from the lawyer to the Petroleum Minister and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Etigwe Uwah, especially on the source of the information that resulted in the misinformation of the media.
Uwah has however dissociated himself from the reports and told the judge that the report came from the House of Reps.
He further produced a statement allegedly issued by the Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Alhaji Zakari Mohammed, purporting to show that the court had restrained the House from going ahead with the probe.
Source: thisdaylive.com
*As judge summons lawmakers to produce orders
The Federal High Court has summoned the House of Representatives to come and show the purported order that stopped them from going on with the probe of the alleged spending of N10 bn on chartering of aircraft by the Petroleum Minister Diezanni Allison-Madueke.
Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed(Presiding Judge of The Federal High court Abuja) said he was embarrassed when he suddenly saw a barrage of headlines claiming that he granted an order restraining the House of Reps from going ahead with the minister probe.
"Am interested in where they got the order from since it did not emanate from this court," He said.
Justice Mohammed is demanding an explanation from the lawyer to the Petroleum Minister and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Etigwe Uwah, especially on the source of the information that resulted in the misinformation of the media.
Uwah has however dissociated himself from the reports and told the judge that the report came from the House of Reps.
He further produced a statement allegedly issued by the Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Alhaji Zakari Mohammed, purporting to show that the court had restrained the House from going ahead with the probe.
Source: thisdaylive.com
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