Fuel shortage: Senator Marafa bars Kachikwu, Baru from noting inquiries on endowment

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC, Baru, were uncovered from noting inquiries on sponsorship yesterday.

The Chairman Senate advisory group on Petroleum, Senator Kabir Marafa (APC, Zamfara) had asked Kachikwu and Baru not to react to questions raised by different legislators on whether endowment was being paid or not.

This occurred amid an investigative hearing by the National Assembly on Friday.

Representative Bassy Albert Akpan (PDP, Akwa Ibom) had brought up the issue, requesting to clarification from the Petroleum partners on the N26 differential in the arrival cost of N171 and the N145 endorsed cost.

In any case, the council executive, cut in saying, "the quintessence of this gathering isn't about whether there is sponsorship or not. I don't need us to go into the issue."

A similar issue was likewise raised by Senator Philip Aduda (PDP, FCT) when he requested for clarification on it, he says: "in the event that we are paying endowment let us know."

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC, Baru, were exposed from noting inquiries on appropriation yesterday.

The Chairman Senate advisory group on Petroleum, Senator Kabir Marafa (APC, Zamfara) had asked Kachikwu and Baru not to react to questions raised by different legislators on whether endowment was being paid or not.

This occurred amid an investigative hearing by the National Assembly on Friday.

Representative Bassy Albert Akpan (PDP, Akwa Ibom) had brought up the issue, requesting to clarification from the Petroleum partners on the N26 differential in the arrival cost of N171 and the N145 endorsed cost.

Notwithstanding, the council executive, cut in saying, "the quintessence of this gathering isn't about whether there is endowment or not. I don't need us to go into the issue."

A similar issue was additionally raised by Senator Philip Aduda (PDP, FCT) when he requested for clarification on it, he says: "on the off chance that we are paying sponsorship let us know."

Marafa rapidly said that another date would be settled for the hearing on appropriation.

Amid a press instructions in front of the investigative hearing, Maraca had advised writers that among the issues to be talked about was appropriation.

Marafa had on Friday stated, "Some portion of what we will solicit is the issue from appropriation: We were informed that there is sponsorship, if there is, who affirmed it?

"We are the special case that can fitting cash. In the event that you do that without our endorsement, you have ruptured the Constitution of the nation."