THE
House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, PAC, mandated to
probe the alleged air charter services scam involving the Minister of
Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison Madueke, has again summoned the
Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC, and its Managing
Director, Mr. Haruna Momoh, to appear before it or face criminal
charges. - See more at:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/05/reps-summon-ppmc-md-n10bn-aircraft-charter-scandal/#sthash.hAYe5vR5.dpuf
THE
House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, PAC, mandated to
probe the alleged air charter services scam involving the Minister of
Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison Madueke, has again summoned the
Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC, and its Managing
Director, Mr. Haruna Momoh, to appear before it or face criminal
charges. - See more at:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/05/reps-summon-ppmc-md-n10bn-aircraft-charter-scandal/#sthash.hAYe5vR5.dpuf
THE House of Representatives
Committee on Public Accounts, PAC, mandated to probe the alleged air charter
services scam involving the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison
Madueke, has again summoned the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC,
and its Managing Director, Mr. Haruna Momoh, to appear before it or face
criminal charges.
According to a memo dated April 30
and signed by the Chairman of PAC, Solomon Adeola Olamilekan and addressed to
Momoh, PPMC and its MD have within one week to submit in a written form all
they knew about the charter of the 850 Challenger Aircraft.
The Committee, in the memo, said
that the summon was “based on the response from Vistajet International Limited
one of the companies involved in the transactions.
“It was emphasised that you and PPMC
played a central role in the charter of the 850 Challenger Aircraft. You are,
therefore, requested to submit a memorandum on your involvement and that of the
PPMC in the said transaction,” the memo stated.
Contents
The memorandum, according to the
Committee, shall include but not limited to details of the financial
transaction on the amount paid by NNPC/PPMC to Vistajet International Ltd for
the charter and maintenance of the 850 Challenger Aircraft and other related
aircraft such as the OE LXR GLOBAL EXPRESS XRS from January 2012 till date;
Details of any financial liabilities
that may be currently outstanding on the charter and maintenance of the 850
Challenger Aircraft and other related aircraft used by the Minister of
Petroleum Resources, Mrs Alison Madueke for both national and international
trips;
Copies of the agreement (if any)
between NNPC/PPMC and Vistajet International Lt over the charter and
maintenance of the 850 Challenger Aircrafts OE LXR GLOBAL EXPRESS XRS and other
related aircraft by the Minister.
The memo also read: “The manifest in
the custody of the committee revealed that you have always been in the company
of the Minister while on international trips on board the said aircraft, you
are therefore required to furnish details and particulars of trips (with the
Minister) embarked upon by yourself with the Minister and the justification for
such tips.”
It was further stressed in the memo
that failure of the PPMC and its MD to submit the memorandum as required would
be considered as a criminal offence and would be treated as such.
It said that apart from the
submission of the memorandum, PPMC and its MD would also appear before the
committee for a public hearing on a date to be communicated to them.
Although Olamilekan could not be
immediately reached for comments on the fresh invitation, a member of the
committee confirmed the development in confidence to the Vanguard,
yesterday.
Operations during WEF
Meanwhile, the Federal
Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, said yesterday that all airports would
remain operational during the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Abuja between May 7
and 9.
The General Manager, Corporate
Communications of FAAN, Mr. Yakubu Dati, disclosed this to aviation
correspondents in Lagos.
