Abdul-Rahman Abubakar
23 June 2008
The Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Transport led by Senator Heineken Lokpobiri will today commence investigations into how trillions of Naira was spent on transportation sector allegedly without commensurate results during the regime of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Senate had ordered the panel of twelve senators to investigate what sponsors of the motion described as about N1 Trillion wasted on the transportation. Several former ministers that served in the Obasanjo administration are to appear before the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee probing the sector.
As the panel commences its assignment top on the list of ex-ministers expected to appear before it include former Minister of Works and deposed Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih who allegedly spent N300 billion on roads maintenance during his reign as minister.
Another former Minister of Works, Chief Adeseye Ogunlewe is also expected to warm the witness seat to explain how billions of Naira was put to building and maintenance of transportation infrastructures in the country apparently with no results.
However there have been grumblings from some of the personalities invited by the Senate panel who believe the whole exercise is target at dragging their names in the mood while some of them have threatened to boycott the hearing.
But in his swift reaction to such moves, Senator Lokpobiri warned that the panel would not fail to exercise its powers to issue warrant of arrest to drag any invited person before it if need be.
A statement by the committee yesterday signed by its Clerk, Victor Borishade said former ministers of aviation, Babalola Borishade and minister of state, Femi Fani-Kayode as well as Chief Executives of agencies under the aviation sub-sector, Zenith Bank Plc, Bank for Africa Plc and the Presidential Adviser on Aviation have all been summoned to appear before the Senate panel.
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