President Goodluck Jonathan will have to choose whether to relieve Petroleum Minister Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke of her duty or risk the anger of the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Abe has said.
Abe who chairs the Senate committee on petroleum resources upstream said that the Constitution gave the parliament powers to investigate and summon any government official without recourse to the President as argued by the minister.
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