Tag: Senate Public Hearing

Akpabio vs Natasha: Senate hearing turns chaotic as Senator Nwaebonyi, Ezekwesili clash

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A Senate Committee hearing on a petition involving Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan descended into chaos on Tuesday as Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi (Ebonyi North) and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, engaged in a heated verbal exchange.   According to TheCable, the confrontation erupted when Ezekwesili, who accompanied Akpoti-Uduaghan’s counsel, Abiola Akiode, attempted to intervene in the proceedings. Nwaebonyi, appearing as a witness for Senate President Godswill Akpabio, interrupted her, prompting Ezekwesili to tell him to “compose himself and stop making noise.”   An infuriated Nwaebonyi responded,…

NUPRC under fire over wrongful re – allocation of Atala Oil Field …. as Senate committee demands for Presidential directive on action

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The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission ( NUPRC ), came under fire and scrutiny in Senate last Friday over alleged revocation and wrongful re – allocation of the Atala Marginal Oil field ( OML 46) owned by the trio of Bayelsa Oil Company Limited, owed by Bayelsa State Government, Hardy Oil Nigeria Limited and Century Exploration and Production Limited to Halkin Exploration and Production Company Limited ( Halkin E&P) . Senate Committee on Ethics , Privileges and Public Petitions on grounds of Petitions before it from Hardy Oil Nigeria Limited…