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Senate threatens to issue arrest warrant on PPPRA, NSTIF, 54 others for shunning probe
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By Henry Umoru
THE Senate Tuesday threatened to issue an arrest warrant against Officials of Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and 54 others government agencies for refusing to honour its several invitations.
Disclosing this on Tuesday in Abuja during the meeting of his Committee, Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo South said that members of the Committee are angry and disappointed that the arrest warrant has become imperative because these agencies of government have vehemently refused to attend their meetings to answer to queries on how they spent money that was appropriated by the Senate.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sacking of the top management staff of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), reconstituting the board.
This was disclosed in a statement signed spokesperson of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan.
The NSITF Managing Director and Chief Executive, Bayo Somefun, and the Executive Directors in charge of Finance, Jasper Azuatalam; Investment, Operations, and Administration, Tijani Sulaiman and Human Resources, Olukemi Nelson, were relieved of their positions with effect from July 1, 2020.
Also relieved of their appointments were the nine top Management Officers on suspension with the MD and EDs who had their appointments terminated compulsorily with some to be retired after demotion in ranks from their present Ranks as recommended by the Panel.
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