Nigeria’s Senate says it does not authorise or issue warrants of arrest through its committees in the case involving former Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Group Chief Executive Officer Mele Kyari. The Senate distances itself from a warrant reported to have been linked to its Committee on Public Accounts, asserting that committees do not have the independent authority to initiate, authorise, or execute such warrants. In its position, the Senate frames the issue as one of jurisdiction and procedure, stating that no Senate committee can unilaterally act beyond its powers to produce a warrant of arrest without the appropriate legal basis. The chamber’s statement therefore clarifies that the reported warrant should not be treated as an action of the Senate itself. The announcement follows public discussion around alleged missing funds totaling N210 trillion, which has been associated with the broader investigations referenced in connection with Kyari. The Senate’s response focuses on correcting the record about its committees’ role rather than ruling on the underlying allegations.
Senate disavows warrant of arrest reportedly issued against Mele Kyari
Nigeria’s Senate says it does not authorise or issue warrants of arrest through its committees in the case involving former Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Group Chief Executive Of...
- The Senate distances itself from a warrant of arrest reportedly linked to its Committee on Public Accounts involving Mele Kyari.
- The Senate states that no Senate committee has independent authority to authorise or issue a warrant of arrest.
- The statement addresses procedure and jurisdiction, clarifying that the reported warrant is not an act of the Senate.
- The controversy is discussed in the context of alleged missing funds described as N210 trillion.
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate has distanced itself from the warrant of arrest reportedly issued against former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari, by its Committee on Public Accounts. The upper legislative chamber declared that no Senate committee has the authority to independently […] The post Senate dissociates itself from warrant of arrest issued against Mele Kyari appeared first on Vanguard News.
10 hours agoHe argued that no committee has the authority to independently issue, authorise or execute a warrant of arrest. The post Missing N210trn: Senate dissociates itself from warrant of arrest on Mele Kyari appeared first on Vanguard News.
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