The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerdock Plc Ltd. to seek reimbursement of 341 tax liabilities and litigation cost from the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE). Rep. Ibrahim Misau, the chairman, House Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation said this at a meeting of stakeholders on Nigerdock Ltd Transaction, the BPE and management of Polaris
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Leke Baiyewu, Abuja
Published 16 March 2021
THE ad hoc committee set up by the House of Representatives to investigate and recover liquid and fixed assets of the Federal Government in privatised enterprises has begun its assignment.
The committee, chaired by Ibrahim Misau, who is also Chairman of the House Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation, held its inaugural meeting in Abuja on Monday.
Misau stated that the panel would deliver on its mandate.
He said in part, “I want to assure the Speaker and members of the public that we shall work with the House Standing Rules and uphold the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in doing our job.
By Adedayo Akinwale
The House of Representatives has commenced the probe of some of federal government privatised public enterprises, with the aim of recovering missing monies, assets or dividends that are not accounted for.
The House had through a motion moved by Hon. Mukhtar Ahmed on February 10, 2021, resolved to investigate and recover monies, assets and dividends of the government in some privatised government enterprises.
Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the ad hoc committee yesterday, its Chairman, who is also the Chairman of the House Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation, Hon. Ibrahim Misau, assured Nigerians that the committee would deliver on the assignment.