By Christiana Ekpa
The House of Representatives during it’s Special plenary session on Monday resolved to set up an adhoc committee to investigate allegations of N19.2 Billion Railway Rehabilitation Contract Awarded to ESER Contracting Industry Company Incorporated. The proposed Committee is expected to report back to the House in 4 weeks. The resolution of the House followed a motion on “ the need to investigate the N19.2 billion Railway Rehabilitation Contract Awarded to ESER Contracting Industry Company Incorporated” sponsored by the Minority Leader of the House , Hon. Ndudi Elimelu. Presenting The Motion, the Minority Leader said “the House notes that Eser CONTRACTING and industry company incorporated was awarded the contract to rehabilitate the 463km Port Harcourt – Makurdi section of the eastern railway line for N19.2 billion in March 2011.
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Leke Baiyewu, Abuja
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate a contract awarded in 2011 for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt-Makurdi section of the Eastern Rail Line valued at N19.2bn.
The House is especially probing into the allegation that the contract was awarded to a ghost firm.
The Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, moved a motion of urgent public importance at the plenary on Monday, which was unanimously adopted by the House.
The motion was titled ‘Need to Investigate the N19.2 Billion Railway Rehabilitation Contract Awarded to Eser Contracting and Industry Company Incorporated.’
Elumelu said, “The House notes that Eser Contracting and Industry Company Incorporated was awarded the contract to rehabilitate the 463km Port Harcourt-Makurdi section of the Eastern Railway Line for N19.2bn in March 2011. The railway rehabilitation work was divided into three sections, namely 463km Port Harcourt-Makurdi track, 1016km Makurdi-K