Friday, 27 April 2012

Lawmaker ask petroleum Minister to quit


Does that mean that the next person that will be appointed will ensure that there will be no fraud in the petroleum sector under the the person’s watch? Let me rephrase the question will there be credibility, accountability? If that is the case I think all Nigerians will agree. If history is going to repeat itself what then is the way forward in this sector……this issue is a sensitive one ,any decision made can either break or make the nation.
 
A member of the House of Representatives, Robinson Uwak (PDP, Akwa Ibom State), has urged the Minister of Petroleum resources, Mrs Deizana Alison-Madueke, to resign.
Speaking in Abuja, the lawmaker said considering the fraud that occurred in the petroleum sector under her watch, as revealed by the recent house probe of the fuel subsidy, the honourable thing for her to do, would be to resign.
He said he was not accusing the minister of corruption.
The House had resumed consideration of the fuel subsidy probe report on Wednesday, when Mr. Robinson Uwak, raised a point of order on privilege.
He drew the attention of the House to public opinion suggesting that lawmakers were ‘shielding’ Alison-Madueke from prosecution.
Uwak said, “the people of my constituency and Nigerians out there have been bombarding me with calls since yesterday (Tuesday).
“They have accused the House of shielding the minister. I hereby call for the resignation of the Minister of Petroleum Resources.”

5 comments:

Kpia said...

Is that not too late for that,when she has taken and arranged herself for that, initially when ds was mentioned the govt ignored it

Owoicho said...

Women are suppose2 have heart but ds women in our govt are heartless worse than d men

Marho said...

I was one of those yrs back supporting women to play key roles in d govt there was hadly any but im regreting now

Fawunmi said...

Who ever that will come in his or her financial state shld be monitored before,in d middle and end of their tenure, and be made to sign that if the flaw or rules laid out.....is broken will be given capital punishment

Elue said...

There is no hope4Nigeria, all and d next to come is corrupt so what are we talking abt here