Senate May Summon Buhari Over Incessant Fuel Scarcity

Senate May Summon Buhari Over Incessant Fuel Scarcity

President Muhammadu Buhari may be summoned by the Nigerian Senate over the incessant fuel scarcity in the country.

The motion to summon the president, according to Linda Ikeji, was presented by Eyinnaya Abaribe, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator representing Abia south in the Senate today, November 25. 

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He asked the House to summon President Buhari who is also Nigeria's minister petroleum, to come to the Senate and explain the reason for the lingering fuel scarcity in the country.

Senate May Summon Buhari Over Incessant Fuel Scarcity
President Muhammadu Buhari may be asked to explain the lingering fuel scarcity in the country.

According to him, since Buhari is in charge of Nigeria's petroleum resources, he should be made to answer all questions bothering on same sector.

Check out some tweets by the Nigerian Senate on the fuel scarcity issue today:

Nigerians have continued to groan over the hardship which the continuous scarcity of fuel in the country has caused, and have increasingly asked for a quick solution to it before it goes way out of hand.

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As at the time of filing this reports, the president and the state minister for petroleum resources, Ibe Kachikwu are both in Iran for the 3rd Gas Exporting Countries' Forum (GECF).

The pair are expected back in the country later today.

Meanwhile, the president has said that the looters of Nigerian funds have started returning the stolen funds with them.

Source: Legit.ng

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