Senate rejects bench warrant against former NNPCL chief Kyari

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
The Senate has dissociated itself from the warrant of arrest issued against the former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, by its Committee on Public Accounts, saying the decision was preceded by procedural irregularities.
This followed a motion raised by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele as a matter of urgent national importance.
Following a heated session on Wednesday during an investigative hearing into 19 audit queries raised against the NNPCL by the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation in audited financial statements covering 2017 to 2023, the committee, chaired by Ibrahim...