Appear within seven days, explain multibillion naira deal, Reps tell Amaechi, Kyari - Punch Newspapers

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring, on Wednesday, gave the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, to appear before it and explain the award of a multibillion naira contract for coastal shipping of petroleum products in the downstream sector to an unregistered foreign shipping company in breach of Sabotage Act.

Jamo noted that the minister is empowered by Section 15 of the Cabotage Act to grant provisional licence to an indigenous shipping company by way of waiver for a year, in order to ensure that it does not cripple the nation’s economy. He, however, stated that “even if the indigenous shipping companies do not have the capacity, the provisions of the Cabotage law should be respected.”

He said though Nigerian ship owners were willing to accept naira denominated payments, NNPC gave the contract to a foreign ship owner in dollars. “We are focused on the breach of our laws. Our laws specifically state that our contracts must be awarded to indigenous ship owners according to the Cabotage Act. If you go ahead to award a contract without adhering to those four things as stipulated in our laws, it is in breach.“From the submission of the Ship Owners’ Association, they have shown that they have capacity and they have made a case. We have heard from DG NIMASA.

The House also resolved to “invite the high-powered presidential committee headed by the Attorney-General of the Federation , the inter-ministerial technical committee coordinated by the National Boundary Commission, and the United Nations Resident team to brief the House on the status of the continental shelf project.”

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